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Top 100 Players of 2022: Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt | No. 6.

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Linebacker T.J. Watt was voted to the NFLs Top 100 Players of 2022, presented by NFL Network, coming in ranked No.

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6 ft 4+1⁄2&nbsp;in (1.94&nbsp;m) </td> <td>252&nbsp;lb (114&nbsp;kg) </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style">33+1⁄8&nbsp;in (0.84&nbsp;m) </td> <td>11&nbsp;in (0.28&nbsp;m)</td> <td>4.69 s</td> <td>1.59 s</td> <td>2.71 s</td> <td>4.13 s</td> <td>6.79 s</td> <td>37&nbsp;in (0.94&nbsp;m)</td> <td>10&nbsp;ft 8&nbsp;in (3.25&nbsp;m)</td> <td>21 reps </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="13">All values from NFL Combine<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-17">[17]</a><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-18">[18]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> The <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> selected Watt in the first round with the 30th overall pick in the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_NFL_Draft" title="2017 NFL Draft">2017 NFL Draft</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-19">[19]</a> Watt was the fourth linebacker selected and the second outside linebacker.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-20">[20]</a> He was also the fourth linebacker taken in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers since <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-21">[21]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><table class="infobox" style="float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External video</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left"><img alt="video icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000803631/Steelers-select-T-J-Watt-No-30-in-the-2017-NFL-Draft">Steelers draft T. J. Watt 30th overall</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left"><img alt="video icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/0ap3000000790544/T-J-Watt-Combine-Profile">NFL Draft Profile: T. J. Watt</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>2017 season[<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T._J._Watt&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2017 season">edit</a>]</h3> On June 14, 2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Watt to a fully guaranteed, four-year, $9.25 million contract with a signing bonus of $4.87 million.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-22">[22]</a><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-23">[23]</a><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-24">[24]</a> He entered training camp competing with <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harrison_(American_football)" title="James Harrison (American football)">James Harrison</a> for the starting right outside linebacker position. Watt was named the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting right outside linebacker to begin the regular season.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-25">[25]</a> Watt saw action in the NFL for the first time in the team's first preseason game against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_New_York_Giants_season" title="2017 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a>, where he made two sacks in the 20–12 victory.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-26">[26]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><table class="infobox" style="float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External video</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left"><img alt="video icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000842465/T-J-Watt-highlights-Week-1">T. J. Watt Week 1 Highlights</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left"><img alt="video icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-2017-elite-performers/0ap3000000922948/Top-10-T-J-Watt-plays-2017-season">Top 10 T. J. Watt plays of 2017</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left"><img alt="video icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000891338/T-J-Watt-puts-game-on-ice-with-last-second-strip-sack">T. J. Watt puts game in ice with last second strip sack</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Watt made his professional regular season debut and first NFL start in the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers'</a> season-opener against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2017 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> on September 10, 2017, where he recorded seven combined tackles, two sacks, and intercepted a pass from quarterback <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeShone_Kizer" title="DeShone Kizer">DeShone Kizer</a>, as the Steelers won by a score of 21–18.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-27">[27]</a> He became the first rookie to start at linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers since <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Jones_(defensive_end)" title="Aaron Jones (defensive end)">Aaron Jones</a> in <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_NFL_season" title="1988 NFL season">1988</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-28">[28]</a> The following week, he assisted on two tackles before leaving during the first half of the Steelers' 26–9 victory over the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2017 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> with a groin injury. He was declared out for Week 3 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2017 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-29">[29]</a> On October 22, 2017, Watt made six combined tackles and made his fourth sack of the season on <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2017 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals'</a> quarterback <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Dalton" title="Andy Dalton">Andy Dalton</a> during the Steelers' 29–14 victory.