Four Reasons Joshua Dobbs Could be Better than Deshaun Watson

4. Athletic Ability

Despite rushing for 1,100 yards and 12 touchdowns on 207 carries on top of his 4,100 passing yards, Deshaun Watson is not as good of a runner as Joshua Dobbs.

We say that even though Dobbs only had 671 yards on 146 carries and 11 touchdowns on top of less than 2,300 yards passing. Yes, stats wise, Watson is way better.

But Watson was going up against much weaker competition all year long in an atrocious ACC, and he was padding his stats in the process. Dobbs had to deal with a brutal SEC schedule in a more rigid offense under Mike DeBord.

Still, when you look at how they run, Dobbs is better. Dobbs has shown more speed in avoiding sacks and tackles when he runs down the sideline, evidenced by the fact that he also caught a 50-yard touchdown pass and outran the Florida Gators secondary last year.

Also, Dobbs is more physical. We have already cautioned him about staying healthy and avoiding bit hits, but it can’t be denied that he’s able to run like a running back. With his thin lower body, Dobbs is deceptively strong like Tim Tebow or Dak Prescott.

Finally, and this goes back to our decision making, Dobbs has better vision as a runner too. To be able to think quick while running is still an athletic ability.

Overall, while he may not be as accurate as Deshaun Watson, Dobbs is actually the more athletic quarterback. He just doesn’t pad the same stats because Tennessee runs much more of a balanced offense under Jones.