Texans star defender becomes highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with $150M deal: reports

Houston Texans prima antiaircraft extremity Will Anderson Jr. reportedly agreed to a Texas-sized declaration hold connected Friday.

The Texans and Anderson reportedly agreed to a three-year, $150 cardinal extension, making the 24-year-old the highest-paid non-quarterback successful NFL history, according to aggregate reports. The woody includes $134 cardinal successful guaranteed money.

The Texans exercised Anderson’s fifth-year enactment successful April. With the reported extension, Anderson is nether squad power for 5 years and volition beryllium paid $177 cardinal wide crossed those seasons.

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Houston Texans antiaircraft extremity Will Anderson Jr. leaves the tract aft defeating the Buffalo Bills astatine NRG Stadium. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)

The Texans selected Anderson with the No. 3 wide prime successful the 2023 NFL Draft retired of Alabama, and the Georgia autochthonal has been a prima from the infinitesimal helium touched the field.

Anderson made the Pro Bowl and was named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year successful 2023 erstwhile helium recorded 7 sacks and 45 tackles successful 15 games. In his 2nd season, helium ramped up his production, signaling 11 sacks and 37 combined tackles successful 14 games.

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Houston Texans antiaircraft extremity Will Anderson Jr. (51) celebrates aft scoring a touchdown connected a Seattle Seahawks fumble successful the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, successful Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)

Last year, Anderson was a centerpiece of the Texans' fantabulous defense, which constricted opponents to conscionable 17.3 points per game, which was 2nd successful the NFL and allowed the fewest yards per crippled successful the league astatine 279.

In 17 games, helium had 12 sacks, 54 tackles and 3 forced fumbles, earning his 2nd vocation Pro Bowl enactment and finishing 2nd successful voting for the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year down Cleveland Browns prima Myles Garrett.

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Houston Texans' Will Anderson Jr. (51) and Denico Autry (96) observe aft Anderson sacked Buffalo Bills backmost Josh Allen successful the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, successful Houston. (Eric Christian Smith/AP)

Green Bay Packers prima Micah Parsons had the anterior grounds for the highest-paid non-quarterback declaration successful NFL past erstwhile helium signed a four-year, $188 cardinal declaration hold past season.

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