NFL
Player·
T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
DE · PIT
31 yrs
Wisconsin
Description
Position
DE
Team
PIT
Status
ACT
Born
1994-10-11
Age
31
Height
6'4"
Weight
252 lb
College
Wisconsin
Draft
2017 · R1 · Pick 30 · PIT
Rookie yr
2017
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$41.0M/yr
Total
$123M
Guaranteed
$108M
% of cap
14.7%
Term
2025–2028 (3y)
Value#376/432
2DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
9 seasons
Seasons9 2017–2025
Games134
Tackles469
Sacks115.0
TFL131
INT9
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.000.741.292.00-1.26
Sacks4.508.6314.07.00+1.63
Assist Tackles15.027.340.332.0-4.69
Solo Tackles15.728.839.621.0+7.77
Tackles for Loss3.8414.717.410.0+4.73
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025PIT142132537.0191028300
2024PIT1635215611.5271904600
2023PIT1738205819.0361918400
2022PIT102012325.512625100
2021DPOYPIT1542165822.5392007500
2020PIT1537104715.0412317200
2019PIT1632205214.5361228800
2018PIT1643186113.0211203600
2017PIT153814527.0131017100
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks11513th346
INTs9319th
Solo Tkl306362nd
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 469 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.593
QBH/g
1.496
TFL/g
0.793
FF/g
0.298
Solo/g
1.568
PlayerMedian (50th)
Awards & Honors
NFL Defensive Player of the Year2021
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs04
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles102018 Wk1 vs CLE61'18
Sacks42021 Wk17 vs CLE22.5'21
TFL42018 Wk1 vs CLE23'20
INT12017 Wk1 vs CLE2'19
Athletic Profile
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