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Derrick Deshaun Watson (born September 14, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and led the team to a CFP championship game appearance in 2015 and a national championship win in 2016. He was selected by the Texans 12th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. He was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2018.

Deshaun Watson Quick Biography

Watson with the Texans in 2018
No. 4 – Houston Texans
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	September 14, 1995 (age 24) Gainesville, Georgia
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Gainesville (Gainesville, Georgia)
College:	Clemson
NFL Draft:	2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Career history
Houston Texans (2017–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl (2018, 2019) PFWA All-Rookie Team (2017) CFP National Champion (2016) Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award (2017) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2016) ACC Athlete of the Year (2016, 2017) 2× Davey O’Brien Award (2015, 2016) 2× Manning Award (2015, 2016) 2× Heisman Trophy finalist (2015, 2016) Heisman Trophy runner-up (2016) ACC Player of the Year (2015) ACC Offensive Player of the Year (2015) Consensus All-American (2015) Second-team All-ACC (2016) USA Today High School All-American (2013)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
TD–INT: 71–29 Passing yards: 9,716 Completion percentage: 66.8 Passer rating: 101.0 Rushing yards: 1,233 Rushing touchdowns: 14 Player stats at NFL.com

Deshaun Watson Start of career

He attended Gainesville High School, arriving there in the fall of 2010.[1] He played for the Red Elephants football team. Gainesville head coach Bruce Miller had planned to start a rising junior to quarterback his spread offense, but Watson won the starting spot. He was the first freshman quarterback Coach Miller had ever started.[2]
During his career, Watson set numerous state records, including total yards (17,134), total touchdowns (218), career passing yards (13,077), and career passing touchdowns (155).[3] He rushed for 4,057 yards and 63 touchdowns. Watson excelled in his junior year, winning a state championship and earning accolades such as Junior All-American, 2014 Player to Watch, and 2014 Top 100 Recruit.[4] During his sophomore and senior years, he led the Gainesville High School Football Team to the state semi-finals.[5]
Deshaun Watson offers received
Watson received offers from numerous colleges before verbally committing to Clemson University on February 1, 2012, to play college football.[6] He was ranked the number one quarterback recruit for the 2014 class by ESPN 300.[4]

Deshaun Watson Professional career

Coming out of Clemson, Watson was projected to be a first round pick by the majority of scouts and analysts. He was ranked as the top quarterback available in the draft by Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Focus, and ESPN.[45][46][47] He was ranked the second best quarterback by NFLDraftScout.com.[48]

Deshaun Watson Personal life

Watson is a Christian and converted to the Southern Baptist Convention after coming to Houston.[118][119] In 2006, when Watson was 11, Atlanta Falcons running back Warrick Dunn donated a home to his family. It was donated through Dunn’s charity Homes for the Holidays, who partnered with Habitat for Humanity.[120] In 2017, Watson donated his first NFL game check to three cafeteria employees affected by Hurricane Harvey who work at the Houston Texans’ NRG Stadium.[121] The total amount donated was around $27,000.[122]