No. 34 Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | November 7, 1992 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Waukesha, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Pewaukee (WI) | ||||||||||
College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 198 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 4 |
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Receptions: | 4 |
Receiving yards: | 83 |
Total touchdowns: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Derek Watt (born November 7, 1992) is an American football fullback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. His brother is Houston Texans defensive end, J. J. Watt. His younger brother T. J. Watt currently plays college football for Wisconsin.
Watt played for the Wisconsin Badgers from 2011 to 2015. He was part of the offense that helped Melvin Gordon amass record-breaking rushing yards for his Badger career.
Pro Football Focus rated Watt as the second best fullback in the draft and he received the second best blocking grade of all fullbacks in the draft.
Watt was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round (198 overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.