The Houston Texans made it clear what they thought about C.J. Stroud’s ability when they selected him No. 2 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft out of The Ohio State University.
Stroud took another step in his development on Sunday when he completed 30 of his 47 pass attempts for 264 yards and two touchdowns.
On Monday, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said Stroud did some “really good things” in the Week 2 loss to their division rival.
“C.J. is a very good processor — a smart, smart quarterback. He’s not going to make the same mistake twice,” Ryans said in his press conference, according to Pro Football Talk. “That’s one thing I like about him. He knows his mistakes and he knows how to correct them on the fly and it’s just encouraging when you see a young player, a rookie quarterback, who is able to make steps in the right direction. He’s able to progress, he’s able to grow within games. Like you see in our past game where he got pressured and held onto the ball a little too long and he comes back, and he makes the right decision with the football.
“This kid is made of all the right stuff. Happy to have him on board — our team is happy to have him on board. We just have to play better, complimentary football around him.”
As PFT noted, Stroud has been sacked a league-high 11 times and fumbled three times, losing two of those fumbles. He’ll get a chance to take the next step in his development on Sunday when the Texans travel to Florida to rumble with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
