Houston Texans superstar J.J. Watt was barely recruited out of Pewaukee (Wis.). He showed flashes of potential greatness, however, even at a young age.
Tomorrow is National Signing Day, and the sports world will collectively give a great deal of attention to the five-star recruits around the country, many of whom have been on the radar of colleges — and fans — for at least two years.
J.J. Watt enjoyed no such high school experience.
A multi-sport athlete at
Pewaukee (Wis.), Watt played football, basketball, baseball and track at the suburban Milwaukee school with an enrollment of fewer than 800 students.
The 6-foot-6, 230-pound Watt played his high school career prior to the ubiquity of YouTube and Hudl highlight films. He was a two-star recruit at a medium-sized school, in a state that does not churn out many Division I recruits.
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After signing with Central Michigan, transferring to Wisconsin, and getting drafted by the Texans, Watt is now the best defensive football player — maybe the best football player, period — on the planet.
Check out J.J. Watt in the never-before-seen high school highlight video above.
Read about the Watt brothers' close bond
See photos from J.J. Watt's high school jersey retirement ceremony
