C.J. Stroud

QB

#7

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 24

Weight: 218 lbs

College: Ohio State

2025 SEASON

TDS

8
INT

3
YDS

1076
RTG

102.08

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Year

Season

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	COMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	SCKY	RATE
3	08/23/2025	@Lions	W 26 - 7
2	08/16/2025	Panthers	W 20 - 3	6	8	44	5.5	1	0	1	1	127.1
1	08/09/2025	@Vikings	L 10 - 20

Regular Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	COMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	SCKY	RATE	ATT	YDS	AVG
5	10/05/2025	@Ravens	W 44 - 10	23	27	244	9	4	0	2	17	143.9	1	30	30
4	09/28/2025	Titans	W 26 - 0	22	28	233	8.3	2	0	2	9	125.2	4	11	2.8
3	09/21/2025	@Jaguars	L 10 - 17	25	38	204	5.4	1	2	2	20	66.1	4	22	5.5
2	09/15/2025	Buccaneers	L 19 - 20	13	24	207	8.6	1	0	3	25	97	4	27	6.8
1	09/07/2025	@Rams	L 9 - 14	19	27	188	7	0	1	3	37	74.3	5	32	6.4

Biography

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texans with the second overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft.

HONORS:

Offensive Rookie of the Month (September 2023)
AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 9, 2023)
AFC Offensive Player of the Month (November 2023)
Offensive Rookie of the Month (November 2023)
AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 18, 2023)
PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year (2023)
PFWA NFL Rookie of the Year (2023)
Named to the 2023 Pro Bowl
AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2023)

2023 (Houston 15/15, 2/2):

Started in all 15 games he appeared in and finished the regular season completing 319-of-499 passes for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns, five interceptions and a passer rating of 100.8
His 4,108 passing yards are the third-most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history and his 23 touchdowns to five interceptions led the league in touchdown-interception ratio this season, crowning him as the youngest player in NFL history to lead the league in pass touchdown-interception ratio in a season.
Made his first career start in Week 1 at Baltimore (9/10), where he finished 28-of-44 with 242 passing yards, the most by a Texans rookie quarterback in their first career start and had a completion percentage of 63.3, the highest by a Texans rookie quarterback in their regular season debut
Threw his first career touchdown pass, an 8-yard pass to WR Nico Collins in the final minutes of the first quarter vs. Indianapolis (9/17)
Joined Cardinals QB Kyler Murray as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history with 25-or-more completions in each of their first two games
Stroud's 35 pass attempts on 10/8 at Atlanta set a new NFL record (186), surpassing Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (176) for the most pass attempts to begin a career without an interception in NFL history
In the Week 9 win vs. Tampa Bay (11/5), finished 30-of-42 for 470 passing yards, five touchdowns and a passer rating of 147.8
Set the new NFL record for rookie passing yards with his performance, surpassing the previous record set by Marc Bulger (453) in 2002
Stroud's 470 passing yards against Tampa Bay is the most in franchise history through four quarters and the third-most in a game, trailing only Matt Schaub who threw for 527 and 497 in two overtime victories
Became one of six rookie quarterbacks dating back to 1937 to throw five or more touchdowns in a single game (Ray Buivid, Chicago, 1937; Daniel Jones, New York Giants 2019; Matthew Stafford, Detroit 2009; Deshaun Watson, Houston, 2017; Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay, 2015)
Became the first rookie in NFL history to pass for at least 470 yards and throw five or more touchdowns in a single game
Becomes the only rookie over the last 40 years to lead back-to-back game-winning drives in the final two minutes of regulation
He is the first rookie in NFL history to throw for 300-or-more yards in four straight games and just the third rookie in NFL history with 300-or-more yards through six games, joining Justin Herbert (eight games in 2020) and Andrew Luck (six games in 2012)
Along with WR Tank Dell, becomes the sixth rookie quarterback-receiver duo in NFL history to connect for at least seven touchdowns since Indianapolis' Andrew Luck and T.Y. Hilton (2012)
Stroud finished the regular season with 4,108 passing yards, marking the third-most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history.
In the Wild Card win vs. Cleveland (1/13), finished the game 16-of-21 for 274 yards, three touchdowns and a 157.2 passer rating, marking the highest passer rating by a rookie QB in a single game in NFL history (min. 20 attempts)
Became the youngest quarterback (22 years, 102 days) in NFL history to win a playoff game
Joined Sammy Baugh, Brock Purdy and Dak Prescott as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 250 yards and three touchdowns in a playoff game
Tied the rookie record for most passing touchdowns in a playoff game (three) and became the first rookie in franchise history to throw for multiple touchdowns in a playoff game
With three touchdown passes in today's game, Stroud joined Sammy Baugh, Brock Purdy and Dak Prescott as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for three-plus touchdowns in a playoff game
Surpassed Justin Herbert (4,360) for the second-most passing yards ever by a rookie (4,382), including the postseason, and trailing only Andrew Luck (4,662)
Became the first rookie quarterback drafted in the first round to win a playoff game since Mark Sanchez with the Jets in 2009
Finished the Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20) 19-of-33 passes with 175 passing yards
Ends the 2023 campaign with a total of 4,557 passing yards, including the postseason, which is the second-most by a rookie in NFL history behind Andrew Luck (4,662) in 2012
Finished out the season with 198 consecutive passes without an interception after opening the season with 191 consecutive passes without an interception, which was an NFL record to start a career

COLLEGE:

Spent three seasons (2020-22) at Ohio State, where he played in 28 games (25 starts) and completed 575 passes for 8,123 yards and 85 touchdowns
Two-time Heisman Trophy finalist, becoming the Ohio State's only two-time finalist in school history
Two-time Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year
Two-time Big Ten Quarterback of the Year
21-4 as an Ohio State starter

2022 (Ohio State):

Directed Ohio State to No. 9 ranking nationally in total offense (490.7 ypg) and No. 2 in scoring (44.2 ppg) as a third-year sophomore in 2022
Started all 13 games for the Buckeyes and completed 258 passes for 3,688 yards and 41 touchdowns
Led the nation in pass efficiency rating in 2022 (177.7)

2021 (Ohio State):

Started 12 games and completed 317 passes for 4,435 yards and 44 touchdowns
Set the school record for single game passing yards with 573 (vs. Utah)
Set the school record for single game touchdown passes with six (vs. Michigan State)
Honored five times as Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week and seven times as freshman of the week

PERSONAL:

A five-star prospect who was rated as the nation's No. 2 pro style quarterback and a top 50 player regardless of position
Son of Coleridge and Kimberly Stroud, and has two older brothers, Isaiah and Asmar, and an older sister, Cieara
Led Rancho Cucamonga to the state semifinals and a 9-4 record

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