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
limitedstar
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 2
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T.J. Watt Wisconsin Highlights
2016 · Wisconsin · Player Highlight
T.J. Watt college highlights at Wisconsin.
- Season
- 2016
- Type
- Player highlight
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 59 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 78.4 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 45 primary output with 48 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 48 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
3.2
Efficiency
48
Usage
18
Consistency
65.5
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 4. LSU: 1. Akron: 2. Georgia State: 3. Michigan State: 9. Michigan: 4. Ohio State: 0.5. Iowa: 3. Nebraska: 2. Northwestern: 2. Illinois: 3. Purdue: 3. Minnesota: 4. Penn State: 4.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 4 by 56.7. LSU: 7 by 39.2. Akron: 3 by 32.5. Georgia State: 2 by 38.3. Michigan State: 6 by 75. Michigan: 11 by 85.8. Ohio State: 5 by 25.8. Iowa: 5 by 50.8. Nebraska: 3 by 32.5. Northwestern: 2 by 28.3. Illinois: 3 by 42.5. Purdue: 2 by 38.3. Minnesota: 6 by 65. Penn State: 4 by 61.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.3 · Games = 11 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses3 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
85.8 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 24-16 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | @ Penn StateSplash game | L 31-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 31-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 49-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 48-3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 21-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 23-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ IowaSplash game | W 17-9 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Ohio State | L 23-30 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-14 | 11 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Michigan State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 30-6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | W 23-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs AkronSplash game | W 54-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs LSU | W 16-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
T.J. Watt 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: 63 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Wisconsin. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but T.J. Watt's production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.
The arc is straightforward: T.J. Watt moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Wisconsin
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 45 | 48 | 18 | 45 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 45 | 48 | 18 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 4 · W 30-6 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
9 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 5 · L 7-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 14 · L 31-38 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 13 · W 31-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
69.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 69.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 1 · W 24-16 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
67 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
45 primary output · 48 efficiency · 18 usage
78.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Wisconsin
78.4
45 primary · 48 efficiency · 18 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
12
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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