Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Wisconsin
T.J. Watt
OLB • 6'5" • Pewaukee, WI, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
T.J. Watt shows a high-volume tackler profile with 48 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
T.J. Watt built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as an outside linebacker from Pewaukee, WI wearing No. 42, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of T.J. Watt's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 30
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
T.J. Watt, OLB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wisconsin. T.J. Watt shows a high-volume tackler profile with 48 disruption score.
Quick Answers
T.J. Watt quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · OLB
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Pewaukee · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Pewaukee · 4 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 30 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · OLB 7th (top 10%) · Big Ten 48th (top 8%) · National 446th (top 8%)
T.J. Watt played OLB for Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, T.J. Watt recorded 63 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Wisconsin.
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