Will C.J. Stroud be a ‘disaster’ for fantasy again?
Yahoo Fantasy's Josh Norris and Hayden Winks explain why the Texans quarterback may never get back to his 2023 fantasy form. Check out the full conversation on "Yahoo Fantasy Football with Josh and Hayden" - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen .
Video Transcript
All right.
Let's throw in C.J.
Stroud up next as our quarterback 22.
I mean, we had that great rookie season.
That was with Bobby Slowik.
That was extra protection.
They were red hot in terms of Nico Collins and Tank Dell and, and even Noah Brown.
And then ever since then, like you talked about looking at the, you know, offensive line rankings, I think Mike Clay just put something out and had the Texans at like 31st.
Um- They should be.
I agree.
And that's kind of the key to all of this.
Like Nico Collins is great.
They just lost Jaden Higgins, which is a huge deal, and then, you know, C.J.
Stroud was coming off a disastrous postseason on top of it.
So this is one that, like, I want them to hit it red hot from the start, and if it does, then we could be in for a really fun season, and if it doesn't, then, like, the storyline continues.
Yeah.
He's just one of these guys for fantasy purposes, just never gonna fully get there.
Looking back, 2023 was his big year.
He was the quarterback 14.
Right.
And he averaged 300 yards a game.
He's just not a big win quarterback.
Yes, exactly.
He's just not gonna run around enough, and the Texans are never gonna ask him to do a whole lot because their defense is elite, and, you know, they always wanna play conservative ball with him.
So I think he's gonna have a better season for the Texans and not gonna be relevant for, for fantasy.
And, losing Jaden Higgins I, I do think was a big deal.
But I, I think that-- I think Nico Collins can go absolutely crazy this year, and Stroud will be better for Nico Collins.
I just don't think he's gonna get there himself
