CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Appeared in all 16 games with four starts in the 2017 season, posting six carries for 24 yards (4.0 avg.), two catches for 35 yards (17.5 avg.) and 11 tackles on special teams.
• As a rookie in 2016, blocked for his two-year Wisconsin teammate (2013-14), Pro Bowl RB Melvin Gordon, to post 997 rushing yards and 10 TDs.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Appeared in all 16 games with four starts in the 2017 season, posting six carries for 24 yards (4.0 avg.), two catches for 35 yards (17.5 avg.) and 11 tackles on special teams.
• As a rookie in 2016, blocked for his two-year Wisconsin teammate (2013-14), Pro Bowl RB Melvin Gordon, to post 997 rushing yards and 10 TDs.

2017: Appeared in all 16 games with four starts at FB, including the first back-to-back starts of his career…Registered six carries for 24 yards (4.0 avg.), two catches for 35 yards (17.5 avg.) and 11 tackles on special teams…Led the team with 335 snaps on special teams…at Denver (Sept. 11): Started at FB, seeing action on eight offensive plays and 19 on special teams…vs. Miami (Sept. 17): Opened the game at FB, marking his first start in two consecutive games…Had a rushing attempt and a special teams tackle on punt coverage that pinned the Dolphins inside their own 20-yard line…Played eight snaps on offense and 18 on special teams…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 24): Appeared on 12 offensive plays while contributing on 17 special teams snaps…vs. Philadelphia (Oct. 1): Played the 20th game of his career…Contributed on six offensive snaps and 17 on special teams…at New York Giants (Oct. 8): Saw time on six offensive plays and 17 on special teams…Posted a pair of special teams tackles on kickoff coverage, including one that forced the Giants to begin the drive inside their own 20…at Oakland (Oct. 15): Saw action on offense on 12 plays and played 15 snaps on special teams…Helped spring RB Melvin Gordon free on an 18-yard run in the third quarter…vs. Denver (Oct. 22): Played 13 offensive snaps and 16 on special teams, registering a special teams tackle on kickoff coverage…at New England (Oct. 29): Started at FB, seeing action on five snaps on offense and 21 on special teams…at Jacksonville (Nov. 12): Played on 13 offensive snaps and 32 on special teams, tied for the team lead in the third phase with S Rayshawn Jenkins…It marked the 25th game played of his career…Hauled in his first catch of the season in the right flat and turned it into a 13-yard gain…Added a special teams tackle on kickoff coverage…vs. Buffalo (Nov. 19): Totaled two carries for 17 yards (8.5 avg.), including a career-long 17-yard carry…Added a special teams tackle on kickoff coverage, seeing time on 15 offensive snaps and 31 on special teams…at Dallas (Nov. 23): Saw action on seven offensive plays and all 19 special teams snaps, marking the first Charger of the season to play all special teams snaps in a game...Notched a special teams tackle on kickoff coverage, pinning the Cowboys inside their 20-yard line…vs. Cleveland (Dec. 3): Posted a special teams tackle on kickoff coverage, pinning the Browns inside their own 20…Played on seven offensive snaps and 19 on special teams…vs. Washington (Dec. 10): Registered a two-yard carry on third down and a special teams tackle on punt coverage to force Washington to start the ensuing drive inside the 20…Played 29 snaps on special teams and 10 on offense…Provided a big block on three Redskins players to spring WR Travis Benjamin free for a 47-yard punt return in the fourth quarter…at Kansas City (Dec. 16): Posted his sixth-straight game with a special teams tackle, registering the stop on punt coverage to pin the Chiefs inside the 20 to start the ensuing drive…Totaled three offensive plays and 18 on special teams…at New York Jets (Dec. 24): Extended his streak of games with a special teams tackle to seven, pinning the Jets inside their 20-yard line on punt coverage…Started at FB, playing six snaps on offense and a team-high 27 on special teams…Posted a three-yard carry and a season-long 23-yard catch…Provided the lead block for Melvin Gordon’s one-yard TD run in the third quarter…Chased down WR JoJo Natson for a special teams tackle on punt coverage, pinning New York at their five-yard line for the final offensive play…vs. Oakland (Dec. 31): Played 20 snaps on special teams and 12 on offense, registering a two-yard carry...Saw his seven-game streak with a special teams tackle come to an end.

2016: Appeared in all 16 games with two starts, posting four catches for 83 yards (20.8 avg.) and four rushing yards on two attempts (2.0 avg.)…Helped his two-year Wisconsin teammate (2013-14), RB Melvin Gordon, rush for 997 yards and 10 TDs with Pro Bowl honors…Awards: Pro Football Journal Second-Team All-Rookie…vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 18): Made the first start of his career, helping the offense post 150 rushing yards…at Oakland (Oct. 9): Recorded the first rushing attempt of his career, which went for two yards and a first down on third-and-one on a fourth quarter TD drive…at Denver (Oct. 30): Posted a 53-yard catch-and-run to the Denver nine-yard line to set up an opening drive TD.

COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2012-15) at Wisconsin after redshirting in 2011…Blocked for a rushing attack that featured RB Melvin Gordon that posted the two highest single-season rushing averages in school history: 283.8 yards-per-game in 2013 and 320.1 yards-per-game in 2014…Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2012-15) and NFF Hampshire Honor Society in 2015…Member of the school’s Leadership Club.

PERSONAL: Given name Derek John Watt…Born in Waukesha, Wis. …Older brother is Houston DE J. J. Watt, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and younger brother is Pittsburgh LB T.J. Watt…All three brothers attended Wisconsin…Married his wife, Gabriella, in February 2018…Blocked for Chargers RB Melvin Gordon for two seasons at Wisconsin (2013-14)…Earned a degree in marketing from Wisconsin…High School: Named All-America by USA Today and The Associated Press Wisconsin Player of the Year as a senior at Pewaukee (Wis.) High…Also earned first-team All-State, All-Conference and All-County honors as a senior…Posted 2,685 rushing yards and 44 TDs for his prep career…Lettered in football, baseball and track & field…Was a member of National Honor Society and earned Academic All-Conference recognition.

CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:

2016             Selected by San Diego Chargers in the sixth round (198th overall) of NFL Draft, April 30 (pick acquired from Minnesota for G Jeremiah Sirles)…Signed rookie contract, May 13.