Houston Texans RB Arian Foster and DE J.J. Watt were named to the 2015 NFL Pro Bowl, the NFL announced today. Houston will send Foster and Watt to Glendale, Ariz. for the League's feature of the best players on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2014. This marks the 11th consecutive season that the Texans have had at least one player elected to the Pro Bowl.
Foster will be making his fourth trip to the Pro Bowl after bouncing back from an injury-plagued 2013 season. He is currently ranked fourth in the NFL with 1,223 yards rushing, despite missing three games this season.
Foster has seven 100-yard rushing games and eight rushing touchdowns and is averaging 4.8 yards
per carry. In addition to his rushing total, he has 37 catches for 317 yards and a career-best four touchdown receptions and threw his first career touchdown pass against Baltimore in Week 16. Foster is over 1,500 scrimmage yards for the fourth time in his career.
Watt is making his third-straight Pro Bowl appearance after contributing on both sides of the ball, scoring three receiving touchdowns, an interception return touchdown and a fumble return touchdown. Watt is the first defensive linemen since Chicago Bears DE Connie Mack Berry in 1944 to have at least five touchdowns in a season and the first player since Chicago Bears DB J.C. Caroline in 1956 to score multiple touchdowns on offense and defense in the same season.
Watt has 72 tackles, 17.5 sacks for 120 yards, 25 tackles for loss, 47 quarterback hits, 10 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, a blocked extra point and two defensive touchdowns. Watt is the league leader in quarterback hits, tackles for loss and fumble recoveries, and is second in the league in sacks.
Texans TDuane Brown, WR DeAndre Hopkins and C Chris Myerswere named as alternates.
The 2015 Pro Bowl teams will be determined through the Pro Bowl Draft held on Wednesday, January 21. Pro Football Hall of Famers Chris Carter and Michael Irvin will serve as alumni captains, choosing the two rosters.
Houston Texans in the Pro Bowl
Player
Pos
Season
Career Selections
Arian Foster
RB
2014
Fourth
J.J. Watt
DE
2014
Third
Andre Johnson
WR
2013
Seventh
J.J. Watt
DE
2013
Second
Duane Brown*
T
2012
First
Arian Foster*
RB
2012
Third
Andre Johnson*
WR
2012
Sixth
Johnathan Joseph*
CB
2012
Second
Chris Myers
C
2012
Second
Matt Schaub
QB
2012
Second
Wade Smith
G
2012
First
J.J. Watt*
DE
2012
First
Arian Foster
RB
2011
Second
Johnathan Joseph
CB
2011
First
Chris Myers
C
2011
First
Antonio Smith
DE
2011
First
Arian Foster
RB
2010
First
Andre Johnson*
WR
2010
Fifth
Vonta Leach*
FB
2010
First
Matt Schaub*#
QB
2009
First
Brian Cushing
LB
2009
First
Andre Johnson*
WR
2009
Fourth
DeMeco Ryans
LB
2009
Second
Mario Williams
DE
2009
Second
Owen Daniels
TE
2008
First
Andre Johnson*
WR
2008
Third
Mario Williams*
DE
2008
First
DeMeco Ryans*
LB
2007
First
Andre Johnson*
WR
2006
Second
Jerome Mathis
WR
2005
First
Andre Johnson
WR
2004
First
Aaron Glenn*
CB
2002
Third
Gary Walker*
DE
2002
Second
- denotes Pro Bowl starter
denotes Pro Bowl MVP
