The NFL has an unlikely pipeline in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, home of three draft picks bearing the same last name.
But football is only part of the Watt family blueprint.
Brothers J.J., T.J. and Derek Watt have bonded over European vacations and country concerts. They've shared packed rental cars on family trips to Florida. They drive one another to improve on the field and support one another off it.
J.J. Watt, the three-time defensive player of the year, appreciated that reality on an April conference call with Pittsburgh media after T.J. was drafted by the Steelers in the first round.