Texans star credits head coach DeMeco Ryans for NFL's top defense as team aims for another division title

The Houston Texans beat the Buffalo Bills 23-19 after sacking Josh Allen 8 times and forcing 2 INTs. Colin Cowherd asks if the Bills are doing enough to support Josh Allen.

Will Anderson Jr. has had high expectations since the Houston Texans traded up to the third pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, and he's lived up to the hype.

After winning Defensive Rookie of the Year, he's put together back-to-back double-digit sack seasons and is a key component of a stacked defense.

The 16.5 points per game Houston allows is the lowest in the league, and it has again put them right in the thick of the AFC South race.

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Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. leaves the field after defeating the Buffalo Bills at NRG Stadium. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)

Anderson was a division champ in each of his first two seasons, and his defense may just be the main reason they can get a third.

The third-year star gives all the credit to his head coach, former linebacker DeMeco Ryans.

"It’s a testament to coach DeMeco and the culture that he’s brought here and the culture that he’s built," Anderson told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "The way that he played defense and the way he expects his defense to be played, he’s brought people here from coaches to players that can run the defense he wants to run. It’s just a testament to the guys he’s brought in, we all mesh really well together, we share the same mentality, and when you share the same mentality, good things happen."

Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. (51) celebrates after scoring a touchdown on a Seattle Seahawks fumble in the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey