T.J. Watt

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Season

Tackles

17▼ 36 vs '25

87th of 123 LBs

Stops

16▼ 29 vs '25

69th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

−0.6▼ 2.7 vs '25

1st of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

5.6%▼ 5.0 vs '25

46th of 123 LBs

Coverage

2 targets

0.0 cmp% · 0.0 y/tgt · 1 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 vs ATLW	38	63.3	4	4	3	0	2.0	2	2	1	0.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 2 @ NEL	31	56.4	4	3	1	0	1.5	2	3	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 3 vs CINW	44	77.2	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 4 @ CLEL	47	73.4	4	4	2	0	1.0	2	2	1	0.0	0.0	0	1
Wk 5 vs INDW	51	71.8	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 6 @ TBW	50	67.6	2	2	0	1	0.0	0	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 7 @ NOW	37	64.9	2	2	1	0	1.0	2	2	0	–	–	0	0
Season	298	68.0	17	16	7	1	5.5	9	12	2	0.0	0.0	1	2

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2025 with Steelers

$123Mover 3 years

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2026 · now

2027

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Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	298	68.0	17	16	7	5.6	5.5	9	12	2	0.0	1	2	1	1
2025	14	812	82.2	53	45	10	10.5	7.0	19	26	6	47.2	2	8	3	0
2024	17	938	85.9	56	50	19	5.3	11.5	27	31	4	93.8	0	4	6	0
2023	17	931	82.4	58	60	19	11.7	19.0	36	50	8	40.1	1	8	4	0
2022	10	502	82.7	32	28	6	7.1	5.5	12	13	3	60.4	2	5	1	0
2021	15	758	72.6	58	54	20	16.9	22.5	39	52	4	109.4	0	7	5	0
2020	15	855	88.4	47	51	23	10.2	15.0	41	61	6	56.3	1	7	2	0
2019	16	935	86.5	52	49	12	12.7	14.5	36	59	5	8.3	2	8	8	0
2018	16	902	86.4	61	52	12	17.1	13.0	21	38	27	109.6	0	3	6	0
2017	15	751	82.0	52	37	10	–	7.0	13	–	–	–	1	7	1	0
Career	142	7,682	82.5	486	442	138	11.8	120.5	253	342	65	59.2	10	59	37	1