| Intro | American football player | ||||
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American football player Football player |
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| From | United States of America | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 7 November 1992, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. | ||||
| Age: | 27 years | ||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||||
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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.
College career
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.
Professional 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.
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 2 in | 236 lb | 4.79 s | 1.63 s | 2.73 s | 4.32 s | — s | 33 1/2 in | 9 ft 8 in | 19 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Wisconsin Pro Day | |||||||||||||||||||
Watt was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round (198 overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft.