T.J. Watt is an American football player. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft after playing college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. Watt won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 2021. He has older NFL-playing brothers J.J. Watt and Derek Watt. Watt appeared in the series Hard Knocks: In Season With the AFC North.