T.J. Watt – 2021 Dynasty IDP #1 Defensive End / Edge Rusher
#90 T.J. Watt, PIT
bio:
Dynasty IDP T.J. Watt is IDPE’s #1 dynasty Defensive End / Edge Rusher in 2021. Pittsburgh Outside Linebacker (OLB) drafted in the 1st round (#30 overall) out of Wisconsin in the 2017 draft. Two time 1st Team All-Pro in 2019 and 2020 and the NFL sack leader in 2020.
attributes:
A disciplined, playmaking 5th year defensive end. He is athletic and has adequate size for his position. Watt has a slightly above average College Prospect Score (CPS).
| Age* | Height | Weight | 40 | Bench | CPS |
| 26.9 | 6’4″ | 252 | 4.69 | 21 | 1.7 |
player grades:
Watt graded out as the #2 edge defender out of 109 qualified player in his 4th year, per PFF.com. He graded out as the #2 pass rusher and run defender in 2020, second to only Khalil Mack.
| Year | Overall | Run Defense | Pass Rush |
| 2017 | 70.4 | 68.8 | 71.0 |
| 2018 | 75.7 | 83.2 | 78.7 |
| 2019 | 91.3 | 80.1 | 91.7 |
| 2020 | 91.6 | 90.1 | 90.4 |
injury:
Has not missed a game since 2017 due to injury. He did miss Week 17 in 2020, but it was not injury related.
tackles:
Watt has broken 50 combined tackles each of the last three years. Therefore, he has a solid floor in fantasy.
| Year | SOLO | AST | COMBINED | A4I* |
| 2018 | 50 | 18 | 68 | 68 |
| 2019 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 55 |
| 2020 | 43 | 10 | 53 | 57 |
big plays:
He is one of the best pass rushers in the league and consistently fills the big play stat sheet. T.J. Watt is an elite fantasy asset.
| Year | SACK | STF | INT | PD | FF | FR |
| 2018 | 13.0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.5 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 15.0 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
contract:
Watt is currently playing on a 5th year option. He will be an unrestricted free agent in 2022 if not resigned to a long-term deal by Pittsburgh. Expect him to be franchise tagged if a deal is not reached.
summary:
Dynasty IDP T.J. Watt is elite in both real life and fantasy. He does come with some risk of not playing for Pittsburgh next year, which would likely negatively impact his fantasy outlook. I believe this risk is quite small. Expect him to compete for the #1 overall DE/EDR in 2021 and dynasty.
