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QB · Clemson
105 checkable claims from 54 pundits. These are other people’s predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.
Page 3 of 3 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
Not settled yet. These are graded once the season or event they describe has finished.
“The Browns will not cut Watson due to his contract... Watson is not moving. The Browns can ride out this year with him on the roster and finally move on next season.”
“first-year coach Todd Monken ... didn't name Watson as his Week 2 starter right away over Sanders but it will be Watson”
“we already know Watson is set to keep the momentum going as he’ll start the Browns’ Week 2 contest against the Bucs, also on the road.”
“Watson "won" the job, but he hardly looked the part of an NFL starter... Despite all that, he'll be the guy in Week 1”
“The Browns chose Deshaun Watson over Shedeur Sanders as their starting quarterback ... If Watson starts Week 1 as expected”
“Cleveland's starting quarterback for their Week 1 matchup on the road in Jacksonville is still the same guy”
“This means Watson will be the starting quarterback in Week 1 when the Browns travel to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars”
“Deshaun Watson will start for the Browns against the Jaguars in Week 1 after emerging from Cleveland’s four-man quarterback competition.”
“even if it's not deemed enough for him to start Week 1, there's a good chance we see both quarterbacks play significant snaps in 2026”
“that points to the possibility that Monken has already decided Watson will be the Week 1 starter”
“Unless Sanders blows Cleveland's coaching staff away in the next few days, the team appears to be getting Watson ready to play Week 1.”
“Quarterbacks: Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, Taylen Green ... a sense Watson is being favored by the coaching staff to start Week 1”
“The team is getting Watson ready to play Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.”
“Players involved: Deshaun Watson vs. Shedeur Sanders / Prediction: Watson starts Week 1”
“Prediction : Deshaun Watson wins the Week 1 job.”