C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
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Career Arc
Featured in The Canon
Where He Ended Up · NFL
HoustonEntering 4th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 258 | 389 | 66.3% | 3,688 | 9.5 | 41 | 6 | 177.7 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 317 | 441 | 71.9% | 4,435 | 10.1 | 44 | 6 | 186.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 575 | 830 | 69.3% | 8,123 | 9.8 | 85 | 12 | 182.4 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 47 | 108 | 2.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 32 | -20 | -0.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 88 | 1.1 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2022
W 44–31
at Penn State
354 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.6 · 5 rush yds (6 car)
Edged out Penn State on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Picks you apart underneath and protects the ball.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Surgeon
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to C.J. Stroud’s 2021 season.
Matches C.J. on
Differs from C.J. on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyle Trask’s path through Florida.
Matches Kyle on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Williams's junior season at USC (2023).
Matches Caleb on
Differs from Caleb on
Player DNA
Players who play like C.J. Stroud
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2022
#9
Heisman top-10 (#9) · finalist probability 27%.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2022-17%
Down 17% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).