Deshaun Watson - wikipedia Deshaun Watson Deshaun Watson Watson in 2016 No. 4 -- Houston Texans Position : Quarterback Born : ( 1995 - 09 - 14 ) September 14, 1995 ( age 22 ) Gainesville, Georgia Height : 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) Weight : 215 lb ( 98 kg ) Career information High school : Gainesville ( GA ) College : Clemson NFL Draft : 2017 / Round : 1 / Pick : 12 Career history Houston Texans ( 2017 -- present ) Roster status : Active Career highlights and awards CFP national champion ( 2016 ) Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award ( 2017 ) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ( 2016 ) ACC Athlete of the Year ( 2016 ) 2 × Davey O'Brien Award ( 2015, 2016 ) 2 × Manning Award ( 2015, 2016 ) ACC Player of the Year ( 2015 ) ACC Offensive Player of the Year ( 2015 ) Consensus All - American ( 2015 ) USA Today High School All - American ( 2013 ) Career NFL statistics as of 2017 TD -- INT : 19 -- 8 Passing yards : 1,699 Completion percentage : 61.8 Passer rating : 103.0 Rushing yards : 269 Rushing touchdowns : 2 Player stats at NFL.com 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 national 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. Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2.1 Freshman year 2.2 Sophomore year 2.3 Junior year 2.4 Statistics 3 Professional career 3.1 Statistics 3.2 NFL records 3.3 Texans franchise records 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External links Early years Watson attended Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia, arriving there in the fall of 2010. He played for the school 's 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. 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 ). 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. During his sophomore and senior years, he led the Gainesville High School Football Team to the state semi-finals. Watson received offers from numerous colleges before verbally committing to Clemson University to play college football on February 1, 2012. He was ranked the number one quarterback recruit for the 2014 class by ESPN 300. College career Freshman year Watson enrolled at Clemson in January 2014. He entered his true freshman season as the backup to starter Cole Stoudt, but still received extensive playing time. During his high school career, Watson had worn # 4. At Clemson, that number had been retired after quarterback Steve Fuller graduated. However, Fuller allowed the number to come out of retirement so that Watson could wear it. Through three games, he completed 29 - of - 41 passes for 479 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions, outperforming Stoudt. Watson was named the Tigers ' starter on September 21. In Watson 's first career start against the North Carolina Tar Heels, he set a school record with six touchdown passes and threw for 435 yards en route to a 50 -- 35 victory. On October 11, 2014, Watson broke a bone in his right hand in a game against the Louisville Cardinals. He left in the first quarter and was out for the game. As a result of the injury, he missed the games against Boston College, Syracuse, and Wake Forest. He returned for the game against Georgia Tech only to suffer an LCL strain, missing most of the game. During the following week in practice it was reported that Watson had tweaked his knee. He did not play against Georgia State the following week, but came back the following week to play against state rival South Carolina. After defeating the Gamecocks, it was revealed to the public that Watson had played the game with a torn ACL. Watson underwent surgery to repair his ACL the Friday before Clemson 's bowl game against Oklahoma. Sophomore year This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. Find sources : `` Deshaun Watson '' -- news newspapers books scholar JSTOR ( October 2017 ) In 2015, Watson led Clemson to an undefeated 12 - 0 regular season and a # 1 ranking in the polls. After the regular season, the Tigers qualified for the ACC Championship Game, facing off against # 10 North Carolina. Watson threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns in the game, to lead the Tigers to a 45 -- 37 win over the Tar Heels, winning the ACC Championship for the first time since 2011. Watson was also named the ACC Championship Game MVP for his performance. The Tigers were selected to participate in the 2016 College Football Playoff and were selected as the # 1 seed. They faced off against the # 4 seed Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl, one of the two College Football Playoff Semifinal games. Watson threw for 189 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 145 yards and a touchdown, as he led Clemson to a 37 -- 17 victory over the Sooners. Watson was named the 2015 Orange Bowl Offensive MVP for his performance. With the win, the Tigers advanced to the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship game against # 2 Alabama Crimson Tide, where Clemson lost 45 - 40. Watson threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns in the game, and ran for another 73 yards on the ground in the losing effort. He surpassed the 4,000 yard passing mark for the season in this game. He set the record for most total yards in national championship game history, with 478 yards ( 405 passing / 73 rushing ) against the nation 's best defense. In addition to throwing for over 4,000 yards, he also rushed for over 1,000 yards to complete his true sophomore season. Watson was the first, and currently the only, player ever to accomplish this feat in the history of college football. For his accomplishments during the 2015 season, Watson was named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, the first time a Clemson player has been invited to the Heisman Trophy presentation. He finished third in the balloting after winner Derrick Henry, running back from Alabama, and Christian McCaffrey, running back from Stanford. Watson 's third - place finish in Heisman voting is the best finish in Clemson football history. He won the Davey O'Brien Award, which is awarded annually to the best college quarterback. He was also named the 2015 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Offensive Player of the Year. Junior year Watson finished with 378 passing yards and two touchdowns against Florida State on October 29, 2016, rallying to a 37 -- 34 win. Against Syracuse on November 5, 2016, he had 169 passing yards with two touchdowns, but left the game with an apparent shoulder injury. In the fall of 2016, Watson became the first player since Jason White in 2003 - 2004 to win the Davey O'Brien Award in back - to - back years. That year he was also selected as the winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and was the first repeat winner of the Manning Award. For the second year in row, Watson was named one of five Heisman Trophy candidates, along with Michigan 's Jabrill Peppers, Oklahoma 's Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook, and Louisville 's Lamar Jackson. He again came up short of winning, as Louisville 's Lamar Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy for his efforts and performances throughout the 2016 season, finishing with nearly twice as many first place votes as Watson. After defeating Ohio State 31 -- 0 in the CFP semifinal ( Fiesta Bowl ) and receiving the offensive MVP award for his efforts, Clemson defeated No. 1 Alabama 35 -- 31 in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. Watson completed 36 - of - 56 passes for 420 yards and three touchdowns against the nation 's top - ranked defense, including the last - second game - winning pass to wide receiver, Hunter Renfrow. He also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. This gave the Clemson Tigers program its second national championship in school history, ending a three - decade national championship drought. Watson was awarded the offensive MVP award for his performance during the national championship game. On November 8, 2016, Watson, along with three other Clemson players, Wayne Gallman, Artavis Scott, and Mike Williams, declared for the NFL Draft. In December 2016, Watson graduated with a degree in Communications after three years at Clemson. Statistics Year Team Passing Rushing Cmp Att Pct Yds Y / A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2014 Clemson 93 137 67.9 1,466 10.7 14 188.6 63 200 3.2 5 2015 Clemson 333 491 67.8 4,109 8.4 35 13 156.3 207 1,105 5.3 12 2016 Clemson 388 579 67.0 4,593 7.9 41 17 151.1 165 629 3.8 9 Career 814 1,207 67.4 10,168 8.4 90 32 157.5 435 1,934 4.4 26 Source : 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. He was ranked the second best quarterback by NFLDraftScout.com. Pre-draft measurables Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40 ‐ yd dash 10 - yd split 20 - yd split 20 ‐ ss 3 ‐ cone Vert jump Broad Wonderlic 6 ft 2 ⁄ in ( 1.89 m ) 221 lb ( 100 kg ) 33 in ( 0.84 m ) 9 ⁄ in ( 0.25 m ) 4.66 s 4.31 s 6.95 s 32 ⁄ in ( 0.83 m ) 9 ft 11 in ( 3.02 m ) 20 All values from NFL Combine The Houston Texans drafted Watson in the first round with the 12th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. The Texans acquired the pick from the Cleveland Browns, trading their 25th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and their first round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He was the third quarterback taken in the draft, behind Mitchell Trubisky, who went second overall to the Chicago Bears, and Patrick Mahomes II, who went tenth overall to the Kansas City Chiefs. On May 12, 2017, the Texans signed Watson to a four - year, $13.84 million contract featuring a $8.21 million signing bonus. Watson made his first regular - season appearance on September 10, 2017, against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He entered the game after Tom Savage was benched at halftime. He played for the remainder of the game. In the third quarter, he threw his first NFL touchdown, a 4 - yard pass to wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. He finished with 102 passing yards, a touchdown, and an interception, as the Texans lost by a score of 29 -- 7. Watson made his first career start on September 14, 2017, which was his 22nd birthday, during Thursday Night Football on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals. He finished with 125 passing yards, 67 rushing yards, and a 49 - yard rushing touchdown as the Texans won 13 -- 9. During Week 3 against the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, Watson finished with 301 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions as the Texans lost 36 -- 33. During Week 4 against the Tennessee Titans, he completed 25 - of - 34 passes for 283 yards, four touchdowns and one interception while also rushing for 24 yards and one touchdown as the Texans won 57 -- 14. His five total scores tied the NFL rookie touchdown record. He is also the first rookie to pass for at least four touchdowns and rush for one touchdown in a game since Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton did so for the Minnesota Vikings in 1961. His performance in Week 4 earned him AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Watson followed up his Week 4 performance with another great outing, this time on NBC Sunday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs. In the 42 -- 34 loss, Watson finished 16 - of - 31 for 261 yards and five touchdown passes, tying an NFL rookie record for touchdown passes thrown in a single game. In