Derek Watt

FB · LAC/PIT · 2016–2022

Born November 7, 1992 · College Wisconsin · Drafted 2016, round 6, pick 198 (LAC) · 6-2, 234 lb

EPA per carry by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Carries	Yds	TD	YPC	EPA/carry	Stabilised EPA/carry	Success %	Rush EPA	Rush WPA (wins)
2016	LAC	8	2	4	0	2.00	+0.508	−0.113−0.177 to −0.048	100.0	+1.0	+0.03
2017	LAC	11	6	24	0	4.00	−0.002	−0.130−0.194 to −0.066	28.6	−0.0	−0.01
2018	LAC	8	4	11	0	2.75	−0.210	−0.114−0.178 to −0.049	40.0	−1.1	−0.02
2019	LAC	12	7	10	1	1.43	+0.237	−0.120−0.184 to −0.056	75.0	+1.9	+0.01
2020 playoffs	PIT	1	2	2	0	1.00	−0.590		50.0	−1.2	−0.02
2021	PIT	11	1	1	0	1.00	+2.143	−0.091−0.155 to −0.026	100.0	+2.1	+0.07
2022	PIT	12	9	21	1	2.33	+0.265	−0.083−0.147 to −0.019	88.9	+2.4	+0.08
Career	PIT	68	29	71	2	2.45	+0.199		65.6	+6.4	+0.17

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Targets	Rec	Yds	TD	Catch %	EPA/target	Target share %	aDOT	Rec EPA	Rec WPA (wins)
2016	LAC	8	4	4	83	0	100.0	+1.673	1.4	5.2	+6.7	+0.18
2017	LAC	11	3	2	35	0	66.7	+0.565	0.8	2.3	+1.7	+0.02
2018	LAC	8	1	1	2	0	100.0	−0.404	0.4	0.0	−0.4	−0.00
2018 playoffs	LAC	1	1	1	1	0	100.0	−0.127	3.4	1.0	−0.1	−0.00
2019	LAC	12	5	3	32	0	60.0	+0.413	1.2	2.0	+2.1	−0.02
2021	PIT	11	3	3	15	0	100.0	+0.155	0.7	-0.3	+0.5	+0.01
2021 playoffs	PIT	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	−0.584	2.3	0.0	−0.6	−0.01
2022	PIT	12	5	5	11	1	100.0	+0.318	1.3	1.4	+1.6	+0.02
Career	PIT	68	21	18	178	1	85.7	+0.576	0.9	2.1	+12.1	+0.21

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

Season	Team	G	Tackles	Tackles for loss
2016	LAC	8	5	0
2017	LAC	11	9	0
2018	LAC	8	6	0
2019	LAC	12	16	0
2020	PIT	6	8	1
2020 playoffs	PIT	1	1	0
2021	PIT	11	14	0
2021 playoffs	PIT	1	2	0
2022	PIT	12	4	0
Career	PIT	68	62	1

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Team	G	Offensive snaps	Share of the offence’s snaps	Defensive snaps	Share of the defence’s snaps
2016	LAC	16	138	13.1	–	–
2017	LAC	16	128	12.3	2	1.4
2018	LAC	16	132	13.6	2	1.7
2018 playoffs	LAC	1	9	13.4	–	–
2019	LAC	16	114	10.9	1	1.5
2020	PIT	9	42	6.8	2	1.4
2020 playoffs	PIT	1	2	2.3	–	–
2021	PIT	16	72	6.6	1	1.4
2021 playoffs	PIT	1	1	1.5	–	–
2022	PIT	17	69	6.0	–	–

Hands and contested catches

Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Targets charted	Catchable %	Drops	Drop % of catchable	Contested targets	Contested catch %
2022	5	100.0	0	0.0	1	100.0

Game logs

2022 game log (12 games)

2022 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
2	2022-09-18	vs NE	L 14–17	1	2	0	+0.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
5	2022-10-09	@ BUF	L 3–38	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	−0.5	0
6	2022-10-16	vs TB	W 20–18	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
7	2022-10-23	@ MIA	L 10–16	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1
8	2022-10-30	@ PHI	L 13–35	0	0	0	0.0	2	2	6	1	+2.6	0
10	2022-11-13	vs NO	W 20–10	2	5	0	+0.7	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
12	2022-11-28	@ IND	W 24–17	1	4	0	+0.4	1	1	1	0	−0.2	0
13	2022-12-04	@ ATL	W 19–16	1	4	0	+0.6	1	1	3	0	−0.3	1
15	2022-12-18	@ CAR	W 24–16	1	2	0	+0.3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
16	2022-12-24	vs LV	W 13–10	1	0	0	−1.3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
17	2023-01-01	@ BAL	W 16–13	1	3	0	+0.6	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
18	2023-01-08	vs CLE	W 28–14	1	1	1	+0.7	0	0	0	0	0.0	1

2021 game log (12 games)

