C.J. Stroud

Week 14 at New York Jets

C.J. Stroud's streak of 300-yard games came to an end last week but he still got to 274 with a touchdown. He did complete under 60% of his passes in the 22-17 win over the Broncos. But the story from the game was Stroud lost one of his key receivers as Tank Dell suffered a season-ending knee injury. So now it's Nico Collins and Noah Brown as his top outside options. Both are fine players, but losing the deep threat in Dell will sting a bit. Also, Stroud gets the Jets' defense this week, meaning his receivers get Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed. Stroud isn't ranked as high this week as a result but can still be a fine starter.

Week 12 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

It has been a joy to watch C.J. Stroud this season. This week may be arguably his biggest game to date. The Texans host the Jaguars and have a chance to take over first place in the AFC South with a sweep of the Jaguars. Stroud is the biggest reason for that and has been a huge fantasy joy as well. Sure, he had three interceptions last week, but still three for 336 yards and completed 73% of his passes. Stroud is on fire and is a top-5 option this week.

Week 10 at Cincinnati Bengals

We knew we were starting to see some really good stuff from C.J. Stroud but last Sunday
brought it to a whole new level. Stroud set a rookie record with 470 passing yards and threw five touchdown passes, including the incredible game-winning score, against the Buccaneers. And he did so while completing over 70% of his passes and again did not throw an interception. He now has 14 touchdown passes to just one interception. The Bengals do present a much taller task than the Buccaneers but Stroud is just playing so well right now that it's hard to bench him, especially after last week.