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-30">[30]</a> He tied <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Dupree" title="Bud Dupree">Bud Dupree</a> (2014) and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMarr_Woodley" title="LaMarr Woodley">LaMarr Woodley</a> (2007) for the franchise record for most sacks by a rookie with his fourth.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-31">[31]</a> On December 10, 2017, Watt recorded his first career forced fumble when he sacked <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Raven's</a> quarterback <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a> with 12 seconds remaining in the game.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-32">[32]</a> The ball went out of bounds, but the game clock continued to run. Both teams seemed unaware of this until referees declared that the game was over. Watt finished his rookie season with 54 combined tackles (40 solo), seven pass deflections, seven sacks, one forced fumble, and an interception in 15 games and 15 starts.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-career-33">[33]</a> The Pittsburgh Steelers finished atop the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_North" title="AFC North">AFC North</a> with a 13–3 record and earned a playoff berth. On January 14, 2018, Watt started his first NFL playoff game and recorded two combined tackles and deflected a pass in a narrow 45–42 loss to the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> in the AFC Divisional Round.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-34">[34]</a> <h3>2018 season[<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T._J._Watt&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2018 season">edit</a>]</h3> Watt entered training camp slated as a starting left outside linebacker. Head coach Mike Tomlin named Watt and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Dupree" title="Bud Dupree">Bud Dupree</a>, who was now on the right side, the starting outside linebackers to begin the season, alongside inside linebackers <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Williams_(American_football)" title="Vince Williams (American football)">Vince Williams</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bostic" title="Jon Bostic">Jon Bostic</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-35">[35]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"><table class="infobox" style="float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External video</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left"><img alt="video icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000971016/T-J-Watt-strip-sacks-Ryan-and-Fort-recovers-for-TD">T. J. Watt strip sacks Ryan and Fort recovers for TD</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left"><img alt="video icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000960322/Top-5-T-J-Watt-plays-vs-Browns-Week-1">Top 5 T. J. Watt plays vs. Browns in Week 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Watt started in the season-opener at the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2018 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> and recorded a season-high ten combined tackles (seven solo), three sacks, and blocked a potential game-winning field goal during overtime in a 21–21 tie. He earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-36">[36]</a> On October 7, 2018, Watt recorded eight combined tackles, tied his season-high of three sacks, and forced a fumble in the Steelers’ 41–17 win against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="2018 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a>. His performance earned him his second AFC Defensive Player of the Week award of the year. He started in all 16 games in 2018 and recorded 68 combined tackles (50 solo), 13 sacks, six forced fumbles, and three pass deflections.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-career-33">[33]</a> He received an overall grade of 75.8 from <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Football_Focus" title="Pro Football Focus">Pro Football Focus</a> in 2018, which ranked as the 24th highest grade among all qualifying edge defenders.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-37">[37]</a> After the season, Watt was ranked 93rd on the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Top_100_Players_of_2019" title="NFL Top 100 Players of 2019">NFL Top 100 Players of 2019</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-38">[38]</a> <h3>2019 season[<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T._J._Watt&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2019 season">edit</a>]</h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TJ_Watt.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/TJ_Watt.jpg/200px-TJ_Watt.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="381" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/TJ_Watt.jpg/300px-TJ_Watt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/TJ_Watt.jpg/400px-TJ_Watt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1557" data-file-height="2967"></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TJ_Watt.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Watt playing for the Steelers in 2019.</div></div></div> In Week 2 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Seattle_Seahawks" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a>, Watt recorded six tackles and made his first sack of the season on <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> in the 26–28 loss.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-39">[39]</a> In Week 3 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_San_Francisco_49ers" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a>, Watt recorded his first interception of the season off <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Garoppolo" title="Jimmy Garoppolo">Jimmy Garoppolo</a> in the 24–20 loss.