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Will Anderson Jr.

Starter

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Will Anderson Jr. is the starting LDE for the Houston Texans.

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Will Anderson Jr. this week

The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Will Anderson Jr. is listed as the starter at LDE going into that game.

At LDE for the Houston Texans, Dominique Robinson and Sabastian Harsh are next in line behind him.

Will Anderson Jr.'s 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 30-34 vs DAL (Oct 4); L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27).

Will Anderson Jr. wears No. 51, is 25 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 243 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Alabama.

Is Will Anderson Jr. playing this week?

Will Anderson Jr. is expected to start at LDE for Houston Texans. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

HOU LDE Depth

1Will Anderson Jr.Starter
2Dominique Robinson
3Sabastian Harsh
4Dylan Horton

Houston Texans Starting Lineup

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Age
25
Height
6' 4"
Weight
243
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026HOU515107.501
    2025HOU1731201203
    2024HOU1323161102
    2023HOU15219701
    Career4 yrs50905537.507

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    15
    +1.2/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    7.5
    +0.8/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    50
    Tackles
    90

    #1 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Will Anderson Jr. is rated 96 (Legend): production, role and draft slot rank 4th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 98% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    99th percentile
    Beats 99% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,039 snaps
    Draft slot
    25% of rating
    Pick 3 · 2023 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ TENTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    3
    SACK
    3
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 26-3

    Oct 4Lvs DALTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 30-34

    Sep 27L@ INDTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    3
    SACK
    2.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 17-19

    Sep 20Lvs CINTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    3
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 6-20

    Sep 13Lvs BUFTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 31-36

    Will Anderson Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Will Anderson Jr. plays 79% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share79%

    College

    Alabama

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