# C.J. Stroud, Chris Jones & Cam Little Named Week 9 AFC Players of the Week

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> NEW YORK — Nov. 11, 2026 — Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud , Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones and Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 9 (November 5, 8-9).

By Mark Perry · Published 2026-11-11 17:33 UTC · Updated 2026-11-11 17:36 UTC

**NEW YORK —** **Nov. 11, 2026** — Houston Texans quarterback **C.J. Stroud**, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle **Chris Jones** and Jacksonville Jaguars kicker **Cam Little** are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 9 (November 5, 8-9).

**OFFENSE: QB C.J. STROUD, HOUSTON TEXANS**

- Stroud completed 21 of 35 pass attempts (60.0 percent) for 384 yards and five touchdowns for a 125.5 passer rating in Houston’s 44-22 win at the Los Angeles Chargers. He led all quarterbacks in passing yards and touchdown passes in Week 9 and became the fourth quarterback under the age of 26 with at least 350 passing yards and five touchdown passes in multiple games, joining Patrick Mahomes, Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino and Matthew Stafford.
- This is Stroud’s fifth Offensive Player of the Week award and second this season. He is the second Texans player to earn the honor at least five times, joining Deshaun Watson (five-time winner).2023: Weeks 9, 182025: Week 52026: Weeks 6, 9
- Stroud becomes the only former Ohio State player to win Offensive Player of the Week five times, surpassing Eddie George (four-time winner).

**DEFENSE: DT CHRIS JONES, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS**

- Jones recorded four tackles, two sacks and one pass defensed in Kansas City’s 35-12 win over the New York Jets. His 18 games with two-or-more sacks are tied for the fifth most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2016. Jones (90.0 sacks) surpassed Tamba Hali (89.5 sacks) for the second-most sacks by a Chiefs player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.
- This is Jones’ fourth Defensive Player of the Week award. He joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas (eight-time winner) and Derrick Johnson (four) as the only Chiefs players to win the award at least four times.2017: Week 22021: Week 112024: Week 42026: Week 9
- Jones is the third former Mississippi State player to win a Player of the Week award four-or-more times, joining Dak Prescott (six-time winner) and Darius Slay (five).

**SPECIAL TEAMS: K CAM LITTLE, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS**

- Little made all four of his field goal attempts (36, 45, 47 and 33 yards) and all three of his extra point attempts in Jacksonville’s 33-10 victory at Baltimore. His 15 points scored led all kickers in Week 9.
- This is Little’s second Special Teams Player of the Week award (Week 9, 2025). He is the first Jaguars player to earn the honor since Logan Cooke (Week 16, 2025) and becomes the fourth Jaguars kicker to be named Special Teams Player of the Week multiple times, joining Josh Scobee (eight-time winner), Mike Hollis (three) and Josh Lambo (two).
- Little is the second former Arkansas kicker to win multiple Special Teams Player of the Week awards, joining Jake Bates (three-time winner).

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