C.J. Stroud

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

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