T.J. Watt stats

Steelers

Linebacker · #90

Age 32 · 6' 4" · 252 lbs

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T.J. Watt recorded 19 tackles and 7.5 sacks in 8 games of 2026 for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
8
TOT
19
SOLO
13
AST
6
SACK · 4th
7.5
INT
1
PD
3
FF
1

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.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.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.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2017PIT155440147.0181
2018PIT1668501813.0036
2019PIT1655352014.5288
2020PIT1553431015.0172
2021PIT1564481622.5075
2022PIT103927125.5251
2023PIT1768482019.0184
2024PIT1761402111.5046, led the NFL
2025PIT145523327.0283
2026PIT8191367.5131

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.

Career regular season

GP
143
TOT
536
SOLO
367
AST
169
SACK
122.5
INT
10
PD
61
FF
37

Career Postseason

GP
4
TOT
14
SOLO
9
AST
5
SACK
1.0
INT
0
PD
3
FF
0

Per game

GP
8
TOT
2.4
SOLO
1.6
AST
0.8
SACK
0.9
INT
0.1
PD
0.4
FF
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.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.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2017PIT153.62.70.90.50.10.50.1
2018PIT164.33.11.10.80.00.20.4
2019PIT163.42.21.30.90.10.50.5
2020PIT153.52.90.71.00.10.50.1
2021PIT154.33.21.11.50.00.50.3
2022PIT103.92.71.20.60.20.50.1
2023PIT174.02.81.21.10.10.50.2
2024PIT173.62.41.20.70.00.20.4
2025PIT143.91.62.30.50.10.60.2
2026PIT82.41.60.80.90.10.40.1

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
143
TOT
3.7
SOLO
2.6
AST
1.2
SACK
0.9
INT
0.1
PD
0.4
FF
0.3

Bio

Age
32 yearsOct 11, 1994
Height
6' 4"
Weight
252 lbs
Experience
10 yearsDebut 2017
Birthplace
Pewaukee, WI
Draft
2017Rd 1, Pk 30
College
Wisconsin
Salary
$32 million2026

Brother of J.J. Watt · All NFL brothers

Against other linebackers

2026 regular season, 209 NFL linebackers with 6+ games.

  • Sacks7.5

    Higher than 98% of the other 208 NFL linebackers.

  • Tackles19

    Higher than 43% of the other 208 NFL linebackers.

  • Forced Fumbles1

    Higher than 68% of the other 208 NFL linebackers.

Latest performance

T.J. Watt

Nov 01 · vs CLE · W 27-6

TOT
2
SOLO
2
AST
0
SACK
2.0
INT
0
PD
1

Snap counts, 2026

66% of his club's defensive snaps a game (337 in 8 games); 56% in week 8.

His defensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1ATL3863%0
2NE3156%0
3CIN4477%0
4CLE4773%0
5IND5172%0
6TB5068%0
7NO3765%0
8CLE3956%0

NFL snap counts, every player

2017 NFL combine

OLB, 6'4", 252 lb · Wisconsin

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.69s46th
Vertical jump37"78th
Broad jump10' 8"94th
Bench press (225 lb)21 reps37th
3-cone drill6.79s95th
20-yard shuttle4.13s85th

Percentile: the share of OLBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2017 combine

Games

All games

Next

at CINSun, Nov 15

vs CIN since 2017

18
GP
56
TOT
41
SOLO
14.5
SACK
2
INT
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Nov 01vsCLEW 27-62220
Sun, Oct 25atNOW 16-102110
Sun, Oct 18atTBW 26-19 OT2000
Sun, Oct 11vsINDW 34-220000
Thu, Oct 01atCLEL 27-244410
Sun, Sep 27vsCINW 30-271000

What are T.J. Watt's career stats?

T.J. Watt has played 10 seasons for the Steelers. He has recorded 536 tackles, 122.5 sacks and 10 interceptions. His best season so far is 2018: 68 tackles and 13.0 sacks.

Best single games

  • Tackles: 10 @ CLE on Sep 9, 2018, T 21-21 OT
  • Sacks: 4 vs CLE on Jan 3, 2022, W 26-14
T.J. Watt's best game in each stat, by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
202642.0
202562.0
202482.0
202383.0
202261.5
202174.0
202062.5
201962.0
2018103.0
201782.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2017.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2017 to 2026

T.J. Watt led the NFL in sacks (2020, 2021, 2023); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

All-time career rank

  • 29th in sacks (122.5)

Among the 9,837 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.

T.J. Watt college stats

T.J. Watt played 2 seasons at Wisconsin Badgers (2015 to 2016): 71 tackles, 11.5 sacks and 1 interception.

defensive

T.J. Watt's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2015Wisconsin Badgers844000000
2016Wisconsin Badgers633825411.521171

scoring

T.J. Watt's college scoring by season
SeasonSchoolPASSRUSHRECREC: Passes caught.RETTDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PATFGPTSPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2016Wisconsin Badgers100110006

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on T.J. Watt

Playoff games

T.J. Watt played 5 games across 5 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 5 lost.

T.J. Watt's line in each playoff game
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.
2025HOUL 30-660.00
2024BALL 28-1400.00
2021KCL 42-2131.00
2020CLEL 48-3730.00
2017JAXL 45-4220.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.