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C.J. Stroud

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C.J. Stroud is the starting QB for the Houston Texans.

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C.J. Stroud this week

The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). C.J. Stroud is listed as the starter at QB going into that game.

At QB for the Houston Texans, Davis Mills and Graham Mertz are next in line behind him.

C.J. Stroud's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 30-34 vs DAL (Oct 4); L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27).

C.J. Stroud wears No. 7, is 25 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 218 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Ohio State.

Is C.J. Stroud playing this week?

C.J. Stroud is expected to start at QB for Houston Texans. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

HOU QB Depth

1C.J. StroudStarter
2Davis Mills
3Graham Mertz

Houston Texans Starting Lineup

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Age
25
Height
6' 3"
Weight
218
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTSackedCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026HOU51191851402601415711
    2025HOU14273423304119823482091
    2024HOU173365323727201252522330
    2023HOU15319499410823538391673
    Career4 yrs51104716391227868251271546805

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Pass Yds
    1402
    +63.2/gm vs 2025
    Pass TD
    6
    -0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    -0.6/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    51
    Pass Yds
    12278

    #4 of 55 at QB in Passing Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonPassing Air YardsPassing YACPassing First DownsPassing EPACPOEPACRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    202617775366017.762.470.7986.44
    20253405136513647.660.360.891815.04
    202444241664187-13.11-1.690.8414-7.21
    20234481176218861.990.210.92176.11
    Career140875327571———57—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 3 games

    Comp %
    62.1%
    Pass Yds
    974
    TD
    4
    INT
    0

    Road · 2 games

    Comp %
    68.9%
    Pass Yds
    428
    TD
    2
    INT
    0

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ TENYDS 261
    CMP-ATT
    26-34
    YDS
    261
    TD
    1
    INT
    0
    CAR
    6
    YDS
    5
    TD
    1

    Final W 26-3

    Oct 4Lvs DALYDS 347
    CMP-ATT
    21-31
    YDS
    347
    TD
    2
    INT
    0
    CAR
    2
    YDS
    12
    TD
    0

    Final L 30-34

    Sep 27L@ INDYDS 167
    CMP-ATT
    16-27
    YDS
    167
    TD
    1
    INT
    0
    CAR
    2
    YDS
    10
    TD
    0

    Final L 17-19

    Sep 20Lvs CINYDS 353
    CMP-ATT
    30-55
    YDS
    353
    TD
    0
    INT
    0
    CAR
    3
    YDS
    29
    TD
    0

    Final L 6-20

    Sep 13Lvs BUFYDS 274
    CMP-ATT
    26-38
    YDS
    274
    TD
    2
    INT
    0
    CAR
    2
    YDS
    15
    TD
    0

    Final L 31-36

    C.J. Stroud's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    C.J. Stroud plays 100% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share100%

    College

    Ohio State

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