T.J. Watt is building a case for Canton — a 71% HOF probability suggests his career already clears the historical enshrinement bar in most models. His overall career value places Watt in the top 1% of all pass rushers in the StatVault encyclopedia.

OLBPIT#90ACT

T.J. Watt

8× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone👑 2× #1 Edge Rusher · 2019–2023 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2019

Height6'4"

Weight252 lb

BornOct 11, 1994

Age31

CollegeWisconsin See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2017

Draft2017 · Rd 1, Pick 30 · PIT

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

25thSacks·115

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2023·Sacks19 Led NFL2021·Sacks22.5 Led NFL2020·Sacks15 3rdsingle season·Sacks2021

Archetype Intelligence

Franchise CornerstoneExplore archetypes →

A top 1% all-time edge rusher with excellent availability over their career and elite per-snap production (top 5% in their position group). The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Record Chase →

#25 all-time in Sacks (115). 1.5 behind Calais Campbell for #24 — on pace in ~1 season

Career Value · VORP

VORP 376 · #56 · All-Time

Worth 376 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 2% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +41.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+41.8

Avg surplus

peak +52

9 seasons × ~41.8 surplus ≈ VORP 376

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2017	—	PIT	15	—	50	37	13	10	13	7.0	30.0	1	7	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	751	82.1%	149	35.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PIT	16	—	61	43	18	12	21	13.0	46.0	0	3	6	—	0	0	—	0.0%	902	86.3%	61	13.3%	27	22	0.8	109.6	5.0	38	18	7	46	14	0.2
2019	—	PIT	16	—	52	32	20	14	36	14.5	64.5	2	8	8	4	0	0	—	0.0%	935	86.3%	57	13.1%	5	2	0.4	8.3	3.6	59	23	19	80	8	0.1
2020	—	PIT	15	—	47	37	10	23	41	15.0	79.0	1	7	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	855	88.3%	45	10.6%	6	3	0.5	56.2	7.8	61	19	26	91	6	0.1
2021	—	PIT	15	—	58	42	16	21	39	22.5	82.5	0	7	5	3	0	0	—	0.0%	758	72.5%	32	8.0%	4	4	1.0	109.4	3.0	52	15	13	45	13	0.2
2022	—	PIT	10	—	32	20	12	8	12	5.5	25.5	2	5	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	502	84.1%	32	12.8%	3	3	1.0	60.4	2.3	13	2	4	36	3	0.1
2023	—	PIT	17	—	58	38	20	19	36	19.0	74.0	1	8	4	3	1	0	—	0.0%	931	82.3%	36	9.5%	8	5	0.6	40.1	1.6	50	12	18	23	10	0.1
2024	—	PIT	16	—	56	35	21	19	27	11.5	57.5	0	4	6	2	0	0	—	0.0%	938	86.3%	38	9.5%	5	5	1.0	94.2	-0.8	31	3	16	23	4	0.1
2025	—	PIT	14	—	53	21	32	10	19	7.0	36.0	2	8	3	2	0	0	—	0.0%	812	82.6%	28	8.8%	6	4	0.7	47.2	-2.5	27	9	10	31	5	0.1
Career		—	134	—	467	305	162	136	244	115.0	495.0	9	57	36	14	1	0	—	0.0%	7,384	83.4%	478	13.5%	64	48	—	—	—	331	101	113	375	63	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2017	23	PIT	15	12*	50	37	13	10	13	7.0	30.0	1	7	1	—	0	12.3
2018	24	PIT	16	14*	61	43	18	12	21	13.0	46.0	0	3	6	—	0	14.6
2019	25	PIT	16	14*	52	32	20	14	36	14.5	64.5	2	8	8	4	0	17.7
2020	26	PIT	15	13*	47	37	10	23	41	15.0	79.0	1	7	2	—	0	18.6
2021	27	PIT	15	11*	58	42	16	21	39	22.5	82.5	0	7	5	3	0	16.8
2022	28	PIT	10	8*	32	20	12	8	12	5.5	25.5	2	5	1	—	0	9.4
2023	29	PIT	17	14*	58	38	20	19	36	19.0	74.0	1	8	4	3	1	20.4
2024	30	PIT	16	15*	56	35	21	19	27	11.5	57.5	0	4	6	2	0	14.1
2025	31	PIT	14	12*	53	21	32	10	19	7.0	36.0	2	8	3	2	0	14.5
Career			134	113*	467	305	162	136	244	—	—	9	57	36	14	1	138.4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2017	23	PIT	15	12*	—	0.0%	751	82.1%	149	35.9%
2018	24	PIT	16	14*	—	0.0%	902	86.3%	61	13.3%
2019	25	PIT	16	14*	—	0.0%	935	86.3%	57	13.1%
2020	26	PIT	15	13*	—	0.0%	855	88.3%	45	10.6%
2021	27	PIT	15	11*	—	0.0%	758	72.5%	32	8.0%
2022	28	PIT	10	8*	—	0.0%	502	84.1%	32	12.8%
2023	29	PIT	17	14*	—	0.0%	931	82.3%	36	9.5%
2024	30	PIT	17	15*	—	0.0%	938	86.3%	38	9.5%
2025	31	PIT	14	12*	—	0.0%	812	82.6%	28	8.8%
Career			135	113*	—	—	7,384	—	478	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	24	PIT	16	14*	27	22	0.8	109.6	5.0	38	18	7	46	14	0.2
2019	25	PIT	16	14*	5	2	0.4	8.3	3.6	59	23	19	80	8	0.1
2020	26	PIT	15	13*	6	3	0.5	56.2	7.8	61	19	26	91	6	0.1
2021	27	PIT	15	11*	4	4	1.0	109.4	3.0	52	15	13	45	13	0.2
2022	28	PIT	10	8*	3	3	1.0	60.4	2.3	13	2	4	36	3	0.1
2023	29	PIT	17	14*	8	5	0.6	40.1	1.6	50	12	18	23	10	0.1
2024	30	PIT	17	15*	5	5	1.0	94.2	-0.8	31	3	16	23	4	0.1
2025	31	PIT	14	12*	6	4	0.7	47.2	-2.5	27	9	10	31	5	0.1
Career			120	101*	64	48	—	—	—	331	101	113	375	63	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 97 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 97 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 92.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 90

On-field 71.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2017bestavg 89elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 58% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

58% of the all-time Sacks leader58

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:8.085See leaderboard →

Disruption/1008.085Snap share83.4%Def snaps7,384ReliableCV 0.28

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2017

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2017 class

4.69s

40-Yard

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 45thClass Pos 60thClass All 39th

37"

Vertical

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 81thClass Pos 90thClass All 88th

128"

Broad Jump

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 93thClass Pos 88thClass All 89th

21 reps

Bench

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 50thClass Pos 26thClass All 63th

6.79s

3-Cone

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 91thClass Pos 98thClass All 87th

4.13s

Shuttle

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 84thClass Pos 95thClass All 91th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl14Solo9Ast5TFL3QBHits6Sk1.0Dis10.0PD3FR2TD1

College Stats

WisconsinImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2015	Wisconsin	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	0	0	—	—
2016	Wisconsin	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	2	1	—	—
Career		0	42	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	0	2	1	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2017 Draft Class· this player went #30

#22Charles HarrisLB #23Evan EngramTE #24Gareon ConleyCB #25Jabrill PeppersFS #26Takk McKinleyDE #27Tre'Davious WhiteCB #28Taco CharltonDE #29David NjokuTE #31Reuben FosterOLB #32Ryan RamczykOT #33Kevin KingCB #34Cam RobinsonOT #35Malik McDowellDT #36Budda BakerS #37Zay JonesWR #38Forrest LampG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

T.J. inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers LB room from Bud Dupree (2015–2020), and handed it to Robert Spillane (2019–2022).

Hardy Nickerson 1987–1992Levon Kirkland 1992–2000Jason Gildon 1994–2003Carlos Emmons 1996–1999Earl Holmes 1996–2001Joey Porter

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2017draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 1, Pick 30

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 252 lb

Frame

252 lb at 4.69s

Size-speed

37" vert / 128" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	PIT	0	W19Out· Knee
2022	PIT	0	W13Questionable· RibsW14Questionable· Ribs
2021	PIT	1	W3Questionable· GroinW11Out· Hip / Knee
2017	PIT	1	W3Out· Groin

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 97

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2017

A+2018

A+2019

A+2020

A+2021

B+2022

A+2023

A2024

B+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

91%

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2017	7	0.5	8+1	0.5
2018	13	0.8	13	0.8
2019	14.5	0.9	15+0.5	0.9
2020	15	1	17+2	1
2021	22.5	1.5	25+2.5	1.5
2022	5.5	0.6	10+4.5	0.6
2023	19	1.1	20+1	1.2
2024	11.5	0.7	12+0.5	0.7
2025	7	0.5	9+2	0.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

376 career value over replacement — #56 all-time of 4,642. 41.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 3×6 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #30 (Rd 1) · PIT · 2017 · +42.1 vs expected KV-H

97actual

54.9 expected · Δ+42.1

💔+33.9 stolen VORP·0.81 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2017

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2017 Draft Class· this player went #30

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography