He’d need to average 4.6 rushes over his final 10 games to break David Carr’s team record of 73 set in 2004 after averaging 5.2 in the five games he’s started. Watson already has run 28 times and is second behind Cam Newton among NFL quarterbacks with 202 rushing yards, the sixth-most for a QB through his first six games since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. According to STATS X-Info data, Houston threw the ball 65.9 percent of the time last season with the statuesque Brock Osweiler, who finished with only 30 rushing attempts, very few of which were designed. The two-time Heisman Trophy finalist entered the draft with a long list of accolades, including becoming the only player in FBS history to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in one season, accomplishing the feat in 2015 before leading Clemson to the national title the following year.Ĭhoosing Watson – and deciding to play him almost immediately – has changed the direction of Houston’s offense and the mentality of O’Brien, who did not hire an offensive coordinator this season and calls all of the Texans’ plays. None of this seems to shock coach Bill O’Brien and the Texans, who traded up to select Watson with the 12 th pick and in doing so parted with their 2018 first-round selection. Five of Watson’s came in a Week 5 loss to Kansas City, and STATS Research shows that made Watson the third-youngest player ever (22 years, 24 days) behind Matthew Stafford and Jameis Winston to throw for five TDs in a game. Two other players in league history have thrown for 15 touchdowns in their first six games – Redskins Super Bowl winner Mark Rypien and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner. Watson promptly led a 14-play, 75-yard march on his first drive and finished it with a touchdown pass – the first of his NFL co-leading 15 TD tosses. It didn’t take long for Watson to get an opportunity to show his potential, replacing starter Tom Savage to begin the second half of the season opener. But can Watson’s electric play help the Texans reach the playoffs for a third straight season? Watt suffering a season-ending injury, putting him at a total of eight games played over the last two years. Watson has becoming the new face of the Texans with J.J. That’s seemingly the only thing keep Watson from continuing his rise to NFL stardom. And he finally got one of his own – in the form of a Houston Texans bye.

Watson finally gave the rest of the NFL a break. No praise, no staggering statistical line unusual for a rookie quarterback, no gushing praise that’s become the norm during his brief NFL career.

Using STATS X-Info and Research to describe how Deshaun Watson’s electric – and sometimes erratic – play affects the Houston Texans’ offenseĭeshaun Watson’s name didn’t occupy national headlines leading up to or during Week 7.

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