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HOUANDERSON—

David Anderson

Retired

Washington Commanders · WR

David Anderson recorded 51 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with HST, Houston Texans, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

18.9

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

51

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to David Anderson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2007
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 21, 2007

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2007

4 rec · 45 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2008
CINCINNATIBENGALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 26, 2008

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

2 rec · 28 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2008
HOUSTONTEXANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 21, 2008

Houston Texans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2008

1 rec · 65 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 23, 2009

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2009

5 rec · 52 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 11, 2011

New England Patriots vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

2 rec · 12 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from David Anderson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 65 receiving yards · 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2008
HOUSTONTEXANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 21, 2008

Houston Texans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2008

1 rec · 65 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 5 receptions

Regular Season
2009
HOUSTONTEXANS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 20, 2009

Houston Texans vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2009

5 rec · 34 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 11, 2011

New England Patriots vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

2 rec · 12 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 6 targets

Regular Season
2009
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 6, 2009

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

4 rec · 39 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped David Anderson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

01
HOUANDERSON—David Anderson
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASANDERSON—David Anderson
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

03
HOUANDERSON—David Anderson
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons51 career games88 career receptions965 career receiving yards4 career receiving touchdowns15 career solo tacklesDrafted by: HSTDraft pick: 251Jersey: 880 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 29, 2006Most recent: Dec 11, 2011

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history