Texans QB C.J. Stroud posted the second-best fantasy outing of his career in Sunday’s blowout win over the Chargers. That amounted to 384 yards, 5 TDs, and 1 INT on a 60.0% completion rate. Stroud added 20 rushing yards, his second-highest tally of the season.
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Stroud was incredible in this one, carving up the Chargers secondary despite relatively light usage of Nico Collins (4-55-1 on 4 targets).
Stroud hit Collins, Tank Dell, Xavier Hutchinson, and Kayshon Boutte (2) for scores. Perhaps most impressive was Stroud’s perfectly thrown deep ball to Dell, who showed off his pre-injury speed en route to a 63-yard TD. Later, he hit Boutte for a perfect pass in the front corner of the end zone for a 12-yard score.
On the year, Stroud is now up to 8.0 yards per attempt and what would be a career-high 74.8% adjusted completion rate. Per Pro Football Focus, he’s also sitting on personal bests in big-time throw rate (7.1%) and average depth of target (10.4).
With this offense back healthy, Stroud should remain a matchup-based QB1. Sunday’s matchup turns up a negative draw at Cleveland, adding some downside risk. But the next two weeks are positive: vs. Indy and vs. Baltimore.
