C.J. Stroud for Lamar Jackson (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	C.J. Stroud QB - HOU C.J. Stroud QB - HOU
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 2	# 22	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at IND	vs. BUF	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. QBs perform close to their average vs IND	This is a 3 star matchup. QBs perform close to their average vs BUF	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	221.8	216.7	-
Avg Game	17.1	15.5	-
Avg Projection	324.6	260.7	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	17	12	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Lamar Jackson	C.J. Stroud	Add Player

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/15	#5	#15	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/15	#2	#21	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#2	#23	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/15	#3	#22	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/15	#2	#22	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/15	#2	#22	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#2	#18	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#2	#24	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/14	#2	#22	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#2	#22	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/12	#2	#23	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#2	#23	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#3	#23	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#2	#22	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/13	#2	#22	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/13	#3	#20	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#2	#24	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/13	#2	#23	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#2	#25	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#3	#22	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#5	#24	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/09	#5	#20	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#2	#23	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/10	#3	#20	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/10	#2	#25	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#3	#22	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#3	#20	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/13	#2	#22	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/09	#7	#21	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/09	#3	#23	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#5	#27	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/08	#2	#24	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#5	#23	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#4	#26	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/08	#4	#21	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#3	#23	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/06	#2	#22	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/15	#2	#18	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#2	#23	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/05	#2	#24	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#3	#24	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/04	#2	#22	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/04	#2	#20	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/12	#5	#26	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#5	#23	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#2	#22	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/01	#2	#27	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/14	#2	#23	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#3	#22	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#8	#19	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#3	#24	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#4	#21	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 06/28	#2	#25	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 06/28	#3	#22	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#5	#23	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#2	#21	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#2	#22	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#2	#21	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#4	#21	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#7	#23	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 06/18	#1	#24	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/15	#2	#25	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#2	#22	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/02	#2	#26	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/08	#2	#22	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/05	#2	#22	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/15	#1	#22	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 06/10	#2	#22	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#2	#23	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#2	#22	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#3	#22	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#4	#22	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#3	#26	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 05/26	#2	#22	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/08	#2	#21	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#3	#24	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#3	#21	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 05/21	#2	#23	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#2	#22	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#2	#23	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/14	#2	#22	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#2	#22	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#2	#22	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#2	#23	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/15	#2	#22	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 05/04	#3	#21	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#2	#24	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#2	#23	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#2	#25	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#3	#22	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 07/07	#3	#25	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#4	#20	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#2	#22	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#2	#26	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#2	#22	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#3	#21	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#4	#18	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#3	#18	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#3	#18	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	C.J. Stroud QB - HOU C.J. Stroud QB - HOU
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at IND	vs. BUF
Week 2	vs. NO	vs. CIN
Week 3	at DAL	at IND
Week 4	vs. TEN	vs. DAL
Week 5	at ATL	at TEN
Week 6	at CLE	at JAC
Week 7	vs. CIN	vs. NYG
Week 8	at BUF	BYE WEEK
Week 9	vs. JAC	at LAC
Week 10	vs. LAC	at CLE
Week 11	at CAR	vs. IND
Week 12	at HOU	vs. BAL
Week 13	BYE WEEK	at PIT
Week 14	vs. TB	at WAS
Week 15	at PIT	vs. JAC
Week 16	vs. CLE	at PHI
Week 17	at CIN	at GB
Week 18	vs. PIT	vs. TEN

Player Projections Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	C.J. Stroud QB - HOU C.J. Stroud QB - HOU
Passing

Pass Att	448.7	551.0
Pass Cmp	291.6	347.4
Pass Yards	3,649.8	3,878.3
Pass TDs	28.3	23.5
Ints	9.6	11.4

Rushing

Rush Attempts	118.4	54.4
Rush Yards	639.8	238.6
Rush TDs	3.2	1.0

Misc

Fumbles	4.2	3.5

Points

Fantasy Points	324.6	260.7

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	C.J. Stroud QB - HOU C.J. Stroud QB - HOU
2025 Points
Week 1	29.4	9.7
Week 2	26.3	15.0
Week 3	27.0	12.4
Week 4	11.7	18.4
Week 5	‐	28.8
Week 6	‐	‐
Week 7	‐	14.7
Week 8	‐	22.7
Week 9	25.6	4.4
Week 10	16.6	‐
Week 11	6.7	‐
Week 12	7.2	‐
Week 13	7.5	10.0
Week 14	22.1	12.6
Week 15	15.6	23.4
Week 16	4.7	11.5
Week 17	‐	15.8
Week 18	21.4	17.3
Total	221.8	216.7
Average	17.1	15.5

Notes for Player Combination
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	C.J. Stroud QB - HOU C.J. Stroud QB - HOU
Expert
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	Injuries and a steep decline in rushing production cratered Lamar Jackson's fantasy value in 2025. After finishing QB1 in fantasy scoring in 2024, Jackson plummeted to a QB20 fantasy finish last season and was QB16 in fantasy points per game at the position. Jackson lost three games to an early-season hamstring injury and one game to a late-season back injury. He also dealt with knee, ankle, and toe issues that may have contributed to the sharp drop-off in his rushing numbers. In his first six seasons as a full-time starter, Jackson averaged 10 rushing attempts and 63 rushing yards per game. In 2026, he averaged 5.2 rushing attempts and 26.8 rushing yards per game. Jackson has been an elite fantasy scorer at the position for so long that it's reasonable to think better health will propel him to another high-end QB1 season. It's worth noting, however, that Jackson will be working with a new offensive coordinator, 29-year-old Declan Doyle, a former assistant to Bears head coach Ben Johnson.	Over the last two years, CJ Stroud has been unable to match the splendor of his 2023 rookie season. Shoddy offensive line play was undoubtedly part of the problem in 2024. The Texans' O-line outperformed expectations in 2025, but Stroud was a league-average starter at best. As a rookie, Stroud threw for 4,108 yards and 23 touchdowns, with only five interceptions. He averaged 273.2 passing yards per game and 8.2 yards per pass attempt. In 31 starts over the last two seasons, Stroud has averaged 218.3 passing yards per game and 7.1 yards per attempt. His yearly finishes in fantasy points per game among QBs with at least nine starts: QB7, QB26, QB20. The Texans have worked on upgrading Stroud's offensive line, and Houston has a solid set of pass catchers led by WR Nico Collins. But with Houston having one of the NFL's top defenses, Stroud probably won't be presented with a lot of pass-happy game scripts. Consider Stroud a low-end QB in 2026 fantasy drafts.