NFL Fans Rip Deshaun Watson’s Ridiculous Claim About 2017 NFL QB Draft Class

NFL fans had a lot to say after Cleveland Browns’ quarterback Deshaun Watson made a questionable statement about the 2017 NFL quarterbacks draft class.

The Browns will visit Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday to wrap up 2023 preseason play. The two clubs, who last met in a meaningful regular season game in Week 1 of the 2021 season, would only meet in 2023 if they square off in the postseason.

Per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, Watson praised Kansas City’s quarterback and talked about his excitement “to prove” that the 2017 NFL Draft class is one of the best ever. Mahomes went 10th overall to the Chiefs that year, and Watson went to the Houston Texans two spots later:

“Yeah, I mean just the playmaking skills, the leadership, the work ethic. You’ve seen it all. He wins two Super Bowls for a reason, could have won three or four of them and it’s just special. And with the staff that they have over there and the guy that he’s been with, Andy Reid coaching Patrick Mahomes, that’s a pretty good combination to have…

“So he’s definitely the standard for the NFL and you’ve just got to continue to just keep building that up, especially being in the 2017 draft class together. I think he was the 10th pick, I was the 12th. So both of us have a lot to prove and we want to continue to just show that we’re one of the — us two — top classes that have been drafted. So that’s the plan.”

#Browns Deshaun Watson believes he and #Chiefs Patrick Mahomes, who will be reunited Saturday in Kansas City in the preseason finale, form one of the best QB classes ever drafted https://t.co/1Wqwz9SqHW

— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) August 23, 2023

Deshaun Watson Says That He And Patrick Mahomes (Forgot To Mention Mitch Trubisky) Make The 2017 QB Draft Class One Of The Best Of All Time https://t.co/RfI5BDAtVD pic.twitter.com/Z5qLl6tHwD

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) August 25, 2023

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Needless to say, NFL fans couldn’t help but question Watson’s claim about the 2017 QB class…

DeShaun has had an underwhelming career since Clemson?‍♂️

— Zach (@realzwood) August 25, 2023

Watson doesn't live in reality

— Taylor (@WilsT24) August 24, 2023

Mahomes is the only great QB in that draft

— Randal Levak (@RandalRLev) August 24, 2023

Watson including himself with Mahomes is interesting

— Meech__76 (@Meech__76) August 25, 2023

1983 on line 1………. pic.twitter.com/ej9Jf3w3f4

— John May (@juandemayo) August 23, 2023

What has Deshaun done?

— Greg Nunes (@Greg_Nunes) August 25, 2023

Buddy, you’re the Alex smith to his Aaron Rodgers https://t.co/EJ0Im9L3tr

— Cole(Max Kepler fan Page) (@cdeegz8) August 25, 2023

Watson trying to put himself in the same convo as Mahomes ? https://t.co/QMP0PZ6ZA8

— cheddar ? (@HalfPrice14) August 24, 2023

i think any draft where Mitch Trubisky is the first QB off the board should automatically be banned from this conversation

— Leb ? (@PlayboiLeb) August 23, 2023

The Chicago Bears made a franchise-altering mistake by trading up to take North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky with the No. 2 pick that year. Trubisky went 29-21-0 as the Bears’ starter but had just 64 touchdowns against 37 interceptions, failing to lead Chicago to a single postseason win.

Once you get past Mahomes and Watson, the 2017 quarterback class simply leaves a lot to be desired. It’s simply nothing like the legendary 1983 (John Elway, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly) or 2004 classes (Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers), with only Mahomes and Watson becoming full-time starting QBs in their class.