J.J. WATTWatt, Justin JamesHeight: 6-5 Weight: 289 Born: May 22, 1989 Waukesha, WI High School: Pewaukee (WI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Central Michigan | Lettered |
| 2008 | Wisconsin | Redshirted |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| 2010 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (11th overall) 2011 Houston Texans |
| Relatives: Brother of Derek Watt; brother of T.J. Watt |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 99 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 99 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 99 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 99 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 99 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 99 | LDE | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 99 | LDE | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 99 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 99 | LDE | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 99 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL | 99 | DE | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2022 ARI NFL | 99 | DE-LDE | 17 | 1 |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 152 | 136 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2011 | 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 7/31/2011 | 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/28/2016 | 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/11/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/30/2019 | 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL |
| Activated | 12/31/2019 | 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL |
| Released | 2/12/2021 | 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 3/3/2021 | 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/6/2021 | 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL |
| Activated | 1/17/2022 | 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL |
| Released | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2022 ARI NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 1002 | 0 | 0.0 | 936 | 88.0 | 66 | 13.2 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 1047 | 0 | 0.0 | 960 | 94.1 | 87 | 17.8 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 1133 | 9 | 0.8 | 1050 | 93.0 | 74 | 16.0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 1080 | 4 | 0.3 | 1005 | 96.2 | 71 | 14.9 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 170 | 0 | 0.0 | 157 | 15.5 | 13 | 2.9 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 231 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 21.2 | 13 | 2.6 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 1025 | 0 | 0.0 | 963 | 90.1 | 62 | 13.3 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 496 | 0 | 0.0 | 482 | 44.1 | 14 | 3.3 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 1016 | 0 | 0.0 | 1013 | 91.5 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL | 366 | 1 | 0.1 | 341 | 31.3 | 24 | 5.4 |
| 2022 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2022 ARI NFL | 815 | 0 | 0.0 | 815 | 73.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8381 | 14 | 7940 | 427 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 32 | ||
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 38 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 2t | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 2t | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 1 | 80 | 80.0 | 80t | 1 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 99 | 49.5 | 80t | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 20.5 | 138.5 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 10.5 | 70.5 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 20.5 | 140.0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 17.5 | 117.5 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 16.0 | 119.0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 4.0 | 34.5 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 5.0 | 41.0 |
| 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2022 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2022 ARI NFL | 12.5 | 94.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 114.5 | 808.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 1 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2022 ARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 68 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2022 ARI NFL | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 586 | 586 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 195 | 27 | 70 | 4 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 89 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 Houston Texans (NFL)2018 HOU NFL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans (NFL)2019 HOU NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans (NFL)2020 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2022 ARI NFL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 55 | 3 | 52 | 396 | 13 | 22 | 0 |
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