J.J. Watt

HOUHouston Texans

News, career notes, and official highlights for J.J. Watt (Houston Texans). A retired name you can follow on My teams.

Last game

Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 1:25 PM PST

@ San Francisco 49ers

L 38-13

0 INT5 TOT3 SOLO2 AST2 SACK

Next game

Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT

vs Arizona Cardinals

Final

Lambeau Field

Career Defense

Houston Texans

Season stats aren’t posted yet.

Season stats

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Headlines that mention J.J. Watt.

Updated Sep 2, 2026, 5:00 p.m. · 8 stories

Ohai Watt won a championship with the Houston Dash and scored the winning goal in the 2012 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup final.
ESPN · Jul 16, 2:18 p.m. ·
With a strip sack of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams in the end zone, the Steelers' T.J. Watt, 31, surpassed J.J. Watt, 36, in career sacks.
ESPN · Nov 23, 2:30 p.m. ·
Former NFL star JJ Watt has officially added Espanyol to his portfolio of European football clubs after Velocity Sport Limited's (VSL) takeover of the Spanish club was completed on Thursday.
ESPN · Oct 9, 2:42 a.m. ·
After Eli Manning tells J.J. Watt he and Peyton have been sacked a combined 714 times, Watt congratulates the two of them.
ESPN · Nov 19, 6:16 a.m. ·
J.J. Watt runs over keeper Dallas Jaye while attempting to go up for a goal in The Soccer Tournament.
ESPN · Jun 5, 7:24 a.m. ·
J.J. Watt said Saturday that he'd return to play this season for the Texans but only if DeMeco Ryans absolutely needs it.
ESPN · May 6, 11:51 a.m. ·
J.J. Watt tells Pat McAfee that covering the Super Bowl as an analyst was bittersweet because he never experienced the game as a player.
ESPN · Feb 14, 10:42 a.m. ·
Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has a Grade 2 MCL sprain, according to his brother, retired NFL star J.J. Watt.
ESPN · Jan 7, 11:38 a.m. ·