Outside linebacker who was selected 30th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a First Team All-Big Ten selection and a Second-team All-American in 2016 as a member of the Wisconsin Badgers.
In high school, he was named honorable mention all-state and a first-team all-conference quarterback, linebacker and punter.
He was recruited by Wisconsin as a tight end and was rated as the #28 tight end and #11 recruit from the state of Wisconsin by ESPN.
He was joined on the Badgers football team by his younger brother, fullback Derek Watt. His older brother JJ Watt became one of the top defensive lineman in the NFL.
He was a teammate of Heisman hopeful Melvin Gordon during the 2014 season that he was forced to miss due to injury.
