J.J. Watt

J.J. Watt (The Milkman, J.J. Swatt) (twitter: @JJWatt)

Position: DE
Height: 6-6 Weight: 290 lbs.

Born: March 22, 1989 in Pewaukee, WI
High School: Pewaukee
College: Central Michigan, Wisconsin (school history) (Watt college stats)
Drafted by the Houston Texans in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 63 (791st overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #854. John Jefferson… #855. Jay Ratliff… #856. Cullen Jenkins… #857. J.J. WATT… #858. Jamaal Charles… #859. Greg Jennings… #860. Calvin Johnson…

All-Time Rank: #854. John Jefferson… #855. Jay Ratliff… #856. Cullen Jenkins… #857. J.J. WATT… #858. Jamaal Charles… #859. Greg Jennings… #860. Calvin Johnson…

2015 Games

						Sacks & Tackles
Date	Week	Tm		Opp	Result	Sk	Tkl	Ast
2015-09-13	1	HOU		KAN	L 20-27	2.0	9	0
2015-09-20	2	HOU	@	CAR	L 17-24	1.0	4	1
2015-09-27	3	HOU		TAM	W 19-9	0.0	2	3
2015-10-04	4	HOU	@	ATL	L 21-48	1.0	4	1
2015-10-08	5	HOU		IND	L 20-27	0.0	0	2
Upcoming Games · Bye in Week 9
2015-10-18	6	HOU	@	JAX	Preview · Stats for 8 games vs. Jaguars · Avg. 1.4 sk, 0.0 int, 5.9 tckl (Last in 2014)
2015-10-25	7	HOU	@	MIA	Preview · Stats for 2 games vs. Dolphins · Avg. 0.2 sk, 0.0 int, 3.5 tckl (Last in 2012)
2015-11-01	8	HOU		TEN	Preview · Stats for 8 games vs. Titans · Avg. 1.5 sk, 0.0 int, 4.4 tckl (Last in 2014)
Texans 2015 Stats and Schedule · J.J. Watt Splits · J.J. Watt Gamelogs · Penalties

Defense & Fumbles

					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Sacks & Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
2011	22	HOU	LDE	99	16	16	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	0	5.5	48	8		10
2012*+	23	HOU	LDE	99	16	16	0	0	0	0	16	4	0	2	7	0	20.5	69	12		19
2013*+	24	HOU	LDE	99	16	16	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	2	0	0	10.5	65	15		16
2014*+	25	HOU	LDE	99	16	16	1	80	1	80	10	4	0	5	59	1	20.5	59	19	1	22
2015	26	HOU	de	99	5	5	0	0	0	0	4						4.0	19	7
Career					69	69	1	80	1	80	41	12	0	11	68	1	61.0	260	61	1	67

Playoffs Defense & Fumbles

				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Sacks & Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
2011	22	HOU	DE	2	2	1	29	1	29	1						3.5	11	3
2012*+	23	HOU	DE	2	2	0	0	0	0	2						1.5	6	3
Career				4	4	1	29	1	29	3						5.0	17	6

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Receiving & Rushing

					Games		Receiving								Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
2014*+	25	HOU	LDE	99	16	16	3	3	4	1.3	3	2	0.2	0.3								4	3	0
Career					69	69	3	3	4	1.3	3	2	0.0	0.1								4	3	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
2014*+	25	HOU	LDE	99	16	16		3			1	1		5							1	32
Career					69	69		3			1	1		5							1	32

Playoffs Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
2011	22	HOU	DE	1	1						1		1								6
Career				4	4						1		1								6

Similar Players

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Jevon Kearse, Kris Jenkins, Chandler Jones, Geno Atkins, Tommie Harris, Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Alan Page*, Muhammad Wilkerson, Ndamukong Suh
4	Alan Page, Ndamukong Suh, Reggie White, Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Dwight Freeney, Kevin Williams, Jason Taylor, Chandler Jones, Jared Allen
Career	Chandler Jones, Geno Atkins, Ndamukong Suh, Hugh Douglas, Muhammad Wilkerson, Darrell Russell, Marcell Dareus, Greg Townsend, Cameron Jordan, John Washington

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards 2012 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year 2014 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year) 2014 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year	Pro Bowls 2012 2013 2014	First-Team All-Pro 2012 2013 2014	Player of the Week 2014 - Week 11 AFC Defensive 2014 - Week 4 AFC Defensive 2012 - Week 15 AFC Defensive 2012 - Week 2 AFC Defensive
Approximate Value 2012 NFL 19 (1) 2013 NFL 16 (8) 2014 NFL 22 (1/17)	Non-Offensive TDs 2014 NFL 2 (2)	Fumbles Recovered 2014 NFL 5 (3)	Fumble Return Yds 2014 NFL 59 (4)
Fumble Return TD 2014 NFL 1 (1)	Intercept. Ret. TD 2014 NFL 1 (8)	Long Intercep. Return 2014 NFL 80 (7)	Sacks 2012 NFL 20.5 (1/7) 2014 NFL 20.5 (2/7) 2015 NFL 4.0 (2) Active 61.0 (21) Career 61.0 (104)
Safeties 2014 NFL 1 (2)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
2011	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Focus
2012	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2012	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2012	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Focus
2013	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2013	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2013	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Focus
2014	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2014	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2014	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Focus

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