C.J. Stroud
QB · HOU
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Box score by season
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | TD | Int | Sacked | Rush | Rush yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | vs ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 6 | 143 | 219 | 1,714 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2025 | HOU | 14 | 273 | 423 | 3,041 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2025 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 41 | 79 | 462 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | HOU | 17 | 336 | 532 | 3,727 | 20 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2024 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 41 | 61 | 527 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | 319 | 499 | 4,108 | 23 | 5 | 38 | 39 | 167 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2023 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 35 | 54 | 449 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.
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Dropbacks
237
qualifying bar 84
EPA/play
+0.163
13th of 34 · lg +0.071
Success rate
48.9%
9th of 34 · lg 45.2%
Yards/play
7.13
8th of 34 · lg 6.24
Explosive rate
11.8%
8th of 34 · lg 9.0%
CPOE
+3.9
11th of 34 · lg +0.5
Completion %
66.5%
12th of 34 · lg 64.3%
Air yards/att
9.5
3rd of 34 · lg 7.9
Sack rate
5.9%
16th of 34 · lg 6.1%
Turnover rate
1.3%
4th of 34 · lg 2.7%
TD rate
3.8%
21st of 34 · lg 4.3%
Notable in 2026
His biggest gaps between one situation and the rest of his plays, beyond the league's own gap there (|z| ≥ 2.5). Many splits get checked, so some of these are luck; the badge says whether that kind of split repeats year to year.
- +0.73 EPA/dropback against five rushers vs +0.00 the rest of the time (35 vs 166; league gap -0.09; z +3.0) mostly noise · r -0.05
Every split
EPA per dropback in each situation, the league in the same situation, and his rank among qualified players with at least 30 dropbacks there (1 = best). "Repeats" is how much that split's player-to-player differences carry from one season to the next (2016–25); near zero means it describes the past and predicts little. Click a situation to filter all his numbers to it.
| Situation | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Success | Yds/play | League EPA | Rank | Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Home | 135 | +0.121 | 48% | 7.1 | +0.074 | 14/33 | 0.04 |
| Away | 67 | +0.138 | 49% | 6.1 | +0.064 | 10/33 | 0.01 |
| Neutral site | 35 | +0.373 | 51% | 9.1 | +0.102 | 1/6 | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.144 | — | 0.09 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 195 | +0.177 | 49% | 7.3 | +0.054 | 12/34 | 0.03 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.144 | — | -0.00 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.099 | — | -0.07 |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 135 | +0.121 | 48% | 7.1 | +0.091 | 11/21 | 0.01 |
| Outdoors | 102 | +0.218 | 50% | 7.1 | +0.063 | 10/34 | 0.01 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 60–79°F | 0 | — | — | — | +0.089 | — | -0.13 |
| 80°F+ | 0 | — | — | — | +0.093 | — | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 0 | — | — | — | +0.096 | — | -0.06 |
| 10–14 mph | 0 | — | — | — | +0.077 | — | -0.12 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 67 | +0.138 | 49% | 6.1 | +0.072 | 15/34 | 0.01 |
| Rain or snow | 35 | +0.373 | 51% | 9.1 | -0.028 | 1/9 | 0.01 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 44 | +0.084 | 45% | 6.3 | +0.058 | 9/20 | 0.06 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 92 | +0.139 | 49% | 6.6 | +0.060 | 11/29 | 0.05 |
| Tied | 37 | +0.324 | 57% | 9.3 | +0.081 | 4/24 | 0.09 |
| Leading 1–8 | 46 | +0.116 | 46% | 7.8 | +0.051 | 9/21 | -0.21 |
| Leading 9+ | 18 | +0.270 | 50% | 5.8 | +0.160 | — | 0.03 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 40 | -0.086 | 40% | 5.7 | +0.057 | 15/20 | 0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 176 | +0.246 | 52% | 7.7 | +0.068 | 8/34 | 0.08 |
| Win prob over 80% | 21 | -0.055 | 43% | 5.0 | +0.106 | — | 0.03 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 43 | +0.309 | 53% | 8.8 | +0.040 | 5/27 | -0.05 |
| Q2 | 64 | +0.205 | 48% | 7.3 | +0.074 | 12/33 | -0.06 |
| Q3 | 56 | +0.188 | 46% | 6.5 | +0.070 | 9/27 | -0.06 |
| Q4 | 74 | +0.023 | 49% | 6.5 | +0.081 | 19/31 | 0.05 |
| OT | 0 | — | — | — | +0.324 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 46 | +0.127 | 48% | 6.3 | +0.023 | 8/19 | 0.03 |
| Rest of game | 191 | +0.172 | 49% | 7.3 | +0.080 | 14/34 | 0.03 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 90 | +0.375 | 59% | 9.1 | +0.124 | 2/34 | 0.19 |
| 2nd down | 84 | +0.101 | 45% | 5.8 | +0.092 | 14/33 | 0.04 |
| 3rd down | 61 | +0.032 | 41% | 6.6 | -0.035 | 13/32 | 0.11 |
| 4th down | 2 | -2.750 | 0% | -9.5 | +0.187 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 12 | +0.742 | 75% | 9.8 | -0.002 | — | -0.29 |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 7 | -0.556 | 29% | 6.6 | +0.017 | — | -0.12 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 42 | -0.074 | 33% | 5.7 | -0.072 | 7/15 | -0.22 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 28 | +0.298 | 46% | 11.1 | +0.061 | — | -0.02 |
| Own 50–21 | 96 | +0.081 | 50% | 7.5 | +0.040 | 16/34 | 0.11 |
| Opp 21–49 | 79 | +0.342 | 52% | 7.3 | +0.096 | 6/32 | 0.08 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 34 | -0.133 | 41% | 2.4 | +0.122 | 12/15 | 0.01 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 197 | +0.141 | 49% | 7.0 | +0.063 | 15/34 | -0.00 |
| Under center | 40 | +0.270 | 48% | 8.0 | +0.101 | 7/23 | -0.00 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 219 | +0.183 | 50% | 7.2 | +0.069 | 12/34 | -0.09 |
| No huddle | 18 | -0.078 | 33% | 6.7 | +0.089 | — | -0.09 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 27 | +0.464 | 59% | 9.3 | +0.096 | — | -0.07 |
| 4–6 to go | 26 | -0.144 | 42% | 5.9 | +0.092 | — | -0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 143 | +0.206 | 51% | 7.4 | +0.085 | 12/34 | -0.01 |
| 11+ to go | 41 | +0.010 | 39% | 5.6 | -0.018 | 8/22 | 0.03 |
| Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Pass | 215 | +0.275 | 52% | 8.0 | +0.174 | 11/34 | 0.66 |
| Sack | 14 | -1.944 | 0% | -6.6 | -1.723 | — | 0.21 |
| Scramble | 8 | +0.840 | 62% | 8.6 | +0.430 | — | 0.27 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 22 | -0.418 | 23% | 2.5 | -0.207 | — | 0.19 |
| Short (0–9) | 109 | +0.236 | 58% | 7.0 | +0.152 | 8/34 | 0.01 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 52 | +0.448 | 56% | 9.6 | +0.393 | 8/20 | 0.16 |
| Deep (20+) | 32 | +0.604 | 44% | 12.6 | +0.452 | 1/3 | 0.18 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 57 | +0.062 | 47% | 5.9 | +0.131 | 18/32 | 0.11 |
| Middle | 56 | +0.477 | 62% | 10.7 | +0.329 | 8/20 | 0.10 |
| Right | 102 | +0.283 | 48% | 7.7 | +0.135 | 11/34 | 0.08 |
| Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Play action | 45 | +0.326 | 53% | 8.2 | +0.122 | 5/28 | -0.03 |
| No play action | 157 | +0.070 | 47% | 6.4 | +0.068 | 18/34 | -0.03 |
| In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| In pocket | 160 | +0.142 | 50% | 7.4 | +0.101 | 15/34 | 0.06 |
| Out of pocket | 42 | +0.068 | 43% | 4.5 | +0.002 | 8/20 | 0.06 |
| Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Blitzed | 42 | +0.465 | 64% | 9.4 | +0.004 | 3/32 | -0.15 |
| No blitz | 160 | +0.038 | 44% | 6.1 | +0.116 | 26/33 | -0.15 |
| Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3 or fewer rushers | 9 | -0.669 | 33% | 0.2 | +0.143 | — | — |
| 4 rushers | 150 | +0.086 | 45% | 6.5 | +0.116 | 23/33 | -0.27 |
| 5 rushers | 35 | +0.731 | 74% | 11.1 | +0.010 | 2/25 | -0.05 |
| 6+ rushers | 7 | -0.866 | 14% | 0.6 | -0.016 | — | 0.15 |
| Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Light box (6 or fewer) | 145 | +0.103 | 48% | 6.6 | +0.067 | 15/34 | 0.13 |
| 7 in the box | 43 | +0.127 | 49% | 6.8 | +0.103 | 15/26 | 0.11 |
| Stacked box (8+) | 14 | +0.372 | 57% | 8.5 | +0.133 | — | — |
| Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Screen | 11 | -0.215 | 36% | 3.5 | -0.043 | — | -0.11 |
| Not a screen | 191 | +0.146 | 49% | 7.0 | +0.092 | 16/34 | -0.11 |
| Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Motion | 123 | +0.261 | 55% | 7.7 | +0.097 | 8/33 | 0.02 |
| No motion | 79 | -0.082 | 38% | 5.3 | +0.059 | 23/31 | 0.02 |
| RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| RPO | 6 | -0.282 | 33% | 3.3 | -0.052 | — | — |
| Not an RPO | 196 | +0.139 | 49% | 6.9 | +0.083 | 16/34 | — |
By season
| Season | Team | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | CPOE | Comp % | aDOT | Sack rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 237 | +0.163 | +38.7 | 48.9% | 7.13 | +3.9 | 66.5% | 9.5 | 5.9% |
Definitions. QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). QB EPA doesn't charge the passer for a receiver's fumble after the catch. Rushing is designed runs only; receiving is EPA per target. EPA is about ±1.4 points a play, so a split of 50 plays carries roughly ±0.2 of luck.