{"id":467729,"date":"2025-12-24T00:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/467729\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T00:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:21:14","slug":"houston-texans-2026-pro-bowl-roster-anderson-collins-stingley-named-starters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/467729\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans 2026 Pro Bowl Roster: Anderson, Collins, Stingley Named Starters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\"><strong>HOUSTON, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; Four Houston Texans stars have been selected to the <strong>2026 Pro Bowl Games<\/strong> roster, with three defensive standouts and one record-setting wide receiver earning starting nods for the AFC.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The NFL announced Tuesday that defensive end <strong>Will Anderson Jr.<\/strong>, cornerback <strong>Derek Stingley Jr.<\/strong>, and wide receiver <strong>Nico Collins<\/strong> will serve as Pro Bowl starters. Linebacker <strong>Azeez Al-Shaair<\/strong> also earned his first career selection following a dominant season anchoring Houston\u2019s top-ranked defense.<\/p>\n<p>  Texans&#8217; Defensive Dominance   <\/p>\n<p>HOUSTON, TEXAS &#8211; NOVEMBER 02: Azeez Al-Shaair #0 of the Houston Texans reacts after a tackle in the first half against the Denver Broncos at NRG Stadium on November 02, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner\/Getty Images) <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">By the numbers:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Houston\u2019s defense currently leads the NFL in both yards allowed (272.3) and points allowed (16.6) per game. The Pro Bowl selections reflect that unit\u2019s efficiency:<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><strong>Will Anderson Jr. (DE):<\/strong> In his third season, Anderson set career highs with 11.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss. He ranks among the NFL leaders in quarterback pressures (79) and pressure rate (20.9%).<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><strong>Derek Stingley Jr. (CB):<\/strong> Making his second straight Pro Bowl, Stingley is the only player in the NFL to record at least four interceptions in each of the last three seasons.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><strong>Azeez Al-Shaair (LB):<\/strong> A first-time Pro Bowler, Al-Shaair leads the Texans with 96 tackles and has added a career-high eight passes defensed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Nico Collins Makes History <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-2250624367-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI &#8211; DECEMBER 07: Nico Collins #12 of the Houston Texans carries the ball past Nick Bolton #32 of the Kansas City Chiefs after his reception at Arrowhead Stadium on December 07, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">On the offensive side, <strong>Nico Collins<\/strong> became the first Texans receiver since DeAndre Hopkins (2018\u201319) to earn back-to-back Pro Bowl honors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Collins has 1,060 receiving yards and six touchdowns this season, joining franchise legends Andre Johnson and Hopkins as the only Texans with three consecutive 1,000-yard campaigns.<\/p>\n<p> Pro Bowl Alternates and Schedule   <\/p>\n<p>HOUSTON, TX &#8211; NOVEMBER 20: Calen Bullock #2 of the Houston Texans runs the ball during an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills at NRG Stadium on November 20, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill\/Getty Images) <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Three additional Texans were named as alternates:<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><strong>Calen Bullock<\/strong> (S) \u2013 1st Alternate<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><strong>Kamari Lassiter<\/strong> (CB) \u2013 1st Alternate<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><strong>Jalen Pitre<\/strong> (S) \u2013 5th Alternate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The <strong>2026 Pro Bowl Games<\/strong> will be broadcast live from the Moscone Center on <strong>Tuesday, Feb. 3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> This information was provided by the Houston Texans and NFL.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/sports\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/nfl\/texans\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Texans<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON, Texas &#8211; Four Houston Texans stars have been selected to the 2026 Pro Bowl Games roster, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":467730,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[4345,50,1232,62,26570,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-467729","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-texans","13":"tag-texas","14":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115771689826068999","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}