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He is the first Texans player to receive an NFL Player of the Year award. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] Watt was the 17th defensive lineman and only the eighth defensive end to receive the award since 1971. [ 59 ] Watt made the highest debut on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 , coming in at number five.
The following is a list of Houston Texans players who have been named by the team as the recipient of the Spirit of the Bull Award. This is an annual award given by the team to the Texans player who best exemplifies a commitment to excellence both on and off the field, as well as their charitable work in the Houston community.
On March 18, 2023, Ward signed a two-year contract with the Houston Texans. [38] He was named a team captain ahead of the 2023 season. [39] Ward missed the first two games of the 2023 season due to a hip injury. [40] He returned to practice ahead of the Week 3 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars [41] that the Texans won 37–17. [42]
The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and ...
On January 31, 2023, the Texans hired former player and 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as their new head coach, making him the sixth head coach in franchise history. [68] In the 2023 NFL draft the Texans selected Ohio State quarterback C. J. Stroud and traded up to the third pick to select Defensive End Will Anderson Jr. . [ 69 ]
Houston Texans: Defensive end 2013: Luke Kuechly: Carolina Panthers: Linebacker 2014: J. J. Watt (2) Houston Texans: Defensive end 2015: J. J. Watt (3) Houston Texans: Defensive end 2016: Khalil Mack: Oakland Raiders: Defensive end 2017: Aaron Donald: Los Angeles Rams: Defensive tackle 2018: Aaron Donald (2) [8] Los Angeles Rams: Defensive ...
The most recent winner of the AP Defensive Player of the Year award is defensive end Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns. Lawrence Taylor, J. J. Watt, and Aaron Donald are the only three-time winners of the award. [1] Joe Greene, Ray Lewis, Mike Singletary, Bruce Smith, and Reggie White have each won it twice.
William Anderson Jr. (born September 2, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he won several awards, such as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy twice, and was a part of Alabama's national championship in 2020.