PIT · WLB · #90
T.J. Watt
Is T.J. Watt starting?
T.J. Watt is the starting WLB for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). T.J. Watt is listed as the starter at WLB going into that game.
At WLB for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Nick Herbig is next in line behind him.
T.J. Watt's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 24-27 at CLE (Oct 1); W 30-27 vs CIN (Sep 27); L 3-20 at NE (Sep 20).
T.J. Watt wears No. 90, is 32 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 252 lbs, has 10 years of NFL experience, came out of Wisconsin.
Is T.J. Watt playing this week?
T.J. Watt is expected to start at WLB for Pittsburgh Steelers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
PIT WLB Depth
Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NTKeeanu Benton
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RDE
- WLBT.J. WattThis player
- LILB
- RILB
- SLB
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCBJamel Dean
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- NBJalen Ramsey
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | PIT | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | PIT | 16 | 35 | 19 | 11.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | PIT | 17 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | PIT | 10 | 20 | 6 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | PIT | 15 | 42 | 20 | 22.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | PIT | 15 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | PIT | 16 | 32 | 12 | 14.5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | PIT | 16 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | PIT | 15 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Career | 10 yrs | 138 | 316 | 137 | 119.5 | 10 | 59 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#3 of 9 at OLB in Solo Tackles (2026)
T.J. Watt is rated 91 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 5th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 97% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 1L@ CLETKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 2
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 24-27
Sep 27Wvs CINTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 30-27
Sep 20L@ NETKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 3-20
Sep 13Wvs ATLTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 3
- SACK
- 2
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 1
Final W 20-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | L@ CLE | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | Wvs CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | L@ NE | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs ATL | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
T.J. Watt's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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