Pittsburgh Steelers superstar OLB T.J. Watt had a forgettable 2025 season. He missed three games due to a freak dry-needling accident and registered just seven sacks when healthy. A solid figure, but much lower than what Watt is used to as one of the best pass-rushers of his era.<\/p>\n
Former Steelers S and current radio personality Solomon Wilcots still believes Watt is the third-best pass rusher in football behind Myles Garrett and Will Anderson Jr. On The Opening Drive on SiriusXM NFL Radio<\/a>, Wilcots explained why Garrett could help Watt have a strong 2026 season.<\/p>\n \u201cThis dude, year after year after year, gets the double-digit numbers. He\u2019s a sure-shot Hall of Famer, but he\u2019s still, in my mind, in his prime this year. This year, they\u2019re going to be moving him around; he wants to do it. I think he\u2019s driven by Myles Garrett. I think the two drive each other. There\u2019s a cold war that exists between these two, having played in the same division, in the same draft class.\u201d<\/p>\n Watt and Garrett are no longer divisional foes after Garrett\u2019s trade to the Los Angeles Rams, but the two have been compared for as long as they\u2019ve played. Watt wants to be the best, but that title currently belongs to Garrett, who broke the single-season sack record last season.<\/p>\n Outside of competing with Garrett, Watt surely wants to have a better season and prove he\u2019s still one of the league\u2019s top pass-rushers. While trying to best Garrett might motivate him, Watt currently needs to return to the conversation as a top-of-the-class pass rusher. While Wilcots still believes he\u2019s No. 3 in the league, that sentiment isn\u2019t widely held.<\/p>\n