T.J. Watt is building a case for Canton — a 81% HOF probability suggests his career already clears the historical enshrinement bar in most models. His overall career value places Watt in the top 1% of all pass rushers in the StatVault encyclopedia.

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T.J. Watt

8× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone👑 2× #1 Edge Rusher · 2019–2023 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2019

Height6'4"

Weight252 lb

BornOct 11, 1994

Age31

CollegeWisconsin See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2017

Draft2017 · Rd 1, Pick 30 · PIT

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

24thSacks·115

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2023·Sacks19 Led NFL2021·Sacks22.5

Career Value · VORP

381 career value over replacement — #45 all-time of 4,649. 42.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 3×5 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #30 (Rd 1) · PIT · 2017 · +42.2 vs expected KV-H

97actual

54.8 expected · Δ+42.2

💔+33.9 stolen VORP·0.81 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 381 · #45 · All-Time

Worth 381 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 2% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +42.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+42.3

Avg surplus

peak +52

9 seasons × ~42.3 surplus ≈ VORP 381

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