addition, he had three rushes for 31 yards. During Week 8 against the Seattle Seahawks, Watson posted his first career game with over 400 passing yards. He finished with 402 passing yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions as the Texans lost by a score of 41 -- 38. Watson threw 16 touchdowns in the month of October, setting the NFL record for most touchdown passes by a rookie in a calendar month. He was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for October. On November 2, he suffered a torn ACL on a non-contact play during practice, prematurely ending his rookie season. In 7 games ( 6 starts ) of his rookie year, Watson finished with 1,699 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions. He also rushed for 269 yards and 2 touchdowns. On November 8, Watson underwent successful surgery on his right knee to repair the ACL, and no further knee damage was reported. Statistics Year Team GP GS Passing Rushing Team Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y / A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD W / L ( as starter ) 2017 HOU 7 6 126 204 61.8 1,699 8.3 19 8 103.0 36 269 7.5 3 -- 3 Career 7 6 126 204 61.8 1,699 8.3 19 8 103.0 36 269 7.5 3 -- 3 Source : NFL records Most passing touchdowns in a single game by a rookie quarterback : 5 ( tied with Ray Buivid, Matthew Stafford, and Jameis Winston ) Most passing touchdowns in a calendar month by a rookie quarterback : 16 Most passing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in one half : 4 ( tied with Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston ) ( October 8, 2017 ) Texans franchise records Most passing touchdowns in a single game by a rookie : 5 ( October 8, 2017 vs. Kansas City Chiefs ) Most passing touchdowns in a season by a rookie : 19 Personal life Watson is a Christian. In 2006, when Watson was 11 years old, 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. 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. The total amount donated was around $27,000. References Jump up ^ `` No. 1 high school recruit headed to Clemson ''. 4 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Clemson 's quarterback of the future : DeShaun Watson ''. Post and Courier. ^ Jump up to : `` Deshaun Watson ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Gainesville ( GA ) Football -- MaxPreps ''. MaxPreps.com. 17 December 2015. Jump up ^ `` Clemson Tigers Deshaun Watson proves a quick study -- ACC Blog - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Deshaun Watson Bio ''. ClemsonTigers.com. Jump up ^ `` Deshaun Watson to make first start for Clemson. -- College Football Insider Blog ''. 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Yates 3 Tom Savage 4 Deshaun Watson 5 Josh Johnson 7 Ka'imi Fairbairn 8 Taylor Heinicke 9 Shane Lechler 10 DeAndre Hopkins 11 DeAndrew White 12 Bruce Ellington 13 Braxton Miller 14 Chris Thompson 15 Will Fuller 16 Deanté Gray 17 Cobi Hamilton 21 Marcus Gilchrist 22 Jordan Todman 23 Kurtis Drummond 24 Johnathan Joseph 25 Kareem Jackson 26 Lamar Miller 27 D'Onta Foreman 28 Alfred Blue 29 Andre Hal 30 Kevin Johnson 31 Treston Decoud 34 Tyler Ervin 35 Eddie Pleasant 38 Andre Ellington 39 Ibraheim Campbell 40 Marcus Williams 41 Zach Cunningham 43 Corey Moore 44 Jelani Jenkins 45 Jay Prosch 46 Jon Weeks 50 Ben Heeney 51 Dylan Cole 52 Brian Peters 53 Gimel President 54 LaTroy Lewis 55 Benardrick McKinney 56 Brian Cushing 57 Brennan Scarlett 59 Whitney Mercilus 61 Kyle Fuller 62 Chad Slade 63 Kendall Lamm 65 Greg Mancz 66 Nick Martin 68 Breno Giacomini 69 Matt Godin 70 Julién Davenport 71 Xavier Su'a - Filo 72 Derek Newton 74 Chris Clark 77 David Quessenberry 79 Jeff Allen 84 Ryan Griffin 85 MyCole Pruitt 87 C.J. Fiedorowicz 88 Ryan Malleck 89 Stephen Anderson 90 Jadeveon Clowney 91 Carlos Watkins 92 Brandon Dunn 93 Joel Heath 94 Ufomba Kamalu 