Linebacker, Wisconsin, 2013–16
T.J. Watt
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Pewaukee, WI
- Born
- Oct 11, 1994, in Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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T.J. Watt played linebacker at Wisconsin (2013–16). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Watt in the first round, No. 30 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Michigan, 20162.5sacks, career highat Michigan State, 2016Honors
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tot | Solo | Ast | Sacks | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 11.5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 71 | 42 | 29 | 11.5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
From the college statistics table in Watt’s Wikipedia article (T. J. Watt, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2016 Wisconsin 14 games, 63 tackles, 11.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. LSU | W 16–14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Akron | W 54–10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Georgia State | W 23–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Michigan State | W 30–6 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Michigan | L 7–14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Ohio State | L 23–30 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Iowa | W 17–9 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Nebraska | W 23–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Northwestern | W 21–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Illinois | W 48–3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Purdue | W 49–20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Minnesota | W 31–17 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Penn State | L 31–38 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Western Michigan | W 24–16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ |
| Weight | 252 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ |
| Hand size | 11″ |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.69 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.79 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.13 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 138 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pro Bowls: 8 (2018–25) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (2019–21, 2023) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2024
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2019–21, 2023; AP second team 2019, 2024; Pro Football Writers first team 2019–21, 2023–24; Sporting News first team 2019–21, 2023–24.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 52 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 61 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 52 | 14.5 | 2 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 47 | 15 | 1 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 58 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 32 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 58 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 56 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 53 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 13 | 4.5 | 1 |
| NFL career | 138 | 482 | 119.5 | 10 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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