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 | 7 | 160 | 247 | 1,867 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 80 | 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
468
qualifying bar 238
EPA/play
+0.138
12th of 37 · lg +0.056
Success rate
46.4%
17th of 37 · lg 45.6%
Yards/play
6.51
14th of 37 · lg 6.19
Explosive rate
9.8%
15th of 37 · lg 9.3%
CPOE
+0.4
22nd of 37 · lg +0.5
Completion %
65.0%
20th of 37 · lg 64.6%
Air yards/att
8.1
14th of 37 · lg 7.8
Sack rate
4.9%
10th of 37 · lg 6.5%
Turnover rate
2.1%
16th of 37 · lg 2.6%
TD rate
4.1%
27th of 37 · lg 4.3%
Notable in 2025
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.
- -0.53 EPA/dropback against 2-Man vs +0.19 the rest of the time (31 vs 437; league gap +0.02; z -2.8)
- +0.71 EPA/dropback with temperature (outdoors): 60–79°F vs -0.10 the rest of the time (30 vs 131; league gap +0.05; z +2.6) mostly noise · r -0.13
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 | 208 | +0.257 | 50% | 7.2 | +0.069 | 4/37 | 0.04 |
| Away | 260 | +0.042 | 43% | 6.0 | +0.044 | 24/37 | 0.01 |
| Neutral site | 0 | — | — | — | +0.052 | — | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.109 | — | 0.09 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 343 | +0.195 | 48% | 7.0 | +0.042 | 6/37 | 0.03 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 37 | +0.205 | 46% | 6.9 | +0.079 | 11/24 | -0.00 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 54 | -0.182 | 39% | 4.1 | +0.100 | 20/22 | -0.07 |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 307 | +0.183 | 48% | 7.1 | +0.044 | 10/34 | 0.01 |
| Outdoors | 161 | +0.050 | 44% | 5.4 | +0.063 | 24/37 | 0.01 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Under 40°F | 35 | +0.001 | 34% | 5.4 | +0.051 | 12/19 | 0.00 |
| 40–59°F | 54 | -0.182 | 39% | 4.1 | +0.033 | 26/32 | 0.00 |
| 60–79°F | 30 | +0.710 | 73% | 8.6 | +0.094 | 1/32 | -0.13 |
| 80°F+ | 42 | -0.081 | 38% | 4.9 | +0.059 | 17/22 | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 119 | +0.097 | 46% | 5.6 | +0.076 | 24/35 | -0.06 |
| 10–14 mph | 42 | -0.081 | 38% | 4.9 | +0.052 | 19/25 | -0.12 |
| 15+ mph | 0 | — | — | — | -0.019 | — | -0.06 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 161 | +0.050 | 44% | 5.4 | +0.063 | 24/37 | 0.01 |
| Rain or snow | 0 | — | — | — | +0.050 | — | 0.01 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 48 | -0.108 | 38% | 4.4 | -0.033 | 25/36 | 0.06 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 92 | -0.045 | 46% | 6.0 | +0.087 | 28/37 | 0.05 |
| Tied | 101 | +0.366 | 49% | 7.8 | +0.023 | 1/35 | 0.09 |
| Leading 1–8 | 125 | +0.162 | 46% | 6.6 | +0.106 | 15/35 | -0.21 |
| Leading 9+ | 102 | +0.161 | 50% | 6.6 | +0.157 | 14/20 | 0.03 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 58 | -0.169 | 34% | 3.9 | -0.032 | 27/35 | 0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 298 | +0.178 | 47% | 7.0 | +0.069 | 8/37 | 0.08 |
| Win prob over 80% | 112 | +0.188 | 50% | 6.4 | +0.143 | 11/27 | 0.03 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 116 | +0.296 | 49% | 7.8 | +0.068 | 3/37 | -0.05 |
| Q2 | 164 | +0.049 | 41% | 6.0 | +0.065 | 20/37 | -0.06 |
| Q3 | 83 | +0.053 | 53% | 5.8 | +0.069 | 25/37 | -0.06 |
| Q4 | 105 | +0.169 | 46% | 6.5 | +0.026 | 10/37 | 0.05 |
| OT | 0 | — | — | — | +0.214 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 60 | -0.045 | 35% | 5.3 | +0.075 | 32/37 | 0.03 |
| Rest of game | 408 | +0.164 | 48% | 6.7 | +0.053 | 9/37 | 0.03 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 149 | +0.230 | 48% | 6.7 | +0.114 | 7/37 | 0.19 |
| 2nd down | 180 | +0.072 | 46% | 6.5 | +0.076 | 24/37 | 0.04 |
| 3rd down | 132 | +0.142 | 45% | 6.3 | -0.052 | 8/37 | 0.11 |
| 4th down | 7 | -0.224 | 43% | 5.1 | +0.122 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 24 | +0.563 | 58% | 10.6 | -0.034 | — | -0.29 |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 33 | -0.015 | 48% | 3.5 | -0.012 | 15/23 | -0.12 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 75 | +0.077 | 39% | 6.1 | -0.079 | 12/37 | -0.22 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 55 | +0.064 | 44% | 6.1 | +0.060 | 14/25 | -0.02 |
| Own 50–21 | 209 | +0.237 | 49% | 8.1 | +0.051 | 5/37 | 0.11 |
| Opp 21–49 | 144 | +0.097 | 49% | 6.2 | +0.081 | 20/37 | 0.08 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 60 | -0.044 | 33% | 2.3 | +0.019 | 25/34 | 0.01 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 377 | +0.117 | 45% | 6.3 | +0.037 | 11/37 | -0.00 |
| Under center | 91 | +0.221 | 51% | 7.6 | +0.147 | 13/32 | -0.00 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 439 | +0.136 | 46% | 6.6 | +0.059 | 14/37 | -0.09 |
| No huddle | 29 | +0.164 | 48% | 4.7 | +0.037 | — | -0.09 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 42 | +0.288 | 57% | 8.0 | +0.046 | 7/29 | -0.07 |
| 4–6 to go | 77 | +0.024 | 51% | 5.2 | +0.042 | 20/36 | -0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 267 | +0.198 | 47% | 7.0 | +0.085 | 8/37 | -0.01 |
| 11+ to go | 82 | -0.031 | 35% | 5.5 | -0.042 | 20/35 | 0.03 |
| Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Pass | 420 | +0.212 | 48% | 7.2 | +0.163 | 13/37 | 0.66 |
| Sack | 23 | -1.674 | 0% | -8.2 | -1.741 | — | 0.21 |
| Scramble | 25 | +0.546 | 56% | 7.8 | +0.479 | — | 0.27 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 52 | -0.316 | 25% | 3.1 | -0.186 | 30/36 | 0.19 |
| Short (0–9) | 227 | +0.209 | 56% | 6.2 | +0.123 | 10/37 | 0.01 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 94 | +0.440 | 50% | 9.6 | +0.393 | 17/37 | 0.16 |
| Deep (20+) | 47 | +0.357 | 34% | 12.0 | +0.443 | 20/31 | 0.18 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 161 | +0.218 | 47% | 6.9 | +0.156 | 13/37 | 0.11 |
| Middle | 76 | +0.638 | 61% | 11.3 | +0.279 | 1/37 | 0.10 |
| Right | 183 | +0.031 | 44% | 5.9 | +0.111 | 28/37 | 0.08 |
| Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Play action | 112 | +0.212 | 50% | 7.5 | +0.136 | 16/37 | -0.03 |
| No play action | 356 | +0.114 | 45% | 6.2 | +0.032 | 15/37 | -0.03 |
| In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| In pocket | 366 | +0.110 | 45% | 6.5 | +0.070 | 16/37 | 0.06 |
| Out of pocket | 102 | +0.236 | 50% | 6.7 | +0.003 | 4/36 | 0.06 |
| Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Blitzed | 152 | -0.019 | 45% | 5.8 | +0.048 | 27/37 | -0.15 |
| No blitz | 316 | +0.213 | 47% | 6.8 | +0.060 | 5/37 | -0.15 |
| Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3 or fewer rushers | 19 | +0.650 | 63% | 8.4 | +0.148 | — | — |
| 4 rushers | 312 | +0.117 | 44% | 6.5 | +0.049 | 12/37 | -0.27 |
| 5 rushers | 99 | +0.066 | 48% | 5.8 | +0.076 | 23/37 | -0.05 |
| 6+ rushers | 38 | +0.237 | 53% | 7.6 | +0.030 | 7/21 | 0.15 |
| Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Light box (6 or fewer) | 376 | +0.129 | 46% | 6.3 | +0.047 | 11/37 | 0.13 |
| 7 in the box | 82 | +0.193 | 48% | 7.6 | +0.083 | 9/37 | 0.11 |
| Stacked box (8+) | 10 | +0.005 | 60% | 5.4 | +0.097 | — | — |
| Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Screen | 25 | -0.448 | 16% | 3.0 | -0.040 | — | -0.11 |
| Not a screen | 443 | +0.171 | 48% | 6.7 | +0.064 | 10/37 | -0.11 |
| Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Motion | 241 | +0.176 | 49% | 6.8 | +0.082 | 7/37 | 0.02 |
| No motion | 227 | +0.097 | 44% | 6.2 | +0.027 | 17/37 | 0.02 |
| RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| RPO | 4 | +0.155 | 100% | 5.5 | +0.068 | — | — |
| Not an RPO | 464 | +0.137 | 46% | 6.5 | +0.056 | 12/37 | — |
| Pressure Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Clean pocket | 335 | +0.349 | 53% | 8.0 | +0.273 | 13/37 | 0.04 |
| Pressured | 133 | -0.394 | 30% | 2.8 | -0.454 | 16/37 | 0.04 |
| Man / zone Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Man | 160 | +0.121 | 44% | 5.8 | +0.077 | 17/37 | 0.01 |
| Zone | 308 | +0.146 | 47% | 6.9 | +0.047 | 9/37 | 0.01 |
| Coverage shell Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Cover 0 | 22 | -0.563 | 23% | 1.3 | +0.112 | — | — |
| Cover 1 | 107 | +0.452 | 55% | 7.7 | +0.072 | 2/37 | -0.05 |
| 2-Man | 31 | -0.534 | 23% | 2.8 | +0.077 | 8/8 | — |
| Cover 2 | 105 | -0.020 | 50% | 5.9 | +0.021 | 25/37 | -0.18 |
| Cover 3 | 118 | +0.266 | 49% | 7.3 | +0.070 | 6/37 | -0.07 |
| Cover 4 | 45 | +0.097 | 38% | 7.2 | +0.080 | 16/29 | -0.01 |
| Cover 6 | 24 | +0.393 | 42% | 7.9 | -0.004 | — | -0.20 |
| Cover 9 | 16 | +0.121 | 50% | 7.6 | -0.006 | — | — |
| Combo | 0 | — | — | — | +0.034 | — | — |
| Blown coverage | 0 | — | — | — | +0.293 | — | — |
| Time to throw Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Quick (under 2.5s) | 207 | +0.254 | 52% | 6.9 | +0.165 | 9/37 | 0.12 |
| Normal (2.5–3.5s) | 136 | +0.160 | 47% | 7.3 | +0.220 | 27/37 | 0.07 |
| Long (3.5s+) | 77 | +0.193 | 42% | 8.0 | +0.023 | 10/35 | 0.07 |
| Offensive personnel Scheme (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 11 | 403 | +0.149 | 46% | 6.5 | +0.050 | 10/37 | 0.07 |
| 12 | 39 | -0.052 | 49% | 5.3 | +0.075 | 27/35 | 0.04 |
| 21 | 3 | -0.005 | 33% | 2.0 | -0.020 | — | -0.07 |
| 13 | 9 | -0.249 | 44% | 4.9 | +0.130 | — | — |
| 22 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.218 | — | — |
| 10 | 11 | +0.655 | 55% | 13.6 | +0.056 | — | — |
| Other | 3 | +0.459 | 67% | 10.3 | +0.044 | — | -0.08 |
By season
| Season | Team | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | CPOE | Comp % | aDOT | Sack rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 468 | +0.138 | +64.4 | 46.4% | 6.51 | +0.4 | 65.0% | 8.1 | 4.9% |
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.