C.J. Stroud

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Box score by season

Season	Team	G	Cmp	Att	Pass yds	TD	Int	Sacked	Rush	Rush yds	TD	Tgt	Rec	vs ESPN
2026	HOU	7	160	247	1,867	11	1	15	18	80	1	0	0	✓ matches
2025	HOU	14	273	423	3,041	19	8	23	48	209	1	0	0	✓ matches
2025 playoffs	HOU	2	41	79	462	2	5	6	3	11	0	0	0
2024	HOU	17	336	532	3,727	20	12	52	52	233	0	1	0	not checked
2024 playoffs	HOU	2	41	61	527	1	1	11	12	84	0	0	0
2023	HOU	15	319	499	4,108	23	5	38	39	167	3	1	1	not checked
2023 playoffs	HOU	2	35	54	449	3	0	0	4	10	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

554

qualifying bar 238

EPA/play

+0.129

8th of 34 · lg +0.016

Success rate

46.9%

11th of 34 · lg 44.4%

Yards/play

7.08

3rd of 34 · lg 6.11

Explosive rate

13.2%

2nd of 34 · lg 9.2%

CPOE

+0.2

20th of 34 · lg +0.2

Completion %

64.7%

20th of 34 · lg 64.7%

Air yards/att

9.1

2nd of 34 · lg 7.8

Sack rate

6.9%

24th of 34 · lg 6.8%

Turnover rate

1.8%

4th of 34 · lg 2.9%

TD rate

4.5%

10th of 34 · lg 3.8%

Every split

EPA per dropback by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 30+ dropbacks there (1 = best). "Repeats" is the year-to-year correlation for that split (2016–25); near zero means it predicts little. Click a situation to filter to it.

Situation	Dropbacks	EPA/play	Success	Yds/play	League EPA	Rank	Repeats
Home / away Setting compare everyone →
Home	310	+0.185	49%	7.6	+0.022	6/34	0.04
Away	244	+0.059	45%	6.4	+0.009	16/34	0.01
Neutral site	0	—	—	—	+0.033	—	—
Rest days Setting compare everyone →
Short week (≤5 days)	0	—	—	—	+0.004	—	0.09
Normal (6–8 days)	475	+0.169	49%	7.5	+0.024	5/34	0.03
Extra rest (9–12 days)	0	—	—	—	+0.025	—	-0.00
Off a bye (13+ days)	27	+0.120	41%	4.9	-0.015	—	-0.07
Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone →
Indoors	259	+0.201	49%	7.6	+0.025	7/30	0.01
Outdoors	295	+0.066	45%	6.7	+0.012	15/34	0.01
Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Under 40°F	0	—	—	—	-0.049	—	0.00
40–59°F	68	-0.141	43%	6.1	-0.021	24/30	0.00
60–79°F	27	+0.120	41%	4.9	+0.054	—	-0.13
80°F+	31	+0.494	58%	9.4	+0.068	1/13	0.01
Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
0–9 mph	99	+0.058	47%	7.2	+0.022	16/34	-0.06
10–14 mph	27	+0.120	41%	4.9	-0.014	—	-0.12
15+ mph	0	—	—	—	-0.066	—	-0.06
Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone →
Dry	268	+0.134	47%	7.1	+0.023	11/34	0.01
Rain or snow	27	-0.609	30%	2.0	-0.083	—	0.01
Score Game state compare everyone →
Trailing 9+	104	+0.180	47%	7.7	-0.058	4/33	0.06
Trailing 1–8	143	+0.281	50%	7.2	-0.000	3/34	0.05
Tied	107	+0.087	44%	6.7	+0.048	16/34	0.09
Leading 1–8	117	-0.065	45%	5.5	+0.066	25/32	-0.21
Leading 9+	83	+0.134	48%	8.9	+0.073	5/19	0.03
Win probability Game state compare everyone →
Win prob under 20%	84	+0.077	45%	7.0	-0.058	10/33	0.05
Win prob 20–80%	361	+0.208	48%	7.0	+0.036	6/34	0.08
Win prob over 80%	109	-0.091	44%	7.3	+0.046	20/26	0.03
Quarter Game state compare everyone →
Q1	132	+0.146	47%	7.1	+0.028	12/34	-0.05
Q2	165	+0.219	50%	7.2	+0.058	8/34	-0.06
Q3	122	+0.047	45%	6.9	+0.013	14/34	-0.06
Q4	135	+0.079	45%	7.1	-0.037	14/34	0.05
OT	0	—	—	—	+0.072	—	—
Two-minute Game state compare everyone →
Last 2 min of half	86	+0.315	50%	7.2	-0.007	2/33	0.03
Rest of game	468	+0.095	46%	7.1	+0.020	11/34	0.03
Down Situation compare everyone →
1st down	181	+0.257	50%	7.9	+0.056	1/34	0.19
2nd down	193	+0.128	49%	6.6	+0.050	12/34	0.04
3rd down	172	+0.061	41%	6.9	-0.052	12/34	0.11
4th down	8	-1.255	38%	2.5	-0.251	—	—
3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone →
3rd & 1–3	35	+0.159	57%	7.6	+0.009	6/12	-0.29
3rd & 4–6	46	-0.001	48%	6.1	+0.024	16/25	-0.12
3rd & 7+	91	+0.055	32%	7.1	-0.111	8/34	-0.22
Field position Situation compare everyone →
Own 20 and in	57	+0.134	44%	7.7	+0.028	12/28	-0.02
Own 50–21	281	+0.112	47%	7.5	+0.017	14/34	0.11
Opp 21–49	146	+0.245	50%	7.9	+0.028	5/34	0.08
Red zone (opp 20 in)	70	-0.045	41%	3.0	-0.027	20/32	0.01
Formation Style compare everyone →
Shotgun	442	+0.077	45%	6.5	+0.005	13/34	-0.00
Under center	112	+0.336	56%	9.3	+0.087	6/31	-0.00
Tempo Style compare everyone →
Huddle	494	+0.105	46%	7.2	+0.017	12/34	-0.09
No huddle	60	+0.330	53%	6.5	+0.007	2/26	-0.09
Yards to go Situation compare everyone →
1–3 to go	63	-0.130	52%	5.5	+0.049	21/29	-0.07
4–6 to go	94	+0.101	48%	6.3	+0.049	15/34	-0.02
7–10 to go	310	+0.237	49%	7.7	+0.031	3/34	-0.01
11+ to go	87	-0.035	34%	6.7	-0.108	12/34	0.03
Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone →
Pass	493	+0.278	50%	8.3	+0.133	5/34	0.66
Sack	38	-1.897	0%	-8.7	-1.804	11/20	0.21
Scramble	23	+0.301	61%	6.4	+0.435	—	0.27
Pass depth Passing compare everyone →
Behind the line	68	-0.143	34%	5.3	-0.199	13/34	0.19
