C.J. Stroud 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook

Heading into the 2026 season, C.J. Stroud is the 22nd-ranked quarterback (by average fantasy draft position), after the Houston Texans player was 21st among all QBs in fantasy points last year, with 208.7. For lots more stats and fantasy projections on him, see below.
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C.J. Stroud Key Fantasy Stats
Check out Stroud's fantasy outlook for 2026 based on 2025 data and this season's projections from numberFire:
Total | Overall Rank | Position Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fantasy Points | 166.1 | 39 | 21 |
| 2026 Projected Fantasy Points | 239.6 | 24 | 21 |
C.J. Stroud 2025 Game-by-Game
Stroud picked up 28.8 fantasy points -- 23-of-27 (85.2%), 244 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs; 1 carry, 30 yards -- in his best game of the season (Week 5 against the Baltimore Ravens). View the rest of his last-season game log here:
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C.J. Stroud and the Texans Receiving Corps
Stroud recorded 3,041 passing yards (217.2 per game) with a 64.5% completion percentage last year (273-of-423), while throwing for 19 touchdowns with eight interceptions. Below is a look at how a few of Stroud's possible targets for the upcoming season performed in 2025:
Name | Targets | Catches | Yards | TDs | Red Zone Targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 120 | 71 | 1117 | 6 | 16 |
| Dalton Schultz | 106 | 82 | 777 | 3 | 11 |
| Kayshon Boutte | 46 | 33 | 551 | 6 | 4 |
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