Will Anderson Jr.

LDE1

Season

Sacks

7.5▼ 4.5 vs '25

1st of 118 DL

Pressures

18▼ 18 vs '25

3rd of 118 DL

Pressure rate

4.9%▼ 0.3 vs '25

6th of 118 DL

Run stops

17▼ 12 vs '25

6th of 118 DL

Tackling

31 tkl

10 tfl · 27 stops · 1 ff

Ranks compare against the 118 qualifying defensive linemen on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Pressures by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 vs BUFL	51	87.9	3	3	0	0	0.5	1	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs CINL	47	78.3	7	7	3	0	1.0	2	2	2	50.0	2.0	0	1
Wk 3 @ INDL	57	80.3	7	5	3	0	2.5	3	4	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 4 vs DALL	62	79.5	5	5	1	0	0.5	5	5	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 5 @ TENW	43	68.3	4	3	3	0	3.0	3	4	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 6 @ JAXW	54	76.1	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 7 vs NYGL	53	80.3	4	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Season	367	78.6	31	27	10	0	7.5	15	18	2	50.0	2.0	0	1

2026 defensive linemen who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2026 with Texans

$150Mover 3 years

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Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	367	78.6	31	27	10	0.0	7.5	15	18	2	56.3	0	1	1	0
2025	17	694	66.7	50	46	20	6.3	12.0	23	36	5	64.6	0	3	3	0
2024	14	561	63.5	33	32	16	10.3	11.0	19	29	3	82.6	0	2	1	0
2023	15	630	63.3	37	38	9	18.8	7.0	22	32	2	97.9	0	1	0	0
Career	53	2,252	66.5	151	143	55	9.8	37.5	79	115	12	72.6	0	7	5	0