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-40">[40]</a> In Week 8 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Miami_Dolphins" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a>, Watt recorded two sacks on <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Fitzpatrick" title="Ryan Fitzpatrick">Ryan Fitzpatrick</a>, one of which was a strip sack that he forced and recovered, in the 27–14 win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-41">[41]</a> For his performance in November, Watt earned AFC Defensive Player of the Month. In Week 14 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Arizona_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a>, Watt recorded his second interception of the season in the end zone off a pass thrown by <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyler_Murray" title="Kyler Murray">Kyler Murray</a> during the 23–17 win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-42">[42]</a> By the end of his third season, Watt had established himself as one of the best pass-rushers in the NFL, tallying an AFC-high 14.5 sacks and a league-high eight forced fumbles. He was voted Team MVP by his teammates, being the first defensive player to win the award since <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Troy Polamalu</a> in <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2010</a>. Watt was voted <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_All-Pro_Team" title="2019 All-Pro Team">All-Pro</a> as both edge rusher (1st Team) and linebacker (2nd Team). He was also nominated for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, finishing third in voting. Following the season, Watt was ranked 25th by his fellow players on the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Top_100_Players_of_2020" title="NFL Top 100 Players of 2020">NFL Top 100 Players of 2020</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-43">[43]</a> <h3>2020 season[<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T._J._Watt&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2020 season">edit</a>]</h3> On March 17, 2020, the Steelers signed Watt's older brother <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Watt" title="Derek Watt">Derek</a>, putting the two brothers on the same team.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-Gold-44">[44]</a> On April 28, 2020, the Steelers exercised the fifth-year option on Watt's contract.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-45">[45]</a> In Week 1 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_New_York_Giants_season" title="2020 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a>, Watt recorded his lone interception of the season off a pass thrown by <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Jones_(American_football)" title="Daniel Jones (American football)">Daniel Jones</a> during the 26–16 win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-46">[46]</a> In Week 2 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2020 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a>, Watt recorded his first 2.5 sacks of the season on <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Driskel" title="Jeff Driskel">Jeff Driskel</a> during the 26–21 win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-47">[47]</a> He was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 2.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-48">[48]</a> On October 1, 2020, Watt was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for his performance in September.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-49">[49]</a> In Week 10 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2020 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a>, Watt recorded two sacks on rookie quarterback <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Burrow" title="Joe Burrow">Joe Burrow</a> during the 36–10 win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-50">[50]</a> In Week 12 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Baltimore_Ravens" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>, Watt recorded two sacks on <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a> during the 19–14 win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-51">[51]</a> Watt was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for his performance in November.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-52">[52]</a> In Week 16 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2020 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a>, Watt recorded two sacks on <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Rivers" title="Philip Rivers">Philip Rivers</a>, including a strip sack that was recovered by teammate <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Hilton" title="Mike Hilton">Mike Hilton</a>, during the 28–24 comeback win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-53">[53]</a> On December 31, 2020, for the second straight season, Watt was voted Team MVP by his teammates. Despite leading the NFL in sacks (15), tackles for loss (23) and quarterback hits (41),<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-54">[54]</a> he finished second in voting for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-55">[55]</a> Watt played in the Steelers lone playoff game, recording three combined tackles and deflected a pass as the Steelers lost to the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2020 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> 48–37 in the AFC Wild Card Round.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-56">[56]</a> Prior to the upcoming season, Watt's peers voted him 9th on the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Top_100_Players_of_2021" title="NFL Top 100 Players of 2021">NFL Top 100 Players of 2021</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-57">[57]</a> <h3>2021 season: Defensive Player of the Year[<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T._J._Watt&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2021 season: Defensive Player of the Year">edit</a>]</h3> On September 9, 2021, Watt and the Steelers agreed to a four-year extension worth over $112 million with $80 million guaranteed, making him the highest paid defensive player in the NFL.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-58">[58]</a> In Week 1 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2021 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a>, Watt made three tackles and two sacks on quarterback <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Allen_(quarterback)" title="Josh Allen (quarterback)">Josh Allen</a>, one of which Watt also forced a fumble which was recovered by teammate Cameron Heyward in the 23–16 win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-59">[59]</a> The following week, Watt recorded four tackles, one sack and one forced fumble against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders" title="Las Vegas Raiders">Las Vegas Raiders</a> before leaving the game with a groin injury. He was later ruled out for Week 3. In Week 6 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2021 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a>, Watt played a large role in the 23–20 win in overtime, tallying seven total tackles, three tackles for loss, three passes defended, and two sacks, one of which was a strip sack in overtime that led to the game-winning field goal.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-60">[60]</a> He was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 6.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-61">[61]</a> In Week 13, Watt was a huge factor in helping the Steelers defeat the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2021 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a>, 20–19. He had six combined tackles (five solo), 3.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, six quarterback hits and a forced fumble.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-62">[62]</a> With 12 seconds remaining in the game and the Steelers ahead by one point, the Ravens attempted a 2-point conversion for the win. Watt was able to put pressure on Lamar Jackson and disrupt the pass, sealing the victory for his team.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-63">[63]</a> His performance earned him AFC Defensive Player of the Week.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-64">[64]</a> In the Steelers’ 19–13 win over the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Tennessee_Titans" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a> in Week 15, Watt recorded 1.5 sacks on quarterback <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Tannehill" title="Ryan Tannehill">Ryan Tannehill</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-65">[65]</a> This gave Watt a total of 17.5 sacks on the season, a franchise record, surpassing the mark previously set by <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harrison_(American_football)" title="James Harrison (American football)">James Harrison</a> in 2008.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-66">[66]</a> In Week 17, Watt earned his third AFC Defensive Player of the Week for the year, in a victory over the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2021 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a>, 26–14. In this game, Watt recorded five tackles (all solo), four sacks, three tackles for loss, five quarterback hits and two passes defended.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-67">[67]</a> On January 6, 2022, the Steelers named Watt their Team MVP. He became the only player in team history to win the award in three-straight seasons. In Week 18, Watt tied <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Michael Strahan</a>'s 20-year old NFL single-season sack record, with a sack of Baltimore's <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Huntley" title="Tyler Huntley">Tyler Huntley</a> during their 16–13 overtime win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-68">[68]</a> Despite missing two games and parts of three others, Watt ended the regular season leading the league in sacks (22.5), tackles for loss (21) and quarterback hits (39) for the second year in a row. In an AFC wildcard game against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Kansas_City_Chiefs" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, Watt recovered a fumble forced by teammate <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Heyward" title="Cameron Heyward">Cameron Heyward</a> and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown in the first half of the 42-21 loss.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-69">[69]</a> At the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Annual_NFL_Honors" title="11th Annual NFL Honors">11th Annual NFL Honors</a>, Watt won NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He was ranked 6th on the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Top_100_Players_of_2022" title="NFL Top 100 Players of 2022">NFL Top 100 Players of 2022</a>. <h3>2022 season[<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T._J._Watt&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2022 season">edit</a>]</h3> In Week 1 against the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2022 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a>, Watt left the game in the fourth quarter with a pectoral injury during the 23-20 overtime win.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-70">[70]</a> Watt was placed on injured reserve and is expected to be out for at least 4 games. <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-71">[71]</a> On October 8th, it was reported that Watt had recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery for an injury sustained in the preseason. The surgery will reportedly keep him out for an additional 1-2 weeks.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-72">[72]</a> <h2>NFL career statistics[<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T._J._Watt&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: NFL career statistics">edit</a>]</h2> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Legend </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#00ffff;width:3em"> </td> <td><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Player of the Year">NFL Defensive Player of the Year</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#e0cef2;width:3em"> </td> <td>NFL record </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec;width:3em"> </td> <td>Led the league </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bold </td> <td>Career high </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="19" style="background:#000000;border:2px solid #FFB612;color:#FFFFFF">NFL career statistics </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="6">Tackles </th> <th colspan="5">Interceptions </th> <th colspan="4">Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Comb</th> <th>Solo</th> <th>Ast</th> <th>Sack</th> <th>TFL</th> <th>QBH</th> <th>Int</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD</th> <th>PD</th> <th>FF</th> <th>FR</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>TD </th></tr> <tr> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_NFL_season" title="2017 NFL season">2017</a></th> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>54</td> <td>40</td> <td>14</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>10</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>17</td> <td>17.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_NFL_season" title="2018 NFL season">2018</a></th> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>68</td> <td>50</td> <td>18</td> <td>13.0</td> <td>12</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_NFL_season" title="2019 NFL season">2019</a></th> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2019 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>55</td> <td>35</td> <td>20</td> <td>14.5</td> <td>14</td> <td>36</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;width:3em">8</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_NFL_season" title="2020 NFL season">2020</a></th> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>53</td> <td>43</td> <td>10</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;width:3em">15.0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;width:3em">23</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;width:3em">41</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#00ffff;width:3em"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_NFL_season" title="2021 NFL season">2021</a></th> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2021 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>64</td> <td>48</td> <td>16</td> <td style="background:#e0cef2;width:3em">22.5</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;width:3em">21</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;width:3em">39</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_NFL_season" title="2022 NFL season">2022</a></th> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2022 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Career</th> <th>78</th> <th>78</th> <th>300</th> <th>222</th> <th>78</th> <th>73.0</th> <th>83</th> <th>151</th> <th>5</th> <th>24</th> <th>4.8</th> <th>0</th> <th>34</th> <th>22</th> <th>7</th> <th>1</th> <th>0 </th></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="19" style="background:#000000;border:2px solid #FFB612;color:#FFFFFF">Postseason statistics </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="6">Tackles </th> <th colspan="5">Interceptions </th> <th colspan="4">Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Comb</th> <th>Solo</th> <th>Ast</th> <th>Sack</th> <th>TFL</th> <th>QBH</th> <th>Int</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD</th> <th>PD</th> <th>FF</th> <th>FR</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>TD </th></tr> <tr> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NFL_playoffs" title="2017–18 NFL playoffs">2017</a></th> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NFL_playoffs" title="2020–21 NFL playoffs">2020</a></th> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#00ffff;width:3em"><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NFL_playoffs" title="2021–22 NFL playoffs">2021</a></th> <th><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2021 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>26</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Career</th> <th>3</th> <th>3</th> <th>8</th> <th>6</th> <th>2</th> <th>1.0</th> <th>3</th> <th>5</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0.0</th> <th>0</th> <th>3</th> <th>0</th> <th>1</th> <th>26</th> <th>1 </th></tr></tbody></table> <h2>Personal life[<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T._J._Watt&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a>]</h2> Born the youngest of three boys, Watt was raised by his parents, Connie and John Watt, in <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pewaukee,_Wisconsin" title="Pewaukee, Wisconsin">Pewaukee, Wisconsin</a>. His father was a firefighter for 25 years and his mother is the vice president of an independent inspections company. His two older brothers, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. J.</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Watt" title="Derek Watt">Derek</a>, both played at Wisconsin and are both currently playing in the NFL.<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Watt#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Derek is a fullback for the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> and was selected in the sixth round by the then-<a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_San_Diego_Chargers" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> with the 198th overall pick in the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_NFL_Draft" title="2016 NFL Draft">2016 NFL Draft</a>, before signing with the Steelers in 2020. J. J. is a three-time <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Player of the Year">NFL Defensive Player of the Year</a> and five-time <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> defensive end who currently plays for the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a>, and was selected by the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> in the first round with the 11th overall pick in the <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_NFL_Draft" title="2011 NFL Draft">2011 NFL Draft</a>. T. J. was teammates with Derek at Wisconsin from 2012 to 2015. 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Where is T.J. Watt ranked in the NFL?

'Top 100 Players of 2022': Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt | No. 6.

What is T.J. Watt ranked?

Linebacker T.J. Watt was voted to the NFL's Top 100 Players of 2022, presented by NFL Network, coming in ranked No.

Is T.J. Watt the best linebacker in the NFL?

When it comes to ranking the best of the best in the NFL, there is usually tons of disagreement among pundits and experts. Rarely do you ever see consensus. But when it comes to the top edge rusher in the NFL, experts agree none compare to Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt.