By all accounts, Houston Texans edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. is one of the most humble and hardest working players in the National Football League. He's arguably the best player on the Texans roster and the embodiment, both on and off the field, of what you look for from a franchise cornerstone.
But for Geno Smith and the rest of the Las Vegas Raiders, the mere mention of Will Anderson Jr. is probably nightmare fuel this week. Images of Anderson bull-rushing or blazing past overmatched tackles are likely waking the journeyman quarterback and everyone on the Raiders offensive staff up out of a dead sleep with cold sweats and an uneasy feeling that no matter how they try to scheme things up this Sunday, the 3rd-year edge rusher will probably find a way to make an impact.