Will Anderson Jr. stats
TexansDefensive End · #51
Bio
- Age
- 25 yearsSep 2, 2001
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 243 lbs
- Experience
- 4 years
- Birthplace
- Hampton, GA
- Draft
- 2023Rd 1, Pk 3
- College
- Alabama
- Defensive Rookie of the Year
- 2023
Bio
- Age
- 25 yearsSep 2, 2001
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 243 lbs
- Experience
- 4 years
- Birthplace
- Hampton, GA
- Draft
- 2023Rd 1, Pk 3
- College
- Alabama
- Defensive Rookie of the Year
- 2023
Stats
Totals
Texans- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 11
- SOLO
- 5
- AST
- 6
- SACK
- 1.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 48
- TOT
- 147
- SOLO
- 96
- AST
- 51
- SACK
- 31.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 7
- FF
- 4
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- TOT
- 17
- SOLO
- 12
- AST
- 5
- SACK
- 8.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 2
- FF
- 3
Per game
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 5.5
- SOLO
- 2.5
- AST
- 3
- SACK
- 0.8
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0.5
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 48
- TOT
- 3.1
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 1.1
- SACK
- 0.7
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0.1
- FF
- 0.1
Latest performance
Will Anderson Jr.
Sep 20 · vs CIN · L 20-6
- TOT
- 8
- SOLO
- 4
- AST
- 4
- SACK
- 1.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Games
All gamesNext
at INDSun, Sep 27
vs IND since 2023
- 6
- GP
- 23
- TOT
- 15
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | vs CINL 20-6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs BUFL 36-31 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 18 | at NEL 28-16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mon, Jan 12 | at PITW 30-6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | vs INDW 38-30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Dec 27 | at LACW 20-16 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
What are Will Anderson Jr.'s career stats?
Will Anderson Jr. has played 4 seasons for the Texans. He has recorded 147 tackles and 31.5 sacks. His best season so far is 2025: 54 tackles and 12.0 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 8 @ NE on Oct 13, 2024, W 41-21
- Sacks: 3 @ NE on Oct 13, 2024, W 41-21
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2023.
League leaderboards and awards
4 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2023 to 2026
Will Anderson Jr. finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Will Anderson Jr.
Playoff games
Will Anderson Jr. played 6 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 3 won, 3 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | W 30-6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | NE | L 28-16 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAC | W 32-12 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2024 |  KC | L 23-14 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  CLE | W 45-14 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  BAL | L 34-10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Will Anderson Jr. against each club
- vs Indianapolis Colts (6)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (6)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (4)
- vs Tennessee Titans (4)
- vs Buffalo Bills (3)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (3)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (2)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (2)
- vs Denver Broncos (2)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (2)
- vs New England Patriots (2)
- vs New York Jets (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Chicago Bears (1)
- vs Cleveland Browns (1)
- vs Green Bay Packers (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (1)
- vs Miami Dolphins (1)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (1)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Will Anderson Jr. among NFL players at the same position.
- Matthew JudonAlike in Solo tackles, Passes defended, Tackles58out of 100 on profile similarity
- Danielle HunterHOUAlike in Forced fumbles, Sacks56out of 100 on profile similarity
- Aaron DonaldLARAlike in Passes defended, Solo tackles, Sacks51out of 100 on profile similarity
- Za'Darius SmithATLAlike in Forced fumbles, Passes defended49out of 100 on profile similarity
- Montez SweatCHIAlike in Tackles, Solo tackles47out of 100 on profile similarity
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