League Leaders

J.J. Watt

2011–2022  ·  DE  ·  6'5", 288 lb  ·  b. 1989  ·  Wisconsin; Central Michigan

Career 114.5 sacks · 2 INT

Seasons leading his conference
9
6 best in the NFL 3 conference only
17 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
3 Categories led
2012 Best season

Spanning 2012–2018, peaking at 2 titles in 2012.

Led in Tackles for Loss for 4 straight seasons (2012–2015) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 71st Conference titles 9
  • 76th Best in the NFL 6
  • 266th Top-5 finishes 17

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Tackles for Loss 4 1st 4 yrs (2012–2015) 2012 39 2014 27 2015 27 2013 AFC 22 2018 #3 2022 #2
Sacks 3 1st — 2012 20.5 2015 17.5 2018 AFC 16.0 2014 #2
Forced Fumbles 2 1st — 2018 7 2014 AFC 4

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
2018 2 SK 16.0 FF 7
2015 2 SK 17.5 TFL 27
2014 2 TFL 27 FF 4
2013 1 TFL 22
2012 2 SK 20.5 TFL 39

Defense

12 seasons
Year Team Lg G TKL SOLO TFL SK INT PD FF FR TD
2011 HOU AFC 16 43 36 0 5.5 0 4 0 2 0
2012 HOU AFC 16 80 68 39 20.5 0 16 4 2 0
2013 HOU AFC 16 80 65 22 10.5 0 7 4 2 0
2014 HOU AFC 16 68 49 27 20.5 1 10 4 5 1
2015 HOU AFC 16 72 53 27 17.5 0 8 3 1 0
2016 HOU AFC 3 8 1 1 1.5 0 0 0 1 0
2017 HOU AFC 5 14 10 3 0.0 0 2 0 0 0
2018 HOU AFC 16 56 42 18 16.0 0 4 7 0 0
2019 HOU AFC 7 22 13 4 4.0 0 3 1 2 0
2020 HOU AFC 16 48 32 11 5.0 1 7 2 1 1
2021 ARI NFC 7 12 6 3 1.0 0 2 1 0 0
2022 ARI NFC 16 36 27 17 12.5 0 7 1 1 0
Career — — 150 539 402 172 114.5 2 70 27 17 2