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Deshaun Watson to the Cleveland Browns
March 18, 2022 · Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans
This trade appears in 7 trade trees — the full chains are traced there:
The trade
Cleveland Browns receives
- a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 203, became Will Reichard)
- QB Deshaun Watson
Houston Texans receives
- a 2022 first-round pick (No. 13, became Jordan Davis)
- a 2022 fourth-round pick (No. 107, became Dameon Pierce)
- a 2023 first-round pick (No. 12, became Jahmyr Gibbs)
- a 2023 third-round pick (No. 73, became Jalin Hyatt)
- a 2024 first-round pick (No. 23, became Brian Thomas Jr.)
- a 2024 fourth-round pick (No. 123, became Cade Stover)
Trade context
Agreed/reported March 18, 2022. Initial reports described Houston's 2024 pick as a fifth-rounder; official terms: Watson plus HOU's 2024 sixth-rounder to CLE for six CLE draft picks.
Full trade terms
On March 18, 2022, Cleveland Browns sent a 2022 first-round pick (No. 13, became Jordan Davis), a 2022 fourth-round pick (No. 107, became Dameon Pierce), a 2023 first-round pick (No. 12, became Jahmyr Gibbs), a 2023 third-round pick (No. 73, became Jalin Hyatt), a 2024 first-round pick (No. 23, became Brian Thomas Jr.), and a 2024 fourth-round pick (No. 123, became Cade Stover) to Houston Texans for a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 203, became Will Reichard) and QB Deshaun Watson.
What the assets did next
- a 2022 first-round pick (No. 13, became Jordan Davis)
- a 2022 fourth-round pick (No. 107, became Dameon Pierce)
- a 2023 first-round pick (No. 12, became Jahmyr Gibbs)
- a 2023 third-round pick (No. 73, became Jalin Hyatt)
- a 2024 first-round pick (No. 23, became Brian Thomas Jr.)
- a 2024 fourth-round pick (No. 123, became Cade Stover)
- a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 203, became Will Reichard)
- QB Deshaun Watson — no other recorded trade.
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