A reminder of just how DOMINANT J.J. Watt was

NFL Records

  • Tied for most DPOY Awards: 3x
  • The only player with two 20-sack seasons
  • Only unanimous DPOY winner
  • Most TFLs in a season: 39 (11 more than the next closest player not named J.J Watt)
  • Most PD by a defensive lineman in a single season: 16
  • Most QB pressures in a single season: 51 (only player with 50+ did it twice)
  • Tied for most TFLs in a single game at 6 (did it twice)
  • 317 Career QB hits (50 more than the next closest)

Noteworthy Stats

  • Career TFL leaders
  1. Terell Suggs: 201 (Games played 244)
  2. J.J Watt: 195 (Games Played 151)
  • Career NFL Defensive Lineman Pass Deflections
  1. Kevin Willimas: 73 (Games played 203)
  2. J.J Watt: 70 (Games Played 151)
  • Holds the top 3 spots for most TFLs in a season
  • Had 20+ TFLs in 4 different seasons
  • Only player to have multiple 40+ QB hit seasons (He did it 4 times, has only happened 3 other times)
  • Ranks 1st, 2nd 4th and 5th in single-season QB hits (3rd is Nick Bosa last season)
  • 10 QBH in a single game (I think that's the record but I need to verify)
  • Most Sacks in NFL (2012-15)
  1. J.J Watt – 69
  2. Justin Houston – 50.5
  • Most Tackles for Loss in NFL (2012-15)
  1. J.J Watt – 119
  2. Lavonte David – 68
  • Most QB Hits in NFL (2012-15)
  1. J.J Watt – 190
  2. Carlos Dunlap – 100
  • Most Sacks in players' first 5 seasons
  1. Reggie White – 88
  2. J.J Watt – 74.5
  • In 2014 he had more receiving touchdowns(2) than every chiefs Wide Receiver combined(0)
  • Had 5 Touchdowns in 2014 (7 in his career)
  • Players to debut in the Super Bowl era with at least 3 receiving touchdowns and 3 interception return touchdowns: Deion Sanders, J.J Watt
  • All 3 career interceptions returned for touchdowns
  • 2x NFL Sack Leader
  • 3x NFL TFL leader
  • 1x NFL FF leader
  • Career sacks – 114.5
  • Career Tackles Total – 586
  • Career forced fumbles – 27
  • Career fumble Recoveries – 17
  • 4 career field goal blocks (need to verify)

Other Accomplishments

  • 2017 Walter Payton Man of the Year after starting the largest crowd-sourced fundraiser ever for Hurricane Harvey relief
  • Unanimous 2010’s All-Decade Team
  • 5x 1st Team All Pro
  • 2x Second Team All Pro
  • 5x Pro bowler
  • Bert Bell Award winner 2014 (awarded to best player)
  • 2nd place in MVP voting in 2014 (most votes for a defensive player since Lawrence Taylor 1986)
  • No 1. Overall player for NFL Network's Top 100 players list 2015
  • Highest-graded player on PFF 3 years in a row (2012-2014)

(Likely missing a few stats)

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