C.J. Stroud Fantasy Football Week 5: Stats and Projections vs. Ravens

Quarterback C.J. Stroud has a matchup versus the 31st-ranked pass defense in the NFL (265.5 yards conceded per game) in Week 5, when his Houston Texans play the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Daily fantasy players, is Stroud worth considering for his next game against the Ravens? See below, because we can help you make the right call.

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C.J. Stroud Week 5 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens
• Game Date: October 5, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 15.5
• Projected Passing Yards: 222.50
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.26
• Projected Rushing Yards: 20.84
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.18

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Stroud Fantasy Performance

• With 52.5 fantasy points in 2025 (13.1 per game), Stroud is the 22nd-ranked player at the QB position and 41st among all players.
• Over his last three games, Stroud has tallied 43.8 fantasy points (14.6 per game), as he's racked up 644 yards on 60-of-90 passing with four touchdowns and two picks. As a runner, he's tacked on 60 rushing yards on 12 carries.
• The high point of Stroud's fantasy campaign was last week's outburst versus the Tennessee Titans, a game where he came through with 233 passing yards and two touchdowns with zero picks (for 18.4 total fantasy points). On the ground, he chipped in with 11 rushing yards on four attempts (2.8 yards per carry) .
• From a fantasy standpoint, C.J. Stroud had his worst performance of the season in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams, when he tallied 8.7 fantasy points -- 19-of-27 (70.4%), 188 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT; 5 carries, 32 yards.

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Ravens Defensive Performance

• Baltimore has allowed over 300 yards passing to one player this year.
• The Ravens have allowed five players to pass for at least one TD in a game this year.
• Baltimore has allowed two players to throw for at least two touchdowns in a game this season.
• The Ravens have allowed one player to throw for at least three touchdowns in a game this season.
• A total of one player has racked up over 100 yards receiving in a game against Baltimore this year.
• The Ravens have allowed nine players to catch a TD pass versus them this season.
• Baltimore has not allowed an opposing player to catch more than one touchdown pass in a game this year.
• One player has recorded more than 100 yards rushing in a game against the Ravens this season.
• Baltimore has allowed at least one rushing TD to four players this year.
• A total of Three players have rushed for more than one touchdown versus the Ravens this season.

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