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Will Anderson Jr.
DE · HOU · 2023–2026
Born September 2, 2001 · College Alabama · Drafted 2023, round 1, pick 3 (HOU) · 6-4, 243 lb
Defensive Rookie of the Year (2023) · 1st-team All-Pro (2025) · Pro Bowl ×2 (2023, 2025)
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | 45 | 7.0 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | HOU | 13 | 37 | 11.0 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | HOU | 17 | 54 | 12.0 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 6 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | HOU | 8 | 34 | 9.5 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | HOU | 53 | 170 | 39.5 | 81 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Defensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl |
| 2025 | 1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | – | – | 622 | 63.3 |
| 2023 playoffs | HOU | 2 | – | – | 66 | 47.5 |
| 2024 | HOU | 14 | – | – | 553 | 63.3 |
| 2024 playoffs | HOU | 2 | – | – | 81 | 77.1 |
| 2025 | HOU | 17 | – | – | 684 | 66.6 |
| 2025 playoffs | HOU | 2 | – | – | 83 | 69.2 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2025 game log (19 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ LA | L 9–14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-15 | vs TB | L 19–20 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ JAX | L 10–17 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs TEN | W 26–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ BAL | W 44–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-20 | @ SEA | L 19–27 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs SF | W 26–15 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs DEN | L 15–18 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs JAX | W 36–29 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | @ TEN | W 16–13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-20 | vs BUF | W 23–19 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ IND | W 20–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ KC | W 20–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs ARI | W 40–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs LV | W 23–21 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-27 | @ LAC | W 20–16 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs IND | W 38–30 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-12 | @ PIT | W 30–6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2026-01-18 | @ NE | L 16–28 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (15 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ IND | W 29–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs CHI | W 19–13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ MIN | L 7–34 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | vs JAX | W 24–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | vs BUF | W 23–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | @ NE | W 41–21 | 8 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ GB | L 22–24 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs IND | W 23–20 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | vs TEN | L 27–32 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | @ JAX | W 23–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs MIA | W 20–12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-21 | @ KC | L 19–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-25 | vs BAL | L 2–31 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2025-01-11 | vs LAC | W 32–12 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| P20 | 2025-01-18 | @ KC | L 14–23 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (17 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | @ BAL | L 9–25 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs IND | L 20–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ JAX | W 37–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs PIT | W 30–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | @ ATL | L 19–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs NO | W 20–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ CAR | L 13–15 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | vs TB | W 39–37 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ CIN | W 30–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs ARI | W 21–16 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs JAX | L 21–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | vs DEN | W 22–17 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ NYJ | L 6–30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs TEN | W 26–3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-06 | @ IND | W 23–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2024-01-13 | vs CLE | W 45–14 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2024-01-20 | @ BAL | L 10–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |