Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images “Around the NFL” writer Nick Shook recently did a piece on the league’s Top 10 Deep Passers and Houston Texans gunslinging quarterback Deshaun Watson landed at #6 on that list.
Might we introduce you to Will Fuller? Watson really enjoyed going deep in 2019, so much that he attempted a deep pass on 14 percent of his throws in 2019 (fifth-highest in the NFL). With Fuller on the field, he has attempted a deep pass on 17 percent of his throws since 2017 (as opposed to 11 percent with Fuller off of it). He’s also completed 43.2 percent of deep passes with Fuller on the field since 2017 (as opposed to 34.3 percent with Fuller off it). Watson enjoyed playing with…
