C.J. Stroud

C.J. Stroud (shoulder) was seen throwing during Texans minicamp.

Stroud has dealt with lingering muscle soreness in his throwing shoulder and did not throw during Houston’s OTAs last month. Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said last week that he had “no concerns” about Stroud’s long-term availability. For now, it appears Stroud’s shoulder is not an issue as he looks to bounce back from a poor 2024 campaign. Stroud last season ranked 28th out of 32 qualifying QBs in drop back success rate and his adjusted yards per attempt plummeted from 8.7 in 2023 to just 6.7 in 2024, in line with Aaron Rodgers and Bo Nix.