Last confirmed: Wisconsin, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · Pewaukee, WI
T.J. Watt: OLB · Wisconsin · #42.
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T.J. Watt
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. On tape: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Michigan, Week 5, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 15.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wisconsin | 63 | 38 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 63 | 38 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-14vs No. 5 LSU | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-10vs Akron | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-17vs Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-6@ No. 8 Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 5 | L 7-14@ No. 4 Michigan | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 23-30vs No. 2 Ohio State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-9@ Iowa | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-17vs No. 7 Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-7@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-3vs Illinois | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-20@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-17vs Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-38@ No. 8 Penn State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-16vs No. 12 Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 38 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 4 |
Week 4 · 2016
W 30-6
2.5 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Michigan State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
25%16 TFLSack rate
18%12 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups63 tackles · 15.5 for loss · 11.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
33.4%
323 pass / 643 run
Plays / game
69.0
14 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
348 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Wisconsin, 63 tackles — drafted at #30 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Paul Chryst. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 10th NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 10th NFL season
