% chance misses at least 2 quarters
1- 17√1-% Inj/Season
Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable
Injury analysis powered by Draft Sharks Injury Guide, formerly
Date | League | Injury | Details |
---|---|---|---|
Nov 20, 2014 | Non-NFL | Knee ACL Tear Grade 3 | Watson suffered a torn left ACL in practice. He played with the injury vs. South Carolina on 11/29/14. |
Oct 11, 2014 | Non-NFL | Hand Finger Fracture | Watson sat out 3 games before returning vs. Georgia Tech. |
Apr 7, 2014 | Non-NFL | Shoulder Clavicle Fracture | Watson sustained a slight crack in his collarbone during a spring scrimmage. |
Nov 15, 2014 | Non-NFL | Knee LCL Sprain Grade 2 | Watson suffered a sprained left LCL vs. Georgia Tech. |
Nov 2, 2017 | NFL | Knee ACL Tear Grade 3 | Watson tore his right ACL in practice. |
Dec 25, 2019 | NFL | Back Lower Lumbar Sprain | Watson with back injury was listed as limited participant ahead of the Week 17 game against the Titans. He was active and served as the backup to AJ McCarron in the contest |
Sep 24, 2023 | NFL | Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tear | Watson sustained a rotator cuff injury in his throwing arm in Week 3 vs. the Titans. He returned to play in Week 7. |
Oct 22, 2023 | NFL | Shoulder Scapula Fracture | Watson reaggravated his throwing shoulder in Week 7 vs. the Colts. He returned to play again in Week 9 and participated in two more games before being diagnosed with a fracture in the arm. He was later shut down for the remainder of the 2023 NFL season. |
Watson will need to look a lot different from the version we got the past two years to become a fantasy difference-maker in 2024. Considering he’s still working back from shoulder surgery as of this writing, we’ll need to see a lot more before elevating him from the QB2-3 fringe.
For us, it's 1/17th of the equation. Hear us out.
The Draft War Room is the only live-sync draft tool that monitors 17 crucial in-draft indicators, including injury likelihood… and adapts to show you which players to pick throughout your draft.
See how we built the 17 indicators into our Draft War Room »