Wisconsin Badgers

Honors and Awards
2015: Academic All-Big Ten, NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2014: Academic All-Big Ten
2013: Academic All-Big Ten
2012: Academic All-Big Ten, UW Rookie of the Year

Career: Played in 47 games, making 24 starts at fullback ... part of senior class that posted record of 38-16 over four years, including wins in Outback and Holiday bowls, in addition to 2012 Big Ten championship and 2014 Big Ten West Division title ... key component of two of the three best single-season rushing performances in school history at 283.8 yards per game in 2013 and a school-record 320.1 yards per game in 2014 ... Badgers also set school record for total offense at 480.8 yards per game in 2013 ... finished with 30 receptions for 309 yards and a touchdown

2015 Season: Earned fourth letter, playing in all 13 games with 10 starts ... caught career-high 15 passes for 139 yards ... carried career-high nine times for 45 rushing yards ... put together career-best performance in final game, carrying five times for 32 yards (both career highs) and catching two passes for 12 yards in Holiday Bowl vs. USC on Dec. 30 ... had three carries for 10 yards at Minnesota on Nov. 28 ... caught career-high five passes for 22 yards in season opener vs. Alabama on Sept. 5 ... had two catches for 35 yards vs. Hawai’i on Sept. 26 ... had two receptions for 32 yards at Maryland on Nov. 7 ... caught two passes for 21 yards and had one carry for 3 yards vs. Iowa on Oct. 3 ... caught a 12-yard pass at Illinois on Oct. 24 ... had one catch for 5 yards vs. Troy on Sept. 19

2014 Season: Earned third letter, playing in eight games with four starts at fullback ... missed five consecutive games after suffering broken foot in season opener vs. LSU on Aug. 30 ... carried once for 2 yards vs. Auburn in Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 ... saw action vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 6, vs. Minnesota on Nov. 29, at Iowa on Nov. 22, vs. Nebraska on Nov. 15, at Rutgers on Nov. 1, and vs. Maryland on Oct. 25

2013 Season: Earned second letter, playing in 12 games with five starts ... caught one pass for 3 yards and his first career touchdown vs. Northwestern on Oct. 12 ... ran for 8 yards on one carry vs. South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1 ... made one catch for 5 yards at Illinois on Oct. 19 ... recorded one catch for 12 yards against UMass on Aug. 31 ... also saw action vs. Penn State on Nov. 30, at Minnesota on Nov. 23, vs. Indiana on Nov. 16, vs. BYU on Nov. 9, at Iowa on Nov. 2, vs. Ohio State on Sept. 28, vs. Purdue on Sept. 21 and at Arizona State on Sept. 14

2012 Season: Earned first letter, playing in all 14 games with five starts ... made 12 catches for 150 yards ... made a tackle, had two receptions for 45 yards and made key block on RB Montee Ball's FBS career record-setting 79th career touchdown (a 17-yard run in the first quarter) at Penn State on Nov. 24 ... made two catches for 35 yards, including a career-long 26-yard reception, in first career start against Illinois on Oct. 6 ... had two catches for 14 yards in Badgers debut against Northern Iowa on Sept. 1 ... recorded one catch for 10 yards vs. Nebraska in Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 1 ... tallied two tackles, one catch for 3 yards and ran once for 13 yards against Ohio State on Nov. 17 ... recorded one catch for 17 yards and made one tackle at Indiana on Nov. 10 ... made a 7-yard catch against Michigan State on Oct. 27 ... caught a 2-yard pass against Minnesota on Oct. 20 ... finished with two tackles and forced one fumble against UTEP on Sept. 22 ... made one tackle against Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... recorded a tackle at Purdue on Oct. 13 ... recorded one tackle at Nebraska on Sept. 29 ... made two tackles at Oregon State on Sept. 8

2011 Season: Redshirt season ... named UW's defensive scout team player of the week for UNLV game

High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN/Scouts Inc., Rivals and Scout ... No. 74 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN/Scouts Inc. and No. 110 by Scout ... sixth-ranked player in Wisconsin by Rivals and ESPN/Scouts Inc. and No. 14 by Scout ... during his high school career, rushed for 2,685 yards and 44 touchdowns, had 625 receiving yards and five touchdowns, forced five fumbles, had 140 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, three interceptions, one kick return for a touchdown and one punt return for a touchdown ... second-team USA Today All-American at linebacker as a senior ... AP Wisconsin Player of the Year as a senior and named first-team all-state at linebacker and honorable mention all-state as a running back ... named conference player of the year on both sides of the ball and named Waukesha County Player of the Year, as well as earning all-region honors ... in senior campaign, rushed for 1,506 yards and 25 touchdowns, recorded 277 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and made 80 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception, forced two fumbles, converted 32 extra points and returned a punt for a touchdown ... first-team all-conference on both sides of the ball as a junior and named to all-county team, recording 665 yards rushing with 11 touchdowns and recording 266 yards receiving and catching three touchdowns ... on defense as a junior, made 60 tackles with 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and a fumble returned for a score ... honorable mention all-conference honors as a sophomore running back after rushing for 514 yards and eight touchdowns with 82 yards receiving ... lettered in football and basketball three times and in track and field four times ... member of National Honor Society and high honor roll and was named academic all-conference in all three sports he played ... head coach was Clay Iverson

Personal: Parents are John and Connie Watt ... has one older brother, J.J., and a younger brother, T.J. ... J.J. was a second-team All-American at Wisconsin, lettering in 2009 and 2010, and a first-round draft pick of Houston in the 2011 NFL Draft ... T.J. plays tight end for the Badgers ... member of the Leadership Club and coached at youth developmental camps ... also volunteered with Special Olympics bowling, unloading gifts for Christmas Clearing House and helping people in need in the community ... graduated in December 2015 with degree in marketing