{"id":210810,"date":"2025-01-17T14:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=210810"},"modified":"2025-01-17T14:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:05:24","slug":"c-j-stroud-houston-texans-quarterback-dynasty-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/17\/c-j-stroud-houston-texans-quarterback-dynasty-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"C.J. Stroud: Houston Texans Quarterback Dynasty Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After finishing QB11 in his rookie season, C.J. Stroud regressed in year two, finishing as the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/nfl\/reports\/leaders\/qb.php?year=2024&amp;start=1&amp;end=17\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QB18 in 2024<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Stroud still took the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Texans<\/a> to their second straight playoff berth despite the poor offensive numbers. What version of Stroud will we see in 2025: his sensational rookie season or disappointing sophomore slump? Here is the dynasty outlook for C.J. Stroud.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Dynasty Outlook for C.J. Stroud<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Current Production<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stroud was taken as the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/nfl\/adp\/qb.php\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fifth quarterback in redraft fantasy football drafts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the summer. Only Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, and Lamar Jackson were going ahead of him. Players such as Jayden Daniels and Baker Mayfield, who finished as top-five quarterbacks, were drafted outside the top ten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After throwing for over<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/StroCJ00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4000 yards in just 15 games in 2023<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Stroud failed to top that number in all 17 games this season. He had three less touchdowns in 2024 than in 2023. The biggest concern for Stroud was his increase in interceptions. He only threw five in his rookie season and led the NFL with the lowest interception percentage in the league. However, he threw twelve interceptions in his sophomore year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stroud is not a dual-threat quarterback, ranking around league average in carries, rushing yards, and yards per carry. He finished with zero rushing touchdowns in 2024 after having three in his Rookie of the Year campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025 NFL Draft QB Rankings: Breaking Down the Top Quarterbacks\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKKUtDBZH3o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stroud Dynasty Price<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keeptradecut.com\/dynasty-rankings\/players\/cj-stroud-1403\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KeepTradeCut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Stroud is currently the QB9 in dynasty rankings after starting the season as QB3. He is right below <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/19\/2024-dynasty-fantasy-football-quarterback-rankings\/\" target=\"_self\">Justin Herbert<\/a> and Drake Maye and just ahead of Bo Nix, Jordan Love, and Caleb Williams. According to their trade calculator, Stroud is worth a little more than an early 2025 first-round pick in rookie drafts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stroud Dynasty Outlook<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Texans struggled with injuries in their wide receiver room. Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs, and Tank Dell all missed significant time with injuries. Dell will miss most of next season, and Diggs is a free agent. Look for the Texans to bring in more help in the receiver room to join Collins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the offensive line was not good for the Texans. Stroud was the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/nfl\/ask\/nfl-qb-most-sacked-2024-to-2025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">second-most-sacked quarterback<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the league. Only Caleb Williams took more sacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stroud is obviously a very talented quarterback, as we saw in his rookie season. This year was a down year, with multiple factors going into his decline. The Texans should be better offensively in 2025, and Stroud will be the face of that. Because finishing as a top-ten quarterback is hard for a non-dual threat quarterback, Stroud should rank as a mid-tier QB2 for next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What to Do With C.J. Stroud in Dynasty Leagues?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stroud is over-ranked in dynasty as being the QB9 is too high for him. Without the rushing upside, it is hard to see him finishing among the top quarterbacks in fantasy. Although Stroud should bounce back in 2025, try to trade him away for a similarly ranked quarterback, such as Maye, Nix, or Williams with more rushing upside and a brighter future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, if you are a risky fantasy manager, try to buy low on him after his down year and hope that he can bounce back to his rookie season numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C.J. Stroud took a step back in his second season for the Houston Texans. What is C.J. 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