![nfl defensive player of year micah parsons t.j. watt](https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=100,width=160,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2024/07/13163818/nfl-defensive-player-of-year-micah-parsons-tj-watt-1-scaled.jpg)
Will Anderson
2023 NFL Draft
Round
1
Pick
3
OverAll
3
2023
2022
2019
Personal Life
Will Anderson Jr. was not born to be a football player. “I used to suck at football when I was little — literally, I was terrible,” Anderson told The Athletic. “I was horrible.” But he worked his way into a star at Hampton (Ga.) Dutchtown. As a senior, Anderson earned first team all-state honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after notching 22 sacks and 15 tackles for loss. He left high school as a consensus five-star recruit according to the On3 Consensus. He demonstrated his ability right away at Alabama and won the Shaun Alexander-FWAA Freshman of the Year award. Anderson is the son of Will Anderson and Tereon Anderson. He also has five older sisters: Shawnta, Shanice, Chyna, Endia and Teria. He enjoys volunteering with Habitat for Humanity.
Industry Comparison
Anderson News
![nfl defensive player of year micah parsons t.j. watt](https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=100,width=160,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2024/07/13163818/nfl-defensive-player-of-year-micah-parsons-tj-watt-1-scaled.jpg)
![Kelvin Banks](https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=100,width=160,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2024/07/12085332/Untitled-designbanks.png)
![edge rusher nick bosa tj watt myles garrett](https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=100,width=160,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2024/07/09103324/edge-rusher-nick-bosa-tj-watt-myles-garrett.jpg)
![cj stroud texans feb 17](https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=100,width=160,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2024/02/17161053/cjstroudtexansfeb17.jpg)
![Former Alabama LB Will Anderson and Nick Saban](https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=100,width=160,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2024/02/09204852/will-anderson-nick-saban.jpg)