C.J. Stroud Week 5 Outlook - Texans at Ravens

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Fri, Oct 3rd 2025, 11:05pm EDT

C.J. Stroud is having another difficult season as the QB28 in fantasy points per game. Among 38 qualifying quarterbacks, he ranks 19th in yards per attempt, 33rd in CPOE, 16th in highly accurate throw rate, and 18th in catchable target rate. Stroud is still waiting for his first QB1 finish. His best weekly showing so far has been QB15 (last week). Stroud might get his first top 12 finish this week. Baltimore's pass defense has been horrible this season. They have given up the fourth-most passing yards per game, the second-most passing touchdowns (tied), the seventh-highest passer rating, and the fifth-highest CPOE. The Ravens have had issues defending the deep ball, especially giving up the third-most deep passing yards per game and the 13th-highest deep completion rate. Stroud is 13th in deep ball rate while ranking middle of the pack in deep ball accuracy (17th out of 34 qualifying quarterbacks). Stroud and Nico Collins could hook up for a few explosive plays this week (Collins leads the team in deep targets).