Player·
J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
DT · ARI
37 yrs
Wisconsin
Description
Position
DT
Team
ARI
Status
RET
Born
1989-03-22
Age
37
Height
6'5"
Weight
288 lb
College
Wisconsin
Draft
2011 · R1 · Pick 11 · HOU
Rookie yr
2011
Contract
EXPIRED
APY
$14.0M/yr
Total
$28.0M
Guaranteed
$20.0M
% of cap
7.7%
Term
2021–2023 (2y)
Value#151/433
6.46DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
12 seasons
Seasons12 2011–2022
Games150
Tackles539
Sacks114.5
TFL172
INT2
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2022ARI162793612.525170710031640.3%12.5%
2021ARI766121.0103021001676.3%315.8%
2020HOU163216485.0171117201291117.2%610.3%
2019HOU7139224.02140310024716.7%311.1%
2018HOU1642145616.0251804700603226.7%811.6%
2017WP MoYHOU5104140.05302000
2016HOU31781.55100000
2015DPOYHOU1653197217.5502708300
2014DPOYHOU1649196820.55127110401
2013HOU1665158010.5462207400
2012DPOYHOU1668128020.54339016400
2011HOU16367435.519004000
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks114.514th245
INTs2887th
Solo Tkl402180th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 452 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.898
QBH/g
1.697
TFL/g
1.199
FF/g
0.171
Solo/g
1.773
PlayerMedian (50th)
Awards & Honors
NFL Defensive Player of the Year2012, 2014, 2015
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year2017
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs36
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles102012 Wk15 vs IND80'12
Sacks32012 Wk12 vs DET20.5'12
TFL62012 Wk15 vs IND39'12
INT12014 Wk4 vs BUF1'14
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2022 · stat-profile similarity