Texans Activate DE J.J. Watt & LB Jamal Davis From Injured Lists

The Houston Texans officially activated DE J.J. Watt from physically unable to perform list and activated rookie LB Jamal Davis from the non-football illness list.

Watt, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Texans back in 2011. He’s entering the fifth year of his eight-year, $108.88 million contract that includes $51.8 million guaranteed and stands to make base salaries of $13 million and $13.5 million over the next two years of the deal.

In 2018, Watt appeared in all 16 games for the Texans and recorded 61 tackles, 16 sacks, seven forced fumbles and four pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 3 edge rusher out of 105 qualifying players.