HOUSTON – Texans rookie defensive end Will Anderson Jr. has been named to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby.
Selected third overall, the former Alabama consensus All-American and Najurski award winner finished his rookie season with a franchise-record seven sacks along with 45 tackles, 67 pressures, 10 tackles for a loss, one pass defensed and one blocked field goal.
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His 67 pressures paced all rookies in the NFL this year. After suffering a high-ankle sprain against the New York Jets, he had a pair of sacks in a win over the Tennessee Titans.
Anderson joins Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil.
Anderson is the third rookie in franchise history to appear in the Pro Bowl, joining Jerome Mathis (2005) and Brian Cushing (2009).
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com