Short (0–9)	228	+0.116	53%	5.8	+0.099	16/34	0.01
Intermediate (10–19)	138	+0.486	54%	9.9	+0.390	14/34	0.16
Deep (20+)	59	+0.901	49%	17.8	+0.356	4/31	0.18
Pass direction Passing compare everyone →
Left	156	+0.105	47%	7.7	+0.102	20/34	0.11
Middle	131	+0.635	62%	10.7	+0.265	3/34	0.10
Right	206	+0.181	45%	7.3	+0.099	7/34	0.08
Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Play action	132	+0.191	52%	8.4	+0.112	13/34	-0.03
No play action	422	+0.110	45%	6.7	-0.009	10/34	-0.03
In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
In pocket	438	+0.177	50%	7.5	+0.020	5/34	0.06
Out of pocket	116	-0.051	37%	5.5	-0.003	19/32	0.06
Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Blitzed	130	+0.062	47%	6.9	-0.004	13/34	-0.15
No blitz	424	+0.150	47%	7.1	+0.023	9/34	-0.15
Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
3 or fewer rushers	35	+0.127	49%	6.7	-0.000	4/8	—
4 rushers	382	+0.161	46%	7.3	+0.024	7/34	-0.27
5 rushers	97	+0.137	49%	7.1	+0.036	11/34	-0.05
6+ rushers	36	-0.132	47%	5.0	-0.120	8/16	0.15
Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone →
Light box (6 or fewer)	420	+0.118	45%	7.1	-0.000	7/34	0.13
7 in the box	117	+0.203	56%	7.4	+0.074	12/34	0.11
Stacked box (8+)	13	-0.148	46%	4.6	+0.060	—	—
Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Screen	47	-0.021	40%	7.0	-0.086	13/32	-0.11
Not a screen	507	+0.143	48%	7.1	+0.027	9/34	-0.11
Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
Motion	278	+0.113	49%	6.9	+0.039	14/34	0.02
No motion	276	+0.146	45%	7.3	-0.001	5/34	0.02
RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone →
RPO	6	+0.507	83%	10.3	+0.050	—	—
Not an RPO	548	+0.125	47%	7.0	+0.015	8/34	—
Pressure Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Clean pocket	396	+0.420	56%	9.0	+0.225	2/34	0.04
Pressured	158	-0.598	24%	2.2	-0.483	27/34	0.04
Man / zone Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Man	237	-0.058	40%	6.1	+0.006	25/34	0.01
Zone	316	+0.275	52%	7.8	+0.028	1/34	0.01
Coverage shell Defense (NGS) compare everyone →
Cover 0	12	-0.544	25%	-0.8	+0.021	—	—
Cover 1	203	-0.040	41%	6.6	+0.008	24/34	-0.05
2-Man	22	+0.044	41%	5.2	-0.010	—	—
Cover 2	51	+0.170	49%	6.3	+0.055	15/33	-0.18
Cover 3	116	+0.454	54%	9.4	+0.064	1/34	-0.07
Cover 4	94	+0.162	53%	6.7	-0.023	5/31	-0.01
Cover 6	38	+0.278	55%	8.5	+0.012	2/11	-0.20
Cover 9	5	-0.056	20%	11.2	-0.111	—	—
Combo	12	+0.003	42%	5.1	+0.006	—	—
Blown coverage	0	—	—	—	+0.201	—	—
Time to throw Passing compare everyone →
Quick (under 2.5s)	234	+0.278	53%	7.4	+0.111	3/34	0.12
Normal (2.5–3.5s)	149	+0.334	55%	9.8	+0.207	9/34	0.07
Long (3.5s+)	108	+0.175	35%	8.1	+0.045	8/31	0.07
Offensive personnel Scheme (NGS) compare everyone →
11	480	+0.104	45%	7.1	-0.002	9/34	0.07
12	59	+0.130	56%	5.8	+0.101	16/32	0.04
21	1	+0.653	100%	11.0	-0.021	—	-0.07
13	4	+1.714	75%	20.2	+0.035	—	—
22	0	—	—	—	-0.328	—	—
10	9	+0.603	56%	8.0	+0.149	—	—
Other	1	+1.375	100%	15.0	-0.031	—	-0.08

By season

Season	Team	Dropbacks	EPA/play	Total EPA	Success	Yds/play	CPOE	Comp %	aDOT	Sack rate
2023	HOU	554	+0.129	+71.7	46.9%	7.08	+0.2	64.7%	9.1	6.9%

Definitions

QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). A receiver's fumble after the catch isn't charged to the QB. Rushing counts designed runs only. Receiving is EPA per target. EPA swings about ±1.4 points a play, so a 50-play split carries about ±0.2 of luck.