J.J. Watt vs Terrell Suggs

J.J. WattTerrell Suggs

J.J. Watt and Terrell Suggs compared on their NFL careers: J.J. Watt played 12 seasons, 2011 to 2022, Terrell Suggs 16 seasons, 2003 to 2019. J.J. Watt has 586 tackles to Terrell Suggs's 887. Terrell Suggs won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

J.J. Watt and Terrell Suggs career totals
151GP243
68YDS43
2TD2
49.5AVG20.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

J.J. Watt and Terrell Suggs postseason
9GP21
0YDS0
1TD0
29AVG3

Where each stands all time

J.J. Watt and Terrell Suggs all-time places
28th (114.5)Sacks8th (139.0)
—Tackles88th (887)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • J.J. Watt: 0 championships; none on file
  • Terrell Suggs: 2 championships; Defensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

J.J. Watt and Terrell Suggs season by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st2011565.5020032712.01
2nd20128120.5020046010.50
3rd20138010.502005698.02
4th20147820.512006659.50
5th20157617.502007805.00
6th201681.502008688.02
7th2017150.002009594.50
8th20186116.0020106811.00
9th2019244.0020117014.02
10th2020525.012012222.00
11th2021161.0020138010.00
12th20223912.5020146112.00
13th————2016358.00
14th————20174911.00
15th————2018347.00
16th————2019406.50

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT