Last year Houston was 3-13-1, and looked really bad. This season they have looked far better than they have looked in 3 seasons. They didn’t look like they had any promise or any hope, this year it’s an entirely different story. The Texans look very good on both sides of the ball.

CJ Stroud keeps showing that he is the most exciting and promising rookie quarterback in the NFL by far. Last year’s QB draft class wasn’t looked at as anything special, in fact, it was actually looked at by most as a relatively weak quarterback class. But 7 months later, we have the 22 year old QB playing at a superstar level leading Houston to a 5-4 record, as of this article.

He’s by far the best rookie QB this year hands down. He has a better command than Bryce Young and a far better passing ability than Anthony Richardson. And he’s doing this with a team that is young and inexperienced, but his team believes in him, and they have every right to do so.

Stroud has shown amazing calmness especially in the midst of turmoil and pressure this year, he hasn’t wavered or has been shook when the lines come crashing in and the clock is running down. Stroud carries himself with great confidence believing in himself that he’s going to make plays.
And why not?
He’s put up 292 YPG, 15 TDs and just 2 picks this season in 9 games.

Like other top QBs, he seems to get absorbed in the moment, almost keeping his best play to when the chips are down.
Firing off passes like a QB machine. Throwing darts all over the field. When playing Cincinnati last Sunday, CJ looked like a 7-year vet and right at home against the Bengals, when things were stacked against the team. Making big play after big play bringing the Texans to a 30-27 W on the road. And he did this against one of the AFCs better teams. When Houston played Tampa Bay on 11.5.2023 he had another not only unbelievable, but a record setting outing. Putting up 470 yards and 5 TDs in the win, and those massive numbers were both rookie single-game records.

He makes things happen on the field with an unexpected leadership and speed that can keep anyone on their heels.

Even against the ropes and extremely tough situations, the 6-3 QB has shown to be able to overcome odds and command the field with the ability to throw his team out of dangerous deficits.

With the slick ability to thread the ball through collapsing defenders and stick the ball in his WRs hands. Stroud has solidified himself as one of the top 10 in the position in the NFL right now. I know it’s early of course, and we don’t know what his career will hold. But as of this moment right now, without a shadow of a doubt, he’s playing top 10 QB football.

CJ Stroud has the Texans heading in the right direction. Stroud has not only been looking like the best rookie this season, but one of the best QBs in the NFL.