Will Anderson Jr. | Houston Texans
NFL Player
Will Anderson Jr.
Houston TexansHeight6' 4"Weight243 lbsAge25Experience4th Season
19SOLOTied-171st
9.5Sacks1st
1Forced FumblesTied-39th
0InterceptionsTied-141st
Player Information
PositionDefensive End
Jersey#51
Date of Birth2/9/2001
BirthplaceHampton, GA
CollegeAlabama
Experience4th Season
Draft2023: Rd 1, Pk 3 (HOU)
StatusActive
Awards
🏆 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year1x 2023
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 35 | 19 | 16 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Projected | 74 | 40 | 34 | 20.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.6 | 27 | 2 |
| Last 5 Games | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 171 | 110 | 61 | 39.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36.5 | 77 | 2 |
Defense by Season
| Season | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024 | 14 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 54 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10.5 | 34 | 0 |
| 2026 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Career | 54 | 171 | 110 | 61 | 39.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36.5 | 77 | 2 |
Passing by Season
| Season | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | - |
| Career | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
Game Log
| Game | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFYDS | FUM | LST | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 @ LAC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 9 | W 44-22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs NYG2026 Regular SeasonWeek 7 | L 27-21 OT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs JAX2026 Regular SeasonWeek 6 | W 34-31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ TEN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 5 | W 26-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs DAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 4 | L 34-30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ IND2026 Regular SeasonWeek 3 | L 19-17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 2 | L 20-6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 vs BUF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 1 | L 36-31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |