C.J. Stroud in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Ohio State, 2020–⁠22

C.J. Stroud

Number
No. 7
Height
6′3″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Born
Oct 3, 2001, in Rancho Cucamonga, California

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C.J. Stroud played quarterback at Ohio State (2020–⁠22). He finished third in the 2022 Heisman vote. The Houston Texans took Stroud in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,435
Passing yards, 2021 (Ohio State, 11–⁠2)
Best game
573 yards
Vs. Utah, bowl season 2021: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2022
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 2023 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

573passing yards, career highvs. Utah, 20216touchdown passes, career highthree times; last at Michigan State, 2022

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2020

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Ohio State31744171.94,43510.1446
2022Ohio State25838966.33,6889.5416
Career57583069.38,1239.88512

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Ohio State14848.0148
2021Ohio State32−20−0.6015
2022Ohio State471082.3044
Career801361.7148

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Ohio State7QBFr.
2021Ohio State7QBSo.
2022Ohio State7QBJr.6′3″218

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2021Ohio State4730.6099th (n=145)0.33283.155%0.87–
2022Ohio State4340.5095th (n=250)0.32216.450%0.770.16

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Ohio State 13 games, 3,688 passing yards, 41 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Notre DameW 21–⁠102434223201
Sep 10vs.Arkansas StateW 45–⁠12162435140−1
Sep 17vs.ToledoW 77–⁠212227367509
Sep 24vs.WisconsinW 52–⁠21172728151–
Oct 1vs.RutgersW 49–⁠10132215421−1
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 49–⁠20212636161−4
Oct 22vs.IowaW 54–⁠10203028641−13
Oct 29atPenn StateW 44–⁠312633354105
Nov 5atNorthwesternW 21–⁠71026760079
Nov 12vs.IndianaW 56–⁠141728297508
Nov 19atMarylandW 43–⁠30183024110−6
Nov 26vs.MichiganL 23–⁠45314834922−3
Dec 31 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 41–⁠4223343484034
2021 Ohio State 12 games, 4,435 passing yards, 44 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atMinnesotaW 45–⁠3113222944113
Sep 11vs.OregonL 28–⁠35355448431−3
Sep 18vs.TulsaW 41–⁠20152518511−14
Oct 2atRutgersW 52–⁠1317233305013
Oct 9vs.MarylandW 66–⁠172433406508
Oct 23atIndianaW 54–⁠72128266401
Oct 30vs.Penn StateW 33–⁠24223430510–
Nov 6atNebraskaW 26–⁠17365440522−13
Nov 13vs.PurdueW 59–⁠31313836150−1
Nov 20vs.Michigan StateW 56–⁠7323543260−4
Nov 27atMichiganL 27–⁠42344939420−30
Jan 1 ✦vs.UtahW 48–⁠4537465736110
2020 Ohio State 1 game, 48 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Dec 5atMichigan StateW 52–⁠12–––––48

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023
Height6′3″
Weight214 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size10″
Wingspan77⅜″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 51 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

Pro Bowl: 2023

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2023Houston Texans153194994,108235167
2024Houston Texans173365323,7272012233
2025Houston Texans142734233,041198209
2026 (so far)Houston Texans51191851,4026071
NFL career511,0471,63912,2786825680

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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