T.J. Watt has established himself as an elite pass-rusher, but don’t mistake him for a one-trick pony.
Watt is also one of the best linebackers out there when it comes to shutting down the run game. In 2019, Watt ranked fifth among all NFL edge rushers in Stop Rate, according to Football Outsiders. Stop Rate measures how often a defender stops a play in a situation that increases the odds of his team ending the opponent’s drive. Defenders are credited with a stop if they finish a play with the opponent gaining less than 45 percent of yards needed on first down, 60 percent on second down, and 100 percent on third and fourth down.