95 Christian Covington 96 Chunky Clements 97 Angelo Blackson 98 D.J. Reader 99 J.J. Watt Reserve lists 32 Dee Virgin ( Future ) 33 Troymaine Pope ( Future ) 36 Josh Thornton ( Future ) 37 Bryce Jones ( Future ) 47 Kennan Gilchrist ( Future ) 67 Marcus Hardison ( Future ) 73 Jake Rodgers ( Future ) 78 Erik Austell ( Future ) 81 Jevoni Robinson ( Future ) 86 Zach Conque ( Future ) AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC LAC OAK NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LAR SF SEA Deshaun Watson -- awards, championships, and honors Clemson Tigers starting quarterbacks Jeff Maxwell ( 1896 ) W.T. Brock ( 1897 ) A.F. Riggs ( 1898 -- 99 ) Gus Lewis ( 1900 -- 01 ) John Maxwell ( 1902 -- 03 ) Rick McIver ( 1904 -- 05 ) Doc McFadden ( 1906 ) Bun Lee ( 1907 ) Doc McFadden ( 1908 ) Bill Connelly ( 1909 -- 10 ) Paul Bissell ( 1911 ) Jimmie James ( 1912 -- 13 ) Red McMillan ( 1914 ) L.G. Hardin ( 1915 ) F.L. Witsell ( 1916 -- 17 ) W.L. Frew ( 1918 ) Stumpy Banks ( 1919 ) Belton O'Neal ( 1920 ) E.H. Emanuel ( 1921 ) Rhett Turnipseed ( 1922 ) E.G. Dotterer ( 1923 ) Jonnie Walker ( 1924 ) Tick Hendee ( 1925 ) Bud Eskew ( 1926 ) A.D. Mouledous ( 1927 ) O.D. Padgett ( 1928 -- 29 ) Grady D. Salley ( 1930 ) Buck Priester ( 1931 ) Alex Stevens ( 1932 ) Joe Cathcart ( 1933 ) Bill Dillard ( 1934 ) Mac Folger ( 1935 ) Don Willis ( 1936 ) Ben Pearson ( 1937 -- 38 ) Joe Payne ( 1939 ) Hawk Craig ( 1940 -- 42 ) Billy Rutledge ( 1943 ) Alton Cumbie ( 1944 -- 45 ) Bob Martin ( 1946 ) John M. Moorer ( 1947 ) Bob Martin ( 1948 ) Dick Hendley ( 1949 -- 50 ) George Rodgers ( 1951 -- 52 ) Don King ( 1953 -- 55 ) Charlie Bussey ( 1956 ) Bill Barbary ( 1957 ) Harvey White ( 1958 -- 59 ) Lowndes Shingler ( 1960 ) Joe Anderson ( 1961 -- 62 ) Jim Parker ( 1963 ) Jimmy Bell ( 1964 ) Thomas Ray ( 1965 -- 66 ) Jimmy Addison ( 1967 ) Billy Ammons ( 1968 ) Tommy Kendrick ( 1969 -- 71 ) Ken Pengitore ( 1972 -- 73 ) Mark Fellers ( 1974 ) Willie Jordan ( 1975 ) Steve Fuller ( 1976 -- 78 ) Billy Lott ( 1979 ) Homer Jordan ( 1980 -- 82 ) Mike Eppley ( 1983 -- 84 ) Rodney Williams ( 1985 -- 88 ) Chris Morocco ( 1989 ) DeChane Cameron ( 1990 -- 91 ) Richard Moncrief ( 1992 ) Louis Solomon ( 1992 ) Patrick Sapp ( 1992 -- 94 ) Nealon Greene ( 1994 -- 97 ) Brandon Streeter ( 1998 -- 99 ) Woodrow Dantzler ( 1999 -- 2001 ) Willie Simmons ( 2002 ) Charlie Whitehurst ( 2002 -- 05 ) Will Proctor ( 2005 - 2006 ) Cullen Harper ( 2007 -- 08 ) Willy Korn ( 2008 ) Kyle Parker ( 2009 -- 10 ) Tajh Boyd ( 2011 -- 2013 ) Cole Stoudt ( 2014 ) Deshaun Watson ( 2014 -- 2016 ) Kelly Bryant ( 2017 ) Davey O'Brien Award winners 1981 : McMahon 1982 : Blackledge 1983 : S. Young 1984 : Flutie 1985 : Long 1986 : Testaverde 1987 : McPherson 1988 : Aikman 1989 : Ware 1990 : Detmer 1991 : Detmer 1992 : Torretta 1993 : Ward 1994 : Collins 1995 : Wuerffel 1996 : Wuerffel 1997 : Manning 1998 : Bishop 1999 : Hamilton 2000 : Weinke 2001 : Crouch 2002 : Banks 2003 : White 2004 : White 2005 : V. Young 2006 : Smith 2007 : Tebow 2008 : Bradford 2009 : McCoy 2010 : Newton 2011 : Griffin III 2012 : Manziel 2013 : Winston 2014 : Mariota 2015 : Watson 2016 : Watson 2017 : Mayfield Manning Award winners 2004 : Leinart 2005 : Young 2006 : Russell 2007 : Ryan 2008 : Tebow 2009 : McCoy 2010 : Newton 2011 : Griffin III 2012 : Manziel 2013 : Winston 2014 : Mariota 2015 : Watson 2016 : Watson Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winners 1987 : McPherson 1988 : Peete 1989 : Rice 1990 : Erickson 1991 : Weldon 1992 : Torretta 1993 : Ward 1994 : Barker 1995 : Frazier 1996 : Wuerffel 1997 : P. Manning 1998 : McNown 1999 : Redman 2000 : Weinke 2001 : Carr 2002 : Palmer 2003 : E. Manning 2004 : White 2005 : Leinart 2006 : Quinn 2007 : Ryan 2008 : Harrell 2009 : McCoy 2010 : Tolzien 2011 : Luck 2012 : Klein 2013 : McCarron 2014 : Mariota 2015 : Cook 2016 : Watson 