J.J. Watt Becomes 5th Player with 50 Sacks Through 4 Seasons

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt recorded three sacks in Sunday's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars to become just the fifth player in NFL history with 50 or more sacks through the first four seasons of his career, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN.com).

Watt now has 51 career sacks, tying him with Dwight Freeney for the fourth-most ever through a player's first four seasons. Reggie White's 70 easily set the standard, followed by Derrick Thomas' 58 and DeMarcus Ware's 53.5.

While Thomas and (definitely) White are out of reach, Watt can pass Ware for sole possession of third place, if the former Wisconsin Badger notches three sacks over the final three games of the season.

A runway favorite to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award, Watt has 14.5 sacks through 13 games this year, after posting 5.5 (2011), 20.5 (2012) and 10.5 (2013) in his first three seasons.

In addition to all the sacks, Watt owns an incredible 2014 stat line that's rounded out by three forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, an interception, nine passes defensed, 10 tackles for loss on running plays, a blocked kick, two defensive touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns.

Even if you ignore all the other stats, Watt is the first player to ever record 14.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and an interception in the same season, per pro-football-reference.com's play index.