List of Houston Texans awards and honors

The following is a list of individual player awards and accomplishments for the Houston Texans franchise of the National Football League.

League-wide awards

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Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year Award recipients

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The following is a list of all Houston Texans players who have been named the National Football League defensive player of the year by the Associated Press.

Season Player Position
2012 J. J. Watt DE
2014 J. J. Watt (2) DE
2015 J. J. Watt (3) DE

All-Pro selections

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The following is a list of all Houston Texans players named to the Associated Press All-Pro first or second teams.

Season Player Position Team
2005 Jerome Mathis KR 1st
2006 Andre Johnson WR 2nd
2007 DeMeco Ryans
Mario Williams
LB
DE
2nd
2nd
2008 Andre Johnson WR 1st
2009 Andre Johnson WR 1st
2010 Arian Foster
Vonta Leach
RB
FB
1st
1st
2011 Duane Brown
Brian Cushing
Arian Foster
Johnathan Joseph
OT
LB
RB
CB
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2012 Duane Brown
Andre Johnson
J. J. Watt
OT
WR
DE
1st
2nd
1st
2013 J. J. Watt DE 1st
2014 J. J. Watt DE 1st
2015 DeAndre Hopkins
J. J. Watt
WR
DE
2nd
1st
2016 Jadeveon Clowney

Benardrick McKinney

Whitney Mercilus

DE

LB

LB

2nd

2nd

2nd

2017 DeAndre Hopkins WR 1st
2018 DeAndre Hopkins
J. J. Watt

J. J. Watt

WR
DE

DT

1st
1st

2nd

2019 DeAndre Hopkins WR 1st

Associated Press Rookie of the Year Award recipients

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The following is a list of all Houston Texans players who have been named either the National Football League offensive or defensive rookie of the year by the Associated Press.

Season Player Position
2006 DeMeco Ryans LB
2009 Brian Cushing LB
2023 C. J. Stroud QB
2023 Will Anderson Jr. DE

Pro Bowl selections

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The following is a list of all Houston Texans players selected to the Pro Bowl.

Season Player Position
2002 Aaron Glenn
Gary Walker
CB
DT
2004 Andre Johnson WR
2005 Jerome Mathis KR
2006 Andre Johnson (2) WR
2007 DeMeco Ryans LB
2008 Owen Daniels
Andre Johnson (3)
Mario Williams
TE
WR
DE
2009 Brian Cushing
Andre Johnson (4)
DeMeco Ryans (2)
Matt Schaub
Mario Williams (2)
LB
WR
LB
QB
DE
2010 Arian Foster
Andre Johnson (5)
Vonta Leach
RB
WR
FB
2011 Arian Foster (2)
Johnathan Joseph
Chris Myers
Antonio Smith
RB
CB
C
DE
2012 Duane Brown
Owen Daniels (2)
Arian Foster (3)
Andre Johnson (6)
Johnathan Joseph (2)
Chris Myers (2)
Matt Schaub (2)
Wade Smith
J. J. Watt
OT
TE
RB
WR
CB
C
QB
G
DE
2013 Duane Brown (2)
Andre Johnson (7)
J. J. Watt (2)
OT
WR
DE
2014 Duane Brown (3)
Arian Foster (4)
J. J. Watt (3)
OT
RB
DE
2015 DeAndre Hopkins
J. J. Watt (4)
Jon Weeks
WR
DE
LS
2016 Jadeveon Clowney DE
2017 Duane Brown (4)

Jadeveon Clowney (2)

DeAndre Hopkins (2)

OT

DE

WR

2018 Jadeveon Clowney (3)

DeAndre Hopkins (3)

Benardrick McKinney

Lamar Miller

Deshaun Watson

J. J. Watt (5)

DE

WR

LB

RB

QB

DE

2019 DeAndre Hopkins (4)

Laremy Tunsil

Deshaun Watson (2)

WR

OT

QB

2020 Laremy Tunsil (2)

Deshaun Watson (3)

OT

QB

2022 Laremy Tunsil (3) OT
2023 Laremy Tunsil (4) OT

Pro Bowl MVP Award selections

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The following Houston Texans players have been named the most valuable player of the Pro Bowl.

Year Player Position
2009 Matt Schaub QB
2015 J. J. Watt (Defensive) DE

Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award recipients

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The following is a list of all Houston Texans players who have been named the Pepsi NFL rookie of the year.

Season Player Position
2003 Domanick Davis RB

Team awards

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Houston Texans MVP recipients

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The following is a list of Houston Texans players who have been named the most valuable player of the team as determined by a vote of Texans players at the conclusion of each season.

Season Player Position
2005 Domanick Davis RB
2006 Andre Johnson WR
2007 DeMeco Ryans LB
2008 Andre Johnson WR
2009 Andre Johnson WR
2010 Arian Foster
Andre Johnson
RB
WR
2011 Brian Cushing LB
2012 J. J. Watt DE
2013 Andre Johnson WR
2014 J. J. Watt DE

Houston Texans Rookie of the Year recipients

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The following is a list of Houston Texans players who have been named rookie of the year as determined by a vote of Texans players at the conclusion of each season.

Season Player Position
2004 Dunta Robinson CB
2005 Jerome Mathis WR
2006 DeMeco Ryans LB
2007 Fred Bennett CB
2008 Steve Slaton RB
2009 Brian Cushing LB
2010 Earl Mitchell DT
2011 J. J. Watt DE
2012 Ben Jones G
2013 DeAndre Hopkins WR
2014 Alfred Blue RB

Spirit of the Bull Award recipients

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The following is a list of Houston Texans players who have been named by the team as the recipient of the Spirit of the Bull Award. This is an annual award given by the team to the Texans player who best exemplifies a commitment to excellence both on and off the field, as well as their charitable work in the Houston community.

Season Player Position
2011 DeMeco Ryans LB
2012 Andre Johnson WR
2013 Matt Schaub QB
2014 J. J. Watt DE
2015 Duane Brown OT

Mark Bruener Award recipients

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The following is a list of Houston Texans players who have been named by the team as the recipient of the Mark Bruener Award. This is an annual award given by the team to the Texans player who exemplifies outstanding leadership, sportsmanship, work ethic and commitment to his teammates. Until 2008, this award was known as the Spirit of the Bull Award. In 2009 the award was renamed to honor Bruener, who had won the award for four straight years from 2005-2008.

Season Player Position
2004 Seth Payne DT
2005 Mark Bruener TE
2006 Mark Bruener TE
2007 Mark Bruener TE
2008 Mark Bruener TE
2009 DeMeco Ryans LB
2010 Chris Myers C
2011 DeMeco Ryans LB
2012 Chris Myers C

Ed Block Courage Award recipients

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The following is a list of Houston Texans players who have been the team recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award. Every year, each of the 32 teams in the National Football League vote for one member of their team who, in the eyes of his teammates, is a source of inspiration and courage.

Season Player Position
2002 Jason Bell CB
2003 Aaron Glenn CB
2004 Seth Payne DT
2005 Jabar Gaffney WR
2006 Kailee Wong LB
2007 Anthony Weaver DE
2008 Harry Williams WR
2009 Zac Diles LB
2010 Joel Dreessen TE
2011 DeMeco Ryans LB
2012 Matt Schaub QB
2013 Brian Cushing LB
2014 David Quessenberry OT
2015 Jadeveon Clowney LB
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