Drafted by the Steelers in the first round (30th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Started all 15 games he played in during the regular season and one playoff game…finished his rookie season with 7.0 sacks, second-most by a rookie in Steelers history, the most sacks among all NFL rookie linebackers, and tied for the second-most among all NFL rookies…was the only NFL linebacker to finish the regular season with at least 50 tackles (52), 5.0 sacks (7.0), five passes defensed (8) and one interception (1).

PRO (15-15/1-1): Drafted by the Steelers in the first round (30th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

2017 (15-15/1-1): Started all 15 games he played in during the regular season and one playoff game…finished his rookie season with 7.0 sacks, second-most by a rookie in Steelers history, the most sacks among all NFL rookie linebackers, and tied for the second-most among all NFL rookies…was the only NFL linebacker to finish the regular season with at least 50 tackles (52), 5.0 sacks (7.0), five passes defensed (8) and one interception (1).

• 9/10 at Cleveland: Recorded 6 tackles (5 solo), 2.0 sacks (11 yards), two quarterback hits and an interception in his NFL debut….became the third player in NFL history and first on Kickoff Weekend to record 2.0 sacks and an interception in an NFL debut, joining Charles Glaze (Oct. 4, 1987) and Tommy Haynes (Oct. 4, 1987)...is the first Steeler with at least 2.0 sacks in their NFL debut since sacks became an official statistic in 1982 (previous mark, 1.5, Kenny Davidson, Sept. 9, 1990 at Cleveland)…is the first Steeler with at least 2.0 sacks and an interception in the same game since 2010 (LaMarr Woodley, Dec. 12 vs. Cincinnati)...brought down Cleveland QB DeShone Kizer for losses of eight and three yards in the third quarter…picked off Cleveland QB DeShone Kizer in the third quarter and returned the ball 17 yards.
• 11/16 vs. Tennessee: Credited with a field goal block on a Tennessee K Ryan Succop 48-yard attempt in the second quarter – the first blocked kick by the Steelers since Oct. 16, 2016 at Miami (DT Daniel McCullers).
• 12/10 vs. Baltimore: Tallied 4 tackles (all solo) and three quarterback hits…sacked and stripped QB Joe Flacco for a loss of eight yards as the clock expired to end the game.

COLLEGE: Played in 27 games with 14 starts over a two-year span (2015-16) for Wisconsin…totaled 70 tackles, 17.0 TFLs and 11.5 sacks in his career…named Academic All-Big Ten for two straight years (2015-16)…as a redshirt junior in 2016, he was named first-team All-American by ESPN.com and Sports Illustrated and a second-team All-American by the AP, CBS Sports and Fox Sports, and he was named first-team All-Big Ten…recorded 11.5 sacks in 2016, the fifth-most in a single season in school history…moved to defense during the spring of 2015, and was part of a defense that ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to 13.7 points per game…missed the entire 2014 season due to injury…redshirted in 2013...was recruited by Wisconsin as a tight end…majored in retailing and consumer behavior.

PERSONAL: Attended the Pewaukee High School (Pewaukee, Wisc.)…was a first-team all-conference quarterback, linebacker and punter…named honorable mention all-area at linebacker by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel…threw for 527 yards with seven touchdowns, adding 554 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns as a senior, to go along with 42 tackles and 5.0 sacks on defense…also lettered in track and field…son of Connie and John Watt…his two brothers, J.J. and Derek, both play in the NFL…J.J. is with the Houston Texans…Derek is with the L.A. Chargers…Full name: Trent Jordan Watt.