J.J. Watt has been activated by the Houston Texans from the physically unable to perform list.

Watt is expected to play in Week 1 of the regular season less than two months after undergoing back surgery.

Watt had been on the preseason PUP list since he had surgery on a herniated disk in his back in late July, and did not participate in training camp or any of the Texans' preseason games.