Will Anderson Jr on Texans' surprising success this season, giving back to Houston community

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The Texans won three games last season. Houston already has six wins thanks in part to rookie standout Will Anderson Jr.'s pass rushing prowess, C.J. Stroud's exceptional quarterback play and first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans' alibility to guide the team from the sidelines.

The Texans probably took a rebuilding approach to the 2023 NFL season, but their current winning record gives the team a realistic chance of qualifying for the postseason.

Stroud and Anderson were the second and third overall selections in the draft earlier this year. Although the Texans are in the midst of a surprising season, things did not go smoothly early on. Houston opened the season by dropping their first two regular season games.

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Will Anderson of the Houston Texans on the sidelines during the preseason game against the Saints at Caesars Superdome on Aug. 27, 2023, in New Orleans. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

 But, Anderson said, they never panicked.

"We definitely would have liked to get off to a better start back in September, but there was never a sense that our season was going to completely fall apart," Anderson told Fox News Digital. "We pretty much continued to be confident… we kept doing what he doing on a weekly basis when it came to how we practiced and prepared for our next game. Keep a consistent… confident mindset I think is always important."

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Some of the doubts about this year's Texans team likely stemmed from the franchise's lack of success over the past couple of seasons.