J.J. Watt comes to the Meadowlands, arriving in ill humor.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A committee of Giants is preparing to confront the one man who might well be the NFL’s best defensive player.

J.J. Watt will bring his unique blend of energy, versatility and production to MetLife Stadium Sunday when they 2-0 Houston Texans visit the Giants. Now early in his fourth season, the 6-5, 289-pound defensive end is a force unlike any other in the league. If the Giants are going to run their offense efficiently, they will almost certainly have to minimize the Watt-created mayhem.

“Watt is a challenge,” said left tackle Will Beatty, who will likely face off with him more than any other Giant. “You know what he’s going to do every play – he’s going to give his best, you know he’s going to go his hardest, full speed. What you don’t know is where he’s going to line up. As an offense, we all have to prepare for him. Not only him, he has a surrounding supporting team, but just knowing 99, where is he on the field? Make sure that you don’t just fall asleep, because he could be on the left side, he could be on the right side. You know if you have him that he’s going to be going full speed, so you know how to prepare for that.”

“It is interesting,” offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo said. “In each of the games that we have played so far, there have been great players on the other side of the ball, whether it was up in Detroit or last week (vs. Arizona). You obviously have to take that into consideration. You can minimize the impact on the game. Be smart the way you call things. Be smart the way you scheme things. You have to minimize their impact. He is a special player.”

Everyone agrees with that. Since the start of his rookie season in 2011, Watt leads the NFL with 114 quarterback hits and 76 tackles for losses and is fourth with 37.5 sacks. In 2012, he was the AP Defensive Player of the Year and the first player in league history with 14 sacks and 14 passes defensed in the same season. Watt is a two-time first-team All-Pro. In a victory last week in Oakland, Watt displayed his versatility when he lined up at tight end and caught a one-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Although listed on the depth chart as the right end, Watt is moved around in an effort to create the most favorable matchup. So it is likely right tackle Justin Pugh and rookie left guard Weston Richburg will have opportunities to block Watt.

“He’s a guy where you watch him on film and from the snap to the whistle, he’s going 100 miles per hour,” Pugh said. “Not every guy has a motor like that. It’s a testament to the hard work he puts into it and the way he plays the game. You definitely respect that. It makes you raise your level as a player, because you have to match his intensity. He’s a great player, you respect him, but you have to go out there and play your game and be physical up front.”

“It’s very evident that he takes pride in playing the entire play, if not past the echo of the whistle,” Richburg said. “That’s what makes him such a good player. Not only is he very talented, but he’s got a high motor and he plays hard the whole game.”

The Giants’ second-round draft choice this year, Richburg will be playing in just his third regular-season game. But he’s already seen Detroit’s Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley and Arizona’s Calais Campbell.

“I have to go in expecting to play the best player and they’re all good, so I’ve got to come with my best,” Richburg said. “I’m learning things every week. I think I’ve played better, I did things better the first week and then I did some things better the second week than I did the first week, so I kind of want to build on those in this third game against this kind of competition.”

“They do a good job of moving (Watt) around,” McAdoo said. “They are not going to leave him in one spot, so you can put in one scheme and try to take care of him and double-team him every snap. Weston is a guy that he is getting better as the season goes on. He has played seven games already (including the preseason). He is not a rookie anymore. He is getting better. He had a good day (in practice Thursday). He had a good day (Wednesday) and (Thursday). He has to finish the week strong out here on the field.”

The Giants may not know exactly where Watt will be on any given play, but they do know they must locate and find him.

“He’s coming,” Beatty said. “He’s got some tricks, but you know he’s going full speed. So it’s not like, ‘Okay, he’s going to take a play off. Is he coming this play or is he not?’ The hardest part is where he’s going to line up, so as an offense, you all have to prepare for him. The right tackle’s preparing for him, left tackle’s preparing for him, the guard’s preparing for him. It’s not just, ‘I’ve got J.J. Watt and it’s going to be me and him all day.’ It could end up that way. That’s his call, because I’m not moving.”

“They move him around a pretty good bit,” Eli Manning said. “He’s all he’s worked up to be; he’s a good player. We’ve got to know where he is and have a handle for him and make sure he doesn’t take over the game.”

Sounds like a plan. They key to victory will be executing it.