Trent Jordan " TJ " Watt (born October 11, 1994) is an American footballer outside the midfielder for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL ). He played college football at the University of Wisconsin, and was compiled by the Steelers in the first round of the NFL Draft 2017. He is the younger brother of professional footballers J. J. Watt and Derek Watt.
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College career
Out of Pewaukee High School, Watt was rated as a three star recruiter by various recruitment services.
Watt began his career as a rigorous recruitment for Wisconsin Badgers. Watt knee injured in the 2014 season and he is in the process of recovery until mid-2015 season. He also played games from October 2012 to September 2015.
In July 2015, Watt was asked by head coach Paul Chryst to switch to a defensive position as a sophomore redshirt. Bad linigner outside coach Tim Tibesar remembers Watt's position change saying, "By then, even though he was in the third fall in Wisconsin, it was like having a freshman come in. You tried to teach him for the first time to play outside 'supporters in the system us. "After the fourth game of his junior season, he led the Big Ten conference in a sack. In the Michigan State game, he was crowned Player of the Week Tennis and was given Walter Camp Defensive National Player of the Week Award.
During the 2016 season, Watt recorded 59 total tackles and 11.5 sacks. In addition, he recorded interception and defensive touchdown during a Badgers game against Purdue. Watt also received the All-American team's first award by Sports Illustrated and the second team award by
"After thinking about options and discussing them with my family, I have decided that the time has come to continue my journey and declare for the NFL Draft 2017. This decision is not at all easy, but I feel that it is the right decision for me right now. love to all my teammates, coaches and you are a fan for great memories.One Badger, always Badger. "
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Karier profesional
Watt receives an invitation to the NFL Combine as one of the top edges in the draft and completes all the combined exercises. Among the linebackers, Watt finished second in the vertical jump and three drill cones, tied for the first in a broad jump (with Jabrill Peppers), and also tied for first on the short shuttle. He attended pro-Wisconsin day, along with Dare Ogunbowale, Vince Biegel, Corey Clement, Sojourn Shelton, and six other teammates. Green Bay Packers' General Manager Ted Thompson and Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin were among 65 team representatives and scouts who attended his pre-school days as Pittsburgh Steelers midfielder Joey Porter, an outside panther coach of the Carolina Panthers' and New York Jets' Kevin Greene led Watt's position training. The majority of NFL draft experts and analysts project Watt to be the final round of the first or second round. He ranks second best outside midfielder in draft by NFLDraftScout.com, the fourth best linebacker rating outside by NFL analyst Bucky Brooks, and the ninth best edge runther ranking by Sports Illustrated . ESPN also placed the 450th Watt as the best prospect available in the draft.
Pittsburgh Steelers picked Watt in the first half (overall 30) from the NFL Draft 2017. Watt is the fourth linebacker selected and the second outside linebacker. He is also the fourth midfielder taken in the first round by Pittsburgh Steelers since 2013.
2017
On June 14, 2017, Steelers signed Watt with full bail, a four-year, $ 9.25 million contract with a signing bonus of $ 4.87 million.
He entered a training camp that competed with James Harrison for a position beyond the right behind the midfielder. Watt named Pittsburgh Steelers who started right outside the midfielder to start the regular season. Watt saw action in the NFL for the first time in his team's first pre-season game against the New York Giants, where he made two sacks in a 20-12 win.
Watt made his regular professional season debut and started his first career in the Pittsburgh Steelers season opener against Cleveland Browns on September 10, 2017, where he recorded seven combined tackles, two sacks, and one interception, coming from the quarterback DeShone Kizer, as the Steelers triumphed score 21-18. He recorded his first career sack, tackles, and interception during the match and re-interception for 17 yards. He became the first rookie to start on the linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers since Aaron Jones in 1988. In the following week, he helped two tackles before departing during the first half of the Steelers' 26-9 victory over the Minnesota Viking with a groin injury. He was declared out for Week 3. On October 22, 2017, Watt made six combined tackles and made his fourth sack of the season in Cincinnati Bengals midfielder Andy Dalton during the Steelers victory 29-14. He tied Bud Dupree (2014) and LaMarr Woodley (2007) to franchise records for most of the sack by rookie with all four. Watt finished the rookie season with 54 combined tackles (40 solos), seven pass deflections, seven sacks, and interception in 15 games and 15 starts.
Pittsburgh Steelers finished above AFC North with a 13-3 record and received a playoff spot. On 14 January 2018, Watt started his first career playoff game and recorded two combined tackles and deflected the operand in a 45-42 loss to Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC division round. Pro Football Focus gives Watt an overall score of 78.4 in 2017, which ranks 46th among all edge rushers.
Personal life
Watt was raised by his parents, Connie and John Watt, in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. His father was a firefighter for 25 years and his mother was vice president of an independent inspection company. Two brothers, J.J. and Derek, both playing in Wisconsin and both currently playing in the NFL. Derek is a fullback for Los Angeles Fans and was selected in the sixth round (overall 198th) in the 2016 NFL Draft. J.J. is four times the Pro Bowl defense for Houston Texans and was elected in the first round (overall 11) in the NFL Draft 2011. He is a teammate with Derek in Wisconsin from 2012-2015. During his time in Wisconsin, Watt majored in retail and consumer behavior.
References
External links
- Wisconsin Badgers bio
- Pittsburgh Steelers bio
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