Deshaun Watson QB

CLE — Week 2 at TB, who allow the 20th-most points to QBs — recently Joe Burrow put up 15.2 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Deshaun Watson

15.0 PPR points against JAX on 16/22, 205 pass yd, 1 TD, 1 INT · 6 car, 38 yd — right on his 14.1 projection (+0.9). The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Deshaun Watson this week?

Deshaun Watson projects 13.9 PPR points in week 2 at TB — the 20th-ranked matchup for QBs, averaging 15 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at QB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs TB: 254 passing yards a game allowed (7.26/attempt) · 1 passing TDs/gm · 1 sacks and 1 INTs/gm · a soft spot for rushing QBs — 20 QB rush yds/gm — all of it adding up to the 20th-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how TB defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs JAX: 15 pts · 6 car · 51 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
13.9
PPR · 13.9 std
Matchup
20th
TB vs QBs
Form
15
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 100% offensive snaps · 26 attempts/game, 76.9% completions, 8.5 yards/attempt, 221.5 passing yards/game, 3 TD to 1 INT · 6.5 carries/game. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 5.4 · median 13.6 · ceiling 23.3 — 67% chance of 10+, 42% of 15+, 20% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2@ TB Sun, Sep 20 13.913.913.9 20th
W3vs CAR Sun, Sep 27 12.512.512.5 1st · soft
W4vs PIT Thu, Oct 1 12.112.112.1 30th · tough
W5@ NYJ Sun, Oct 11 14.614.614.6 26th · tough
W6vs BAL Sun, Oct 18 11.711.711.7 28th · tough
W7@ TEN Sun, Oct 25 14.714.714.7 29th · tough

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1JAX16/22, 205 pass yd, 1 TD, 1 INT · 6 car, 38 yd 15.015.015.0
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.