On Monday night, NFL Network began counting down their list of the NFL's top 100 players. Among the first 10 players named, T.J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers made the list.
After just his second season in the NFL, Watt was ranked number 93 among the NFL's top 100 players. Players in the NFL vote for the top 100 players so it shows that J.J. Watt's brother is doing something right.
Everyone knows how good J.J. Watt is when it comes to getting to the quarterback. His younger brother T.J. is also showing he can become one of the best pass-rushers in the NFL.
In his first two seasons in the NFL, T.J. has totaled 20 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles, and 34 hits on the quarterback. As for last year, Watt had 13 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, and 21 quarterback hits.
The Steelers drafted T.J. with the 30th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft in hopes he can provide some production off of the edge. Since then, Watt has made his presence felt on the Pittsburgh defense.
In 2017, the Steelers ranked first in the NFL in sacks with 56 of them. Then, they followed that by ranking first in the NFL in sacks in 2018 with 52 of them.
It's not a coincidence that Watt has been a key contributor on the defense in the past two seasons and they've gotten better at sacking the quarterback. Besides, the Steelers had 38 sacks in 2016—a season before Watt arrived.
Due to his breakout season in 2018, T.J. Watt was named the 93rd best player in the NFL's top 100 players list on NFL Network.
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