C.J. Stroud

QB
HOU (2026)
Ohio State
Drafted 2023, round 1, pick 2 by HOU

2026 regular season

4 games for HOU. Data as of 9 October 2026.

Pass attempts: 151
Completion %: 61.6%
Passing yards: 1,141
Passing touchdowns: 5
Interceptions thrown: 0
Yards per attempt: 7.56
Adjusted net yards per attempt (ANY/A): 8.12
Passer rating: 95.9
EPA per dropback: +0.091
Dropback success rate: 47.6%
Completion % over expected (CPOE): +0.7
Sack rate: 7.4%
Carries: 9
Rushing yards: 66
Rushing touchdowns: 0
EPA per rush: -0.362

All metrics

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Completions	93	completions (season total)
Sacks taken	12	sacks_suffered (season total)
Passing air yards	1,517	passing_air_yards (season total)
Passing first downs	48	passing_first_downs (season total)
Total passing EPA	+7.228	sum of EPA on the player's pass plays (nflverse passing_epa)
Touchdown rate	3.3%	100 x passing_tds / attempts
Interception rate	0.0%	100 x passing_interceptions / attempts
Passing air conversion ratio (PACR)	0.752	passing_yards / passing_air_yards (nflverse pacr)
Game-winning drives (QB)	0	game-winning drives led by the player: drives that score in the 4th quarter or overtime with the offense tied or trailing by at most 8 at the start and give the eventual winner a lead it never loses; credited to the drive's main dropback passer (the starting QB on run-only drives)
4th-quarter comebacks (QB)	0	game-winning drives (see qb_game_winning_drives) in games the team trailed at some point in the 4th quarter or overtime
Dropbacks	166	plays with qb_dropback = 1 (pass attempts + sacks + scrambles), no-play penalties and two-point attempts excluded
Rushing first downs	5	rushing_first_downs (season total)
Total rushing EPA	+6.808	sum of EPA on the player's rushes (nflverse rushing_epa)
Yards per carry	7.33	rushing_yards / carries
Rush success rate	50.0%	100 x rushes with EPA > 0 / rushes
Explosive rush rate	0.0%	100 x rushes gaining 10+ yards / rushes
Receptions	0	receptions (season total)
Targets	0	targets (season total)
Receiving yards	0	receiving_yards (season total)
Receiving touchdowns	0	receiving_tds (season total)
Receiving air yards	0	receiving_air_yards (season total)
Yards after catch	0	receiving_yards_after_catch (season total)
Receiving first downs	0	receiving_first_downs (season total)
Total receiving EPA	—	sum of EPA on passes to the player (nflverse receiving_epa)
Catch rate	—	100 x receptions / targets
Receiver first-down rate	—	100 x receiving_first_downs / targets
Yards per reception	—	receiving_yards / receptions
Yards per target	—	receiving_yards / targets
Target share	0.000	player targets / team targets (nflverse target_share, 0-1)
Air yards share	0.000	player receiving air yards / team air yards (nflverse air_yards_share, 0-1)
Weighted opportunity rating (WOPR)	0.000	1.5 x target_share + 0.7 x air_yards_share (nflverse wopr)
Receiver air conversion ratio (RACR)	—	receiving_yards / receiving_air_yards (nflverse racr)
EPA per target	—	sum(epa) / targets, over pass attempts (sacks excluded) where the player is the intended receiver; excludes no-play penalties and two-point attempts
Red-zone targets	0	targets (pass attempts, sacks excluded) at or inside the opponent 20
Red-zone target share	0.000	player red-zone targets / team red-zone targets in the games the player played (team totals from the same games), 0-1
Red-zone carries	0	rushes (incl. QB scrambles) at or inside the opponent 20
Red-zone carry share	0.000	player red-zone carries / team red-zone carries in the games the player played (team totals from the same games), 0-1
Carries inside the 10	0	rushes at or inside the opponent 10
Targets inside the 10	0	targets at or inside the opponent 10
Goal-line carries (inside the 5)	0	rushes at or inside the opponent 5
Touchdown opportunity share (inside the 10)	0.000	(carries + targets inside the opponent 10) / the team's carries + targets inside the 10 in the games the player played (team totals from the same games), 0-1
Targets behind the line (air yards < 0)	0	targets (pass attempts, sacks excluded) with air yards < 0
Catch rate behind the line (air yards < 0)	—	100 x receptions / targets, on targets with air yards < 0
Targets short (air yards 0-9)	0	targets (pass attempts, sacks excluded) with air yards 0-9
Catch rate short (air yards 0-9)	—	100 x receptions / targets, on targets with air yards 0-9
Targets intermediate (air yards 10-19)	0	targets (pass attempts, sacks excluded) with air yards 10-19
Catch rate intermediate (air yards 10-19)	—	100 x receptions / targets, on targets with air yards 10-19
Targets deep (air yards 20+)	0	targets (pass attempts, sacks excluded) with air yards 20+
Catch rate deep (air yards 20+)	—	100 x receptions / targets, on targets with air yards 20+
Scrimmage yards	66	rushing_yards + receiving_yards
Rushing + receiving touchdowns	0	rushing_tds + receiving_tds
Fumbles lost	2	sack_fumbles_lost + rushing_fumbles_lost + receiving_fumbles_lost
Punt returns	0	punt_returns (season total)
Punt return yards	0	punt_return_yards (season total)
Kickoff returns	0	kickoff_returns (season total)
Kickoff return yards	0	kickoff_return_yards (season total)
Yards per punt return	—	punt_return_yards / punt_returns
Yards per kickoff return	—	kickoff_return_yards / kickoff_returns
Special teams touchdowns	0	special_teams_tds (season total)

Game log

Wk	Opponent	Result	Completions	Pass attempts	Passing yards	Passing touchdowns	Sacks taken	Total passing EPA	Carries	Rushing yards	Total rushing EPA	carry share pct
1	BUF	L 31-36	26	38	274	2	3	+1.496	2	15	+1.462	6.2
2	CIN	L 6-20	30	55	353	0	4	-6.359	3	29	+2.237	16.7
3	@ IND	L 17-19	16	27	167	1	3	-3.092	2	10	+2.197	9.5
4	DAL	L 30-34	21	31	347	2	2	+15.2	2	12	+0.912	10.5

Weeks without a row: the player recorded no statistics (inactive, injured or bye).