Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 2011
- Draft
- 2011Rd 1, Pk 11
- College
- Wisconsin
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 2011
- Draft
- 2011Rd 1, Pk 11
- College
- Wisconsin
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 151
- TOT
- 586
- SOLO
- 448
- AST
- 138
- SACK
- 114.5
- INT
- 2
- PD
- 70
- FF
- 27
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- TOT
- 31
- SOLO
- 21
- AST
- 10
- SACK
- 6.0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 6
- FF
- 0
Latest performance
J.J. Watt
Jan 08 · @ SF · L 38-13
- TOT
- 5
- SOLO
- 3
- AST
- 2
- SACK
- 2.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 08 | at SFL 38-13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 01 | at ATLL 20-19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 25 | vs TBL 19-16 OT | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 18 | at DENL 24-15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mon, Dec 12 | vs NEL 27-13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Nov 27 | vs LACL 25-24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
What were J.J. Watt's career stats?
J.J. Watt played 12 seasons for the Texans and the Cardinals. He recorded 586 tackles, 114.5 sacks and 2 interceptions. His best season was 2012: 81 tackles and 20.5 sacks.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2011 to 2022
J.J. Watt led the NFL in sacks (2012, 2015); finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
All-time career rank
- 28th in sacks (114.5)
Among the 9,233 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on J.J. Watt
Playoff games
J.J. Watt played 1 game across 1 NFL postseason — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Result | TOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  LAR | L 34-11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
J.J. Watt against each club
- vs Los Angeles Rams (4)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (3)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (2)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (2)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Cleveland Browns (1)
- vs Denver Broncos (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (1)
- vs New England Patriots (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)
- vs Tennessee Titans (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to J.J. Watt among NFL players at the same position.
- Jared AllenAlike in Sacks, Forced fumbles, Solo tackles39out of 100 on profile similarity
- Maxx CrosbyLVAlike in Tackles, Interceptions37out of 100 on profile similarity
- Terrell SuggsAlike in Tackles, Forced fumbles34out of 100 on profile similarity
- Shawne MerrimanAlike in Interceptions, Tackles, Solo tackles33out of 100 on profile similarity
- Chandler JonesAlike in Sacks, Forced fumbles32out of 100 on profile similarity
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