TJ Watt

TJ Watt

TJ Watt, 2019
Pittsburgh Steelers - No. 90
Outside linebacker
Date of birth: October 11, 1994
Place of birth: Pewaukee , Wisconsin
Height: 1.93 m	Weight: 114 kg
NFL debut
2017 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career
College : Wisconsin
NFL Draft : 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30
Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers (since 2017 )
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL 2 × Pro Bowl ( 2018 , 2019 )
Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Tackles	177
Sacks	34.5
Forced fumble	15th
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Trent Jordan Watt (* 11. October 1994 in Pewaukee , Wisconsin ) is an American American football poker players on the position of Outside linebackers . He currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL .

college

Watt played for two years for the Wisconsin Badgers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a linebacker . In his first season in college, Watt didn't play a big role for his team and only had 7 tackles in eight games. In his second year, Watt made his breakthrough with the Badgers and was able to book 11.5 sacks and 70 tackles. He also caught an interception , which he carried back into the opposing end zone for a touchdown .

NFL

In the 2017 NFL Draft , TJ Watt was selected 30th in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers . He signed a four-year contract for 9.25 million US dollars for the Steelers. In his rookie season ( 2017 ), Watt was on the field in 15 of 16 games, scoring 7 sacks and 52 tackles. After a decent rookie season, Watt was able to improve significantly again in 2018 , after 13 games he had already scored 10 sacks.

family

TJ Watt has two older brothers who are active in the NFL. JJ Watt plays with the Houston Texans and Derek Watt also plays with the Pittsburgh Steelers .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Watt College Stats ; sports-reference.com; accessed on December 5, 2018
2. ^ Watt Contract ; spotrac.com; accessed on December 5, 2018
3. ↑ Watt family ; cbssports.com; accessed on December 5, 2018