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Houston Texans · QB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Ohio State (2023 Round 1, Pick 2)

C.J. Stroud

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68.6
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #8 of 38 qualified QBs
Completions / Att
160/24764.8% comp
Passing yards
1,867266.7 yds/G
TD / INT
11 / 1Passer rtg 100.7
Rushing
80 yds18 car · 1 TD
EPA per opportunity
+0.140266 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate
47.4%Play-by-play positive EPA

C.J. Stroud among the 38 qualified quarterbacks: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Allen80.6
  2. Maye80.3
  3. Burrow80.2
  4. Prescott79.4
  5. Purdy74.3
  6. Williams69.2
  7. Goff68.9
  8. Stroud68.6
  9. Stafford65.3
  10. Cousins64.4
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 38 qualified QBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Opponent-adjusted passing EPA per game15% weight · Raw +0.113 → Shrunk +3.196
65thpercentile
Early-down opponent-adjusted passing EPA per game12% weight · Raw +0.197 → Shrunk +3.874
75thpercentile
Passing yards per game, regressed20% weight · Raw 6.93 → Shrunk 242.49
83thpercentile
Rushing & scramble yards per game, regressed16% weight · Raw 5.13 → Shrunk 13.43
44thpercentile
Downfield air yards per game, regressed10% weight · Raw 9.77 → Shrunk 341.55
94thpercentile
Offensive snaps per team game, regressed12% weight · Raw 1.08 → Shrunk 53.49
57thpercentile
Completion over expected, regressed8% weight · Raw +2.31 pp → Shrunk +1.26 pp
71thpercentile
Sack rate per dropback, regressed7% weight · Raw 5.6% → Shrunk 6.0%
62thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for C.J. Stroud. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultCMP/ATTPass ydsPass TDINTRush ydsRush TD
Week 1Sep 13, 2026vs BUFL 31-3626/3827420150
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs CINL 6-2030/5535300290
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ INDL 17-1916/2716710100
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs DALL 30-3421/3134720120
Week 5Oct 11, 2026@ TENW 26-326/342611051
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ JAXW 34-3124/343123150
Week 7Oct 25, 2026vs NYGL 21-2717/281532040

College to the NFL: Ohio State to Houston Texans

Verified identity bridge linking C.J. Stroud's college regular-season yards at Ohio State to official NFL game lines.

Ohio State (College yards)

3,8622021
3,3402022
22nd pick
2023 Draft

HOU (NFL yards)

4,1082023
3,7272024
3,0412025
1,8672026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 4 seasons.

SeasonClubGCMP/ATTPass ydsPass TDINTRush ydsRush TD
2023HOU15319/4994,1082351673
2024HOU17336/5323,72720122330
2025HOU14273/4233,0411982091
2026 (so far)HOU7160/2471,867111801

Compare C.J. Stroud with top quarterbacks

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 QB.

C.J. Stroud vs. Josh Allen (BUF)Score 68.6 vs. 80.6C.J. Stroud vs. Drake Maye (NE)Score 68.6 vs. 80.3C.J. Stroud vs. Joe Burrow (CIN)Score 68.6 vs. 80.2C.J. Stroud vs. Dak Prescott (DAL)Score 68.6 vs. 79.4C.J. Stroud vs. Brock Purdy (SF)Score 68.6 vs. 74.3C.J. Stroud vs. Caleb Williams (CHI)Score 68.6 vs. 69.2
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