2023 Pre-Season Rank #73, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #70, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #52, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #83.  Peak Period: 2017-22*

Oh boy.   We had Watson pegged as a future Hall of Fame inductee, and even though he was leading a team in Houston that did not have the supporting cast to win a Super Bowl, nobody pointed the finger at Watson for that not happening.  Since then, Watson has been beset by scandals that cost him the entire 2021 Season and the first 11 Games of 2022, which may not be over yet. Watson was injured in 2023, and he will have to perform at an elite level for an extended period to alleviate the stench around his name.  

He has the talent and can put up the numbers, but this is one hell of a mountain to climb.  We try to make these lists on stats, as we think that is usually the deciding factor, but there are always extraordinary circumstances, and honestly, we don't know quite how to factor that in.  If this were any other sport, we likely wouldn't bother to rank Watson, but this is not any other sport.

*Watson missed the entire 2021 Season.