The 2016 draft is rolling toward its conclusion and one of the names to come off the board in the sixth round carries with it the prospect of an interfamily collision in Week 12.
That’s when the Texans host the Chargers and we could see the Watt brothers butt heads during the game. You’re likely familiar with the work of Texans defensive end J.J. Watt and he was been joined as an NFL draft pick by his brother Derek on Saturday afternoon.
The Chargers took Derek Watt with the 198th overall pick. He followed his brother to Wisconsin, but landed on the other side of the ball as a fullback that lined up as a tight end/H-back at times as well. Watt caught 15 passes during the 2015 season and also saw a lot of time on special teams.
He’ll probably need to keep doing that to stick around the NFL long enough to set up the chance to block his brother while trying to open running room for former college teammate Melvin Gordon.
