C.J. Stroud

C.J. Stroud completed 10-of-21 passes for 86 yards in Houston’s 24-22, Week 7 loss to the Packers.

It was a war zone for Stroud, as Packers DC Jeff Hafley pantsed the Texans pass protection early and often with sim pressures, often getting heat on Stroud despite sending just four. With Quay Walker’s injury shifting the game into Joe Mixon’s hands, Stroud took merely four sacks instead of the seven or eight he could have had to go with this Daniel Jones-esque stat line. We’d like to say Stroud will rebound next week against the Colts, but Houston’s pass protection has officially become enough of a problem that you now have to factor in a lower ceiling for Stroud — he might be more of a low-end QB1 or high-end QB2 at this point for fantasy purposes.