Houston Texans · EDGE RoomEDGE
#51 Will Anderson Jr.
Exp 3 yrs NFLAge 25Ht / Wt 6'4" · 243 lbCollege Alabama
Depth-chart placement
Current role
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Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Will Anderson Jr. holds the LDE · Starter spot in Houston Texans’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Will Anderson Jr. played 19 games in 2025 with a 67% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
15.5
Sacks
3
Passes defended
Background & career
DROYALL-PROPRO BOWL
Will Anderson Jr. is a 6'4", 243-pound left defensive end for the Houston Texans, selected third overall in the 2023 NFL Draft out of Alabama. In his rookie season, he recorded 45 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, and 22 quarterback hits across 15 games, earning PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year and AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. In 2025, his third season with Houston, Anderson recorded 15.5 sacks and 3.0 passes defended, cementing his status as a consistent pass-rush contributor.
Alabama2020 – 2022Texans2023 — present