Player file
T.J. Watt
EDG Edge Defender · official depth EDG1 · Wisconsin · #90 · PRO
6' 4" · 252 lbs · ESPN roster listing (measurement date not published)
age 31 · born 1994-10-11 · corroborated by nflverse players.csv · as of 2026-09-20
PIT · active
Formal report: Practice: not reported · Game designation not reported. Check next report · Plan coverage
Inspect file assembly
lifecycle: veteran — 10 NFL regular-season line(s) 2017–2026 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20
#3 sacks · 1 g2026where he ranks at Sacks among 128 qualified at the position · 2026 · nflverse player statistics 2026 · 2026-09-20
Inspect season and contract figures
6 solo tkl · 0 ast · 3.5 sk · 1 INT · 1 PD · 0 FF2026 OLB
nflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T05:21:04.072Z2028Signed through
APY $41,000,000 · cap hit $42,000,000
Over The Cap · 2026-09-20Season stats
- 2026 · PIT · OLB · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved6 solo tkl · 0 ast · 3.5 sk · 1 INT · 1 PD · 0 FFnflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T05:21:04.072Z
Provider-reported season totals may lag game-box statistics and later corrections. Counting-stat game rows do not establish total appearances or starts.
Contract
- Signed through2028Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
- APY$41,000,000Over The Cap · 2026-09-09
- Cap hit$42,000,000Over The Cap · 2026-09-20
- Free agency2029 · UFAOver The Cap · 2026-09-20
Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)
NFL by year
- 2026 · PIT · OLB · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved6 solo tkl · 0 ast · 3.5 sk · 1 INT · 1 PD · 0 FF
- 2025 · PIT · OLB · 14 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved21 solo tkl · 2 ast · 7 sk · 2 INT · 8 PD · 3 FF
- 2024 · PIT · OLB · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved35 solo tkl · 5 ast · 11.5 sk · 0 INT · 4 PD · 6 FF
- 2023 · PIT · OLB · 17 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved38 solo tkl · 9 ast · 19 sk · 1 INT · 8 PD · 4 FF
- 2022 · PIT · OLB · 10 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved20 solo tkl · 7 ast · 5.5 sk · 2 INT · 5 PD · 1 FF
- 2021 · PIT · OLB · 15 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved42 solo tkl · 6 ast · 22.5 sk · 0 INT · 7 PD · 5 FF
- 2020 · PIT · OLB · 15 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved37 solo tkl · 6 ast · 15 sk · 1 INT · 7 PD · 2 FF
- 2019 · PIT · OLB · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved32 solo tkl · 3 ast · 14.5 sk · 2 INT · 8 PD · 8 FF
- 2018 · PIT · OLB · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved43 solo tkl · 5 ast · 13 sk · 0 INT · 3 PD · 6 FF
- 2017 · PIT · OLB · 15 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved38 solo tkl · 2 ast · 7 sk · 1 INT · 7 PD · 1 FF
Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.
Official games
- Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-13 · GB at PITDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-13
- Preseason week 1 · 2026-08-21 · NYJ at PITDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-21
- Preseason week 3 · 2026-08-27 · PIT at BUFDid not play. On the official DNP list.Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-27
- Week 1 · 2026-09-13 · ATL at PITStarted. · 4 tackles (4-0)Open the book · NFL Game Summary · 2026-09-13
Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists
NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-13as of 2026-09-13College by year
- 2016 · Wisconsin · defensive63 tkl · 11.5 sackHC Paul ChrystCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
Combine / pro day
- 2017 Combine · OLB · Wisconsin · 6-4 · 252 lb40 4.69 · bench 21 · vert 37" · broad 128" · 3-cone 6.79 · shuttle 4.13drafted 2017 · round 1 · Pittsburgh Steelers
Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source
a blank drill is one the nflverse combine table did not record — it carries no did-not-participate reason, so the reason is not on file
Injuries
Source not provisioned · no reserve/injury filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) and no weekly injury-report row (30 of 32 clubs have a posted report as of 2026-09-20T15:46:37.182Z). Pre-window history is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)
Suspensions / discipline
Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)
Transactions
Source not provisioned · no filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing). Pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)
Awards
8× Pro Bowl · 4× All-Pro · 9 seasons started · career through 2026
nflverse draft_picks (PFR career honors counts) · 2026-09-20career COUNTS as of the fetch (PFR via nflverse), not dated honors; per-season dates are unknown unless a curated dated row is present