
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
Career highs
573passing yards, career highvs. Utah, 20216touchdown passes, career highthree times; last at Michigan State, 2022Honors
- 2021Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- 2021, 2022Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
- 2021, 2022Big Ten Quarterback of the Year
- 2021, 2022First-team All-Big Ten
- 2021Fourth in the Heisman vote
- 2022National leader in passer rating (177.7)
- 2022Third in the Heisman vote
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
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 317 | 441 | 71.9 | 4,435 | 10.1 | 44 | 6 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 258 | 389 | 66.3 | 3,688 | 9.5 | 41 | 6 |
| Career | 575 | 830 | 69.3 | 8,123 | 9.8 | 85 | 12 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 32 | −20 | −0.6 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 47 | 108 | 2.3 | 0 | 44 |
| Career | 80 | 136 | 1.7 | 1 | 48 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 7 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Ohio State | 7 | QB | So. | ||
| 2022 | Ohio State | 7 | QB | Jr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 473 | 0.60 | 99th (n=145) | 0.33 | 283.1 | 55% | 0.87 | – |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 434 | 0.50 | 95th (n=250) | 0.32 | 216.4 | 50% | 0.77 | 0.16 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 21–10 | 24 | 34 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 45–12 | 16 | 24 | 351 | 4 | 0 | −1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 77–21 | 22 | 27 | 367 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 52–21 | 17 | 27 | 281 | 5 | 1 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 49–10 | 13 | 22 | 154 | 2 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 49–20 | 21 | 26 | 361 | 6 | 1 | −4 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 54–10 | 20 | 30 | 286 | 4 | 1 | −13 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 44–31 | 26 | 33 | 354 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 21–7 | 10 | 26 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 56–14 | 17 | 28 | 297 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 43–30 | 18 | 30 | 241 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 23–45 | 31 | 48 | 349 | 2 | 2 | −3 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 41–42 | 23 | 34 | 348 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
2021 Ohio State 12 games, 4,435 passing yards, 44 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 45–31 | 13 | 22 | 294 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 28–35 | 35 | 54 | 484 | 3 | 1 | −3 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 41–20 | 15 | 25 | 185 | 1 | 1 | −14 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 52–13 | 17 | 23 | 330 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 66–17 | 24 | 33 | 406 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 54–7 | 21 | 28 | 266 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 33–24 | 22 | 34 | 305 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | W 26–17 | 36 | 54 | 405 | 2 | 2 | −13 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 59–31 | 31 | 38 | 361 | 5 | 0 | −1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 56–7 | 32 | 35 | 432 | 6 | 0 | −4 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 27–42 | 34 | 49 | 394 | 2 | 0 | −30 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 48–45 | 37 | 46 | 573 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
2020 Ohio State 1 game, 48 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5 | at | W 52–12 | – | – | – | – | – | 48 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ |
| Weight | 214 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″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
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 15 | 319 | 499 | 4,108 | 23 | 5 | 167 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 17 | 336 | 532 | 3,727 | 20 | 12 | 233 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 14 | 273 | 423 | 3,041 | 19 | 8 | 209 |
| 2026 (so far) | Houston Texans | 5 | 119 | 185 | 1,402 | 6 | 0 | 71 |
| NFL career | 51 | 1,047 | 1,639 | 12,278 | 68 | 25 | 680 | |
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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