As the regular season is in the rear view mirror, and the postseason is upon us, the individual accolades for the Houston Texans begin to pile up. This is the most talented team the Texans have had in their franchise’s history, especially on the defensive side of the ball, and this is reflected in the NFL All Pro selections, announced by the league on Saturday morning.
Unlike the Pro Bowl, which is merely the best players in each conference, the All Pro accolade is all encompassing. If you’re a first team All Pro, it means you are literally the best at your position, or among the best two or three, for positions with multiple first team All Pros. For the 2025 season, here are the Texans’ selections:
Congratulations to Derek Stingley and Will Anderson for making first team All Pro, and Danielle Hunter for making the second team. I think these are all well deserved and accurate assessments by the panel of 50 media members voting. Here are a few other thoughts on the selections (FULL VOTING numbers can be found here):
Nico Collins got royally hosed
Collins was named a starter for the AFC in the Pro Bowl, but wasn’t able to crack the list of the top six wide receivers in the NFL, for All Pro purposes. (First team and second team each have three wide outs.) Chris Olave getting the last spot on the second team All Pro over Collins is a joke. I guess Collins will just have to go out and wreck the playoffs, and show the 50 media members voting that this was a voting sin they committed.
A few other Texans were mildly hosed
Collins was the most egregious Texans omission, but I’m mildly surprised by a few others. Kamari Lassiter, Calen Bullock, and Jalen Pitre were all named Pro Bowl alternates, so I was hopeful that the media might see even more shine in them than their peers (and the fans) did in voting for the Pro Bowl. Alas, none of the three were able to crack the All Pro glass ceiling. Pitre came the closest, finishing third at the slot corner position. Speaking of which….
Here is the complete list of Texans that received votes
… let’s give you the complete list of Texans receiving votes. Just for informational purposes, a first team vote gets you three points, and a second team vote gets you one point. Here is the list of Texans receiving votes:
- WR: Nico Collins, 7th (16 points)
- TE: Dalton Schultz, 7th (2 points)
- LB: Azeez Al-Shaair, 7th (11 points, 2 1st place)
- CB: Kamari Lassiter, 8th (12 points, 1 1st place)
- SLOT: Jalen Pitre, 3rd (29 points, 6 1st place)
- S: Calen Bullock, 6th (17 points, 3 1st place)
- K: Ka’imi Fairbairn, 7th (6 points, 1 1st place)
- P: Tommy Townsend, 9th (7 points, 2 1st place)
- KR: Jaylin Noel, T-10th (1 point)
- PR: Jaylin Noel, 6th (3 points, 1 1st place)
So, if you’re looking for evidence that the Texans have upgraded their overall talent level, just know that they have ten players who at least one media member thought was the best at their position. That’s kind of cool.
Notice one position for the Texans that got zero votes
It should be pointed out that the Texans, not surprisingly, got a combined total of zero votes across the five offensive line positions. The one player who I thought might get some recognition was Tytus Howard, but he was probably hurt by the fact that he split time between right tackle and left guard all season.
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