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No. 12 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026…\n\n@HoustonTexans DE Will Anderson Jr.! @NFLFilms https://t.co/GLV6VZOLlH Via @NFL on X

What happened: Anderson earned the No. 12 position in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026.

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