2021 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2021-09-12	@ BUF	W 23–16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
3	2021-09-26	vs CIN	L 10–24	0	0	0.0	1	1	3	−0.1	1
4	2021-10-03	@ GB	L 17–27	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
5	2021-10-10	vs DEN	W 27–19	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
6	2021-10-17	vs SEA	W 23–20 OT	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	2
9	2021-11-08	vs CHI	W 29–27	0	0	0.0	1	1	3	−0.3	1
10	2021-11-14	vs DET	T 16–16 OT	0	0	0.0	1	1	9	+0.8	1
12	2021-11-28	@ CIN	L 10–41	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
13	2021-12-05	vs BAL	W 20–19	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
14	2021-12-09	@ MIN	L 28–36	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
17	2022-01-03	vs CLE	W 26–14	1	1	+2.1	0	0	0	0.0	3
P19	2022-01-16	@ KC	L 21–42	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	−0.6	2

2020 game log (7 games)

2020 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Tackles
1	2020-09-14	@ NYG	W 26–16	0	0	0.0	2
2	2020-09-20	vs DEN	W 26–21	0	0	0.0	2
10	2020-11-15	vs CIN	W 36–10	0	0	0.0	1
12	2020-12-02	vs BAL	W 19–14	0	0	0.0	1
15	2020-12-21	@ CIN	L 17–27	0	0	0.0	1
16	2020-12-27	vs IND	W 28–24	0	0	0.0	1
P18	2021-01-10	vs CLE	L 37–48	2	2	−1.2	1

2019 game log (12 games)

2019 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2019-09-08	vs IND	W 30–24 OT	2	4	0	+1.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
2	2019-09-15	@ DET	L 10–13	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	3	−0.7	1
3	2019-09-22	vs HOU	L 20–27	1	-1	0	−3.1	0	0	0	0.0	0
4	2019-09-29	@ MIA	W 30–10	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	21	+2.6	0
5	2019-10-06	vs DEN	L 13–20	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	8	+0.5	0
7	2019-10-20	@ TEN	L 20–23	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	2
8	2019-10-27	@ CHI	W 17–16	1	2	0	+0.6	0	0	0	0.0	2
9	2019-11-03	vs GB	W 26–11	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
10	2019-11-07	@ LV	L 24–26	1	1	0	+2.0	1	0	0	−0.4	5
11	2019-11-18	vs KC	L 17–24	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
14	2019-12-08	@ JAX	W 45–10	2	4	1	+1.4	0	0	0	0.0	2
16	2019-12-22	vs LV	L 17–24	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1

2018 game log (9 games)

2018 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2018-09-09	vs KC	L 28–38	1	1	+0.6	0	0	0	0.0	0
9	2018-11-04	@ SEA	W 25–17	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
10	2018-11-11	@ LV	W 20–6	2	2	−1.2	0	0	0	0.0	0
11	2018-11-18	vs DEN	L 22–23	0	0	−0.8	0	0	0	0.0	1
14	2018-12-09	vs CIN	W 26–21	0	0	0.0	1	1	2	−0.4	1
15	2018-12-13	@ KC	W 29–28	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
16	2018-12-22	vs BAL	L 10–22	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
17	2018-12-30	@ DEN	W 23–9	1	8	+0.3	0	0	0	0.0	1
P18	2019-01-06	@ BAL	W 23–17	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	−0.1	0

2017 game log (11 games)

2017 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
2	2017-09-17	vs MIA	L 17–19	1	0	−0.3	0	0	0	0.0	1
5	2017-10-08	@ NYG	W 27–22	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
7	2017-10-22	vs DEN	W 21–0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
10	2017-11-12	@ JAX	L 17–20 OT	0	0	0.0	2	1	12	+0.2	1
11	2017-11-19	vs BUF	W 54–24	2	17	+0.2	0	0	0	0.0	1
12	2017-11-23	@ DAL	W 28–6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
13	2017-12-03	vs CLE	W 19–10	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
14	2017-12-10	vs WAS	W 30–13	1	2	+0.4	0	0	0	0.0	0
15	2017-12-16	@ KC	L 13–30	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
16	2017-12-24	@ NYJ	W 14–7	1	3	−0.1	1	1	23	+1.5	1
17	2017-12-31	vs LV	W 30–10	1	2	−0.3	0	0	0	0.0	0

2016 game log (8 games)

2016 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec EPA	Tackles
3	2016-09-25	@ IND	L 22–26	0	0	0.0	1	1	6	+0.2	0
5	2016-10-09	@ LV	L 31–34	1	2	+0.5	0	0	0	0.0	1
6	2016-10-13	vs DEN	W 21–13	0	0	0.0	1	1	8	+0.7	1
8	2016-10-30	@ DEN	L 19–27	0	0	0.0	1	1	53	+3.6	0
10	2016-11-13	vs MIA	L 24–31	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
13	2016-12-04	vs TB	L 21–28	1	2	+0.5	0	0	0	0.0	0
14	2016-12-11	@ CAR	L 16–28	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
16	2016-12-24	@ CLE	L 17–20	0	0	0.0	1	1	16	+2.3	1