Former Clemson stars Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson are far apart in this national outlet’s NFL quarterback rankings. In the 2026 NFL Quarterback Tiers compiled by Mike Sando for The Athletic, a panel of 50 NFL coaches and executives (21 execs, 29 coaches) placed 35 quarterbacks into distinct tiers. “Each voter placed 35 veteran quarterbacks […]
Former Clemson star Deshaun Watson is entering the final year of his deal in 2026 and is competing with second-year pro Shedeur Sanders for the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback job. Both QBs split first-team reps during OTAs and minicamp, and Browns head coach Todd Monken pushed back his QB1 decision into training camp. Training camp […]
ESPN went through the exercise of ranking the best players in college football history — by jersey number. Three Clemson legends were honored on the list – quarterback greats Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence, as well as iconic defensive tackle William “the Refrigerator” Perry. Watson was named the best college football player of all time […]
How do former Clemson stars Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson stack up among NFL starting quarterbacks entering the 2026 campaign? CBS Sports ranked the league’s starting signal-callers into specific tiers for the upcoming season. The quarterback hierarchy is broken down by categories, ranging from “transcendent talents” to “holdovers and placeholders”. Lawrence is one of 12 […]
Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken recently declared the team’s quarterback competition between former Clemson star Deshaun Watson and second-year pro Shedeur Sanders too close to call. Both signal-callers split first-team reps during OTAs and minicamp, and Monken has pushed back his QB1 decision into training camp, where they will compete in pads. Monken isn’t […]
Dabo Swinney and Deshaun Watson were back together this week, as Clemson’s longtime head coach paid a visit to the legendary Tiger and current Cleveland Browns quarterback. On Thursday, Swinney reunited with Watson when Swinney attended the ninth and final practice of Browns organized team activities (OTAs), along with members of Swinney’s family, Watson’s former […]
Pro Football Focus (PFF) highlighted 10 NFL players with the “most at stake” during the 2026 season. Among them, PFF says, is Cleveland Browns quarterback and former Clemson star Deshaun Watson. Watson missed all of the 2025 season, but is now healthy again. The 30-year-old is entering the final year of his deal in 2026 […]
Cleveland Browns quarterback and former Clemson star Deshaun Watson missed all of the 2025 season, but is now healthy again. The 30-year-old is entering the final year of his deal in 2026 and is competing with second-year pro Shedeur Sanders for Cleveland’s starting quarterback job. ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi and Jeremy Fowler gave an update on […]
Has former Clemson star Deshaun Watson emerged as the favorite to be QB1 for the Cleveland Browns in Week 1 of the upcoming NFL season? Watson missed all of the 2025 season, but is now healthy again. The 30-year-old is entering the final year of his deal in 2026 and is competing with second-year pro […]
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam recently told reporters that former Clemson star Deshaun Watson has a “fresh start” with new Cleveland head coach Todd Monken and that Watson has a “great chance” to be the Browns’ starting quarterback this season. “Deshaun has a great chance, fresh start, offensive-minded coach, who has in his past been […]