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Madison – J.J. Watt was the first.



Derek Watt followed.



Now T.J. Watt has decided to follow both his older brothers to play football for Wisconsin.



T.J. Watt, a tight end/defensive end at Pewaukee High School, on Sunday gave UW an oral commitment for the 2013 freshman class.



The youngest Watt had scholarship offers from Minnesota and Northern Illinois.



He had 27 receptions for 505 yards and three touchdowns for Pewaukee last season.



J.J. Watt played two seasons at defensive end for UW (2009 and 2010) after transferring from Central Michigan. He was an All-American in 2010 and a first-round draft pick of the Houston Texans.



Derek Watt will be a redshirt freshman next season and according to the UW coaches is battling for the No. 2 spot at middle linebacker this spring behind Chris Borland.