Deshaun Watson
Career: 81 games1558 PPR pts2026: QB16 (16th of 61, PPR)
Injury history
Availability, games missed, and how the player performs hurt and coming back.
Played 81 of 158 team games (51%)77 missed2 played while on the report
Week by week
played played while on the injury report missed, on the injury report missed, on injured reserve / PUP missed: suspended, retired or did not report practice squad missed, no explanation on record
| 2026 | 123456789 | 8/9 |
| 2025 | 12345678101112131415161718 | 0/17 |
| 2024 | 1234567891112131415161718 | 7/17 |
| 2023 | 12346789101112131415161718 | 6/17, 1 listed |
| 2022 | 12345678101112131415161718 | 6/17 |
| 2021 | 1234567891112131415161718 | 0/17 |
| 2020 | 123456791011121314151617 | 16/16 |
| 2019 | 12345678911121314151617 | 15/16 |
| 2018 | 12345678911121314151617 | 16/16, 1 listed |
| 2017 | 123456891011121314151617 | 7/16 |
Injury reports begin in 2009; earlier seasons show games played and missed only. Weeks run from the player's first to last appearance each season, byes excluded.
Games missed
| Season | Team | Weeks | Games | Injury | Listed / roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLE | Wk 9 | 1 | Concussion | |
| 2025 | CLE | Wk 10–18 | 9 | Achilles | PUP |
| 2025 | CLE | Wk 1–8 | 8 | PUP | |
| 2024 | CLE | Wk 11–18 | 8 | injured reserve | |
| 2024 | CLE | Wk 8–9 | 2 | injured reserve | |
| 2023 | CLE | Wk 11–18 | 8 | injured reserve | |
| 2023 | CLE | Wk 8 | 1 | right Shoulder | Out |
| 2023 | CLE | Wk 6 | 1 | right Shoulder | Out |
| 2023 | CLE | Wk 4 | 1 | right Shoulder | Questionable |
| 2022 | CLE | Wk 10–12 | 3 | not on report | |
| 2022 | CLE | Wk 1–8 | 8 | not on report | |
| 2021 | HOU | Wk 11–18 | 8 | Not injury related - personal matter | Out |
| 2021 | HOU | Wk 1–9 | 9 | Not injury related - personal matter | Out |
| 2019 | HOU | Wk 17 | 1 | Back | Questionable |
| 2017 | HOU | Wk 9–17 | 9 | Knee |
Playing hurt and coming back
Healthy
played, not on the report
19.7PPR / game
+0.4 vs 19.2 overall
79 games
hamstring, knee and foot listings barely matter for QBs; ankles cost −11%
Questionable
listed Questionable, played
1.7PPR / game
-17.5 vs 19.2 overall
2 games · small sample
Questionable QBs who play score −13% (weak, n=21)
Limited practice
limited in practice that week, played
5.3PPR / game
-14.0 vs 19.2 overall
1 game · small sample
−4% after a limited week, not significant
Did not practise
no practice that week, played
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No games
too few cases
First game back
first game after missing a team game
7.5PPR / game
-11.7 vs 19.2 overall
3 games · small sample
no clear first-game-back effect: −5% after 1 missed, −21% after 2–3 but n=16 and not significant
Games 2–3 back
second or third game after an absence
15.1PPR / game
-4.2 vs 19.2 overall
3 games · small sample
back to normal by games 2–3
Splits are regular-season games since 2009, against the player's overall average. “Played while listed” is by definition the milder half of injury tags - the ones the player got through - so it is the discount to expect when he plays, not the cost of the injury. The league line on each card is the pattern for QBs (starters, 2009–25 injury reports, each player vs. his own other games).