HOUSTON – Rookie receiver Will Fuller V was named the AFC's Special Team Player of the Week thanks to his tie-breaking, 67-yard punt return for a touchdown in Houston's 27-20 win over Tennessee on Sunday.
Fuller's third-quarter score proved to be the game-winner. He became the first rookie in Texans history to score a touchdown on a punt return and the first Texans player to do so since Keshawn Martin on Nov. 17, 2013.
Fuller becomes the first player in NFL history to gain over 300 yards of receiving, and to return a punt for a touchdown in his team's first four games of a season. He also joins Tavon Austin, T.Y. Hilton and Dez Bryant as the only rookies in NFL history to score a TD on a reception and a punt return in the same game.
During Sunday's game, Fuller also racked up 81 yards receiving on seven catches, one for a touchdown.
Houston drafted Fuller out of Notre Dame with the 21st overall pick in the 2016 Draft.
The Player of the Week marks the 37th time a Texans player has won the award, 12th for Special Teams.
Here is a list of all the times a Texans player has won the weekly NFL award:
- Will Fuller V - Special Teams - Week 4 2016
- Whitney Mercilus - Defensive - Week 1 2016
- J.J. Watt - Defensive - Week 17 2015
- J.J. Watt - Defensive - Week 11 2015
- DeAndre Hopkins - Offensive - Week 6 2015
- Randy Bullock - Special Teams - Week 16 2014
- Ryan Fitzpatrick - Offensive - Week 13 2014
- J.J. Watt - Defensive - Week 11 2014
- J.J. Watt - Defensive - Week 4 2014
- J.J. Watt - Defensive - Week 15 2012
- Matt Schaub - Offensive - Week 11 2012
- J.J. Watt - Defensive - Week 3 2012
- Arian Foster - Offensive - Week 7 2011
- Arian Foster - Offensive - Week 4 2011
- Glover Quin - Defensive - Week 12 2010
- Matt Schaub - Offensive - Week 6 2010
- Andre Johnson - Offensive - Week 2 2010
- Arian Foster - Offensive - Week 1 2010
- Brian Cushing - Defensive - Week 8 2009
- Brian Cushing - Defensive - Week 6 2009
- Jacoby Jones - Special Teams - Week 4 2009
- Matt Schaub - Offensive - Week 2 2009
- Matt Schaub - Offensive - Week 14 2008
- Steve Slaton - Offensive - Week 13 2008
- Jacoby Jones - Special Teams - Week 8 2008
- Jacoby Jones - Special Teams - Week 6 2008
- André Davis - Special Teams - Week 14 2007
- Kris Brown - Special Teams - Week 5 2007
- Mario Williams - Defensive - Week 1 2007
- Kris Brown - Special Teams - Week 16 2006
- DeMeco Ryans - Defensive - Week 13 2006
- Andre Johnson - Offensive - Week 4 2006
- Jerome Mathis - Special Teams - Week 8 2005
- Kris Brown - Special Teams - Week 3 2004
- Chad Stanley - Special Teams - Week 9 2003
- Avion Black - Special Teams - Week 15 2002
- Aaron Glenn - Defensive - Week 14 2002