C. J. Stroud

" stroud iv (born october 3, 2001) is an american professional football quarterback for the houston texans of the national football league (nfl). Stroud can take next step. Stroud entered this year’s nfl playoffs regarded as one of the better signal-callers left playing in the chase for the super bowl.

Stroud's four first-half interceptions handed new england a 28-16 victory over houston, securing the patriots a spot in the afc championship game. Stroud's sudden ball-security issues this postseason helped end the texans' season. Stroud including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on nfl.com

Nov 21, 2025stroud has officially been ruled out for the texans’ game against the bills.