J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt, a DL, appears on NFL rosters across 2011–2022. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | DL |
|---|---|
| College | Wisconsin |
| Born | 1989-03-22 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in |
| Weight | 288 lb |
| Drafted | pick 11 by HOU in 2011 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
12 seasons of roster appearances, 2011–2022. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2011 | Houston Texans |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Houston Texans |
| 2013 | Houston Texans |
| 2014 | Houston Texans |
| 2015 | Houston Texans |
| 2016 | Houston Texans |
| 2017 | Houston Texans |
| 2018 | Houston Texans |
| 2019 | Houston Texans |
| 2020 | Houston Texans |
| 2021 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals |
Career statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026 (the seasons the open statistics cover). Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 32 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included. A dash means the source carries no figure for that season, for any player — which is not the same as the player recording none, so this page does not print a nought. Career totals add only the seasons that are recorded.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | Int | Int Yds | PD | FF | FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 36 | 7 | — | 5.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 16 | 68 | 12 | 39 | 20.5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 65 | 15 | 22 | 10.5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 49 | 19 | 27 | 20.5 | 51 | 1 | 80 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2015 | 16 | 53 | 19 | 27 | 17.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 42 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 150 | 402 | 137 | 172 | 114.5 | 317 | 2 | 99 | 70 | 27 | 17 | 2 |
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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