2017 : Rudolph 2016 Clemson Tigers football -- consensus national champions Ben Boulware Austin Bryant Kelly Bryant Deon Cain Clelin Ferrell Wayne Gallman Greg Huegel Mitch Hyatt Dexter Lawrence Jordan Leggett Hunter Renfrow Seth Ryan Artavis Scott Cordrea Tankersley Carlos Watkins Deshaun Watson Christian Wilkins Mike Williams Head coach Dabo Swinney Assistant coaches Robbie Caldwell Tony Elliott Marion Hobby Danny Pearman Michael Reed Jeff Scott Brent Venables 2015 College Football All - America Team consensus selections Offense QB Deshaun Watson RB Leonard Fournette RB Derrick Henry WR Corey Coleman WR Josh Doctson OT Taylor Decker OT Spencer Drango OT Ronnie Stanley G Joshua Garnett C Ryan Kelly TE Hunter Henry Defense DE Shaq Lawson DE Carl Nassib DE Joey Bosa DT A'Shawn Robinson LB Tyler Matakevich LB Reggie Ragland LB Jaylon Smith CB Vernon Hargreaves CB Desmond King S Jeremy Cash S Jalen Ramsey Special teams P Tom Hackett PK Ka'imi Fairbairn RET Evan Berry AP Christian McCaffrey ACC Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year 1954 : Joel Shankle 1955 : Dickie Hemric 1956 : Dave Sime 1957 : Lennie Rosenbluth 1958 : Dick Christy 1959 : Lou Pucillo 1960 : Mike McGee 1961 : Roman Gabriel 1962 : Len Chappell 1963 : Art Heyman 1964 : Jeff Mullins 1965 : Brian Piccolo 1966 : Danny Talbott 1967 : Bobby Bryant 1968 : Larry Miller 1969 : Frank Quayle 1970 : Charlie Scott 1971 : Don McCauley 1972 : Barry Parkhill 1973 : David Thompson 1974 : Tony Waldrop 1975 : David Thompson 1976 : John Lucas 1977 : Phil Ford 1978 : Phil Ford 1979 : Renaldo Nehemiah 1980 : Julie Shea 1981 : Julie Shea 1982 : James Worthy 1983 : Ralph Sampson 1984 : Michael Jordan 1985 : B.J. Surhoff 1986 : Len Bias 1987 : Riccardo Ingram 1988 : Danny Ferry 1989 : Danny Ferry Male Athlete of the Year 1990 : Clarkston Hines 1991 : Christian Laettner 1992 : Christian Laettner 1993 : Charlie Ward 1994 : Charlie Ward 1995 : Randolph Childress 1996 : Kris Benson 1997 : Tim Duncan 1998 : Antawn Jamison 1999 : Elton Brand 2000 : Joe Hamilton 2001 : Shane Battier 2002 : Juan Dixon 2003 : Chris Rotelli 2004 : Philip Rivers 2005 : Sean May 2006 : J.J. Redick 2007 : Walter Dix 2008 : Tyler Hansbrough 2009 : Matt Hill 2010 : Ned Crotty 2011 : Ngoni Makusha 2012 : Luke Kuechly 2013 : Jarmere Jenkins 2014 : Jameis Winston 2015 : Laken Tomlinson 2016 : Deshaun Watson 2017 : Deshaun Watson Female Athlete of the Year 1990 : Shannon Higgins 1991 : Dawn Staley 1992 : Dawn Staley 1993 : Mia Hamm 1994 : Beverly Smith 1995 : Tisha Venturini 1996 : Kelly Amonte Hiller 1997 : Sarah Forbes 1998 : Vanessa Webb 1999 : Cindy Parlow 2000 : Jen Adams 2001 : Jen Adams 2002 : Bea Bielik 2003 : Alana Beard 2004 : Alana Beard 2005 : Kelly Dostal 2006 : Paula Infante 2007 : Lindsey Harding 2008 : Angela Tincher 2009 : Casey Nogueira 2010 : Whitney Engen 2011 : Katie O'Donnell 2012 : Rebecca Ward 2013 : Crystal Dunn 2014 : Alyssa Thomas 2015 : Morgan Brian 2016 : Molly Seidel 2017 : Kenzie Kent 2017 NFL Draft first - round selections Myles Garrett Mitchell Trubisky Solomon Thomas Leonard Fournette Corey Davis Jamal Adams Mike Williams Christian McCaffrey John Ross Patrick Mahomes II Marshon Lattimore Deshaun Watson Haason Reddick Derek Barnett Malik Hooker Marlon Humphrey Jonathan Allen Adoree ' Jackson O.J. Howard Garett Bolles Jarrad Davis Charles Harris Evan Engram Gareon Conley Jabrill Peppers Takkarist McKinley Tre'Davious White Taco Charlton David Njoku T.J. Watt Reuben Foster Ryan Ramczyk Draft years 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Houston Texans first - round draft picks Carr A. Johnson Robinson Babin T. Johnson Williams Okoye Brown Cushing Jackson Watt Mercilus Hopkins Clowney K. 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Question: where did deshaun watson play high school football
Answer: Gainesville High School