Texans QB C.J. Stroud left out of Top 10 quarterback rankings

Houston Texans backmost C.J. Stroud has had a terrific commencement to his career. He has led nan Texans to consecutive AFC South titles and playoff wins successful each of his first 2 years successful nan NFL. However, 2024 was somewhat of a letdown successful nan eyes of galore astir nan league.

Houston was expected to return nan adjacent measurement into nan contenders class aft trading for Stefon Diggs. Instead, their violative statement was 1 of nan worst successful nan NFL and Diggs tore his ACL midway done nan year. 

With that successful mind, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler held his yearly canvass to rank each position group successful nan NFL, arsenic decided by NFL coaches and executives - Stroud was near retired of nan apical 10.

"The voting for spots 8 done 11 was close," Fowler writes. "Stroud appeared connected astir half nan ballots but struggled to seizure nan aforesaid momentum that landed him successful nan No. 7 spot aft his rookie year. While his accumulation was down from nan erstwhile twelvemonth successful astir categories, Stroud had to flooded issues pinch Houston's discourtesy successful 2024. Most doubters expect him backmost successful nan apical 10 adjacent year."

One quarterbacks coach added that Stroud's violative statement issues could effect his confidence.

"That tin impact your assurance erstwhile nan protection and nan playcalling astir you isn't great," an NFL quarterbacks coach said. "It tin each necktie together. But nan model of what made him awesome his rookie twelvemonth is still location ... Such a earthy thrower of nan shot pinch elite shot placement."

Stroud's talents are evident, and he astir apt should person made nan database complete nan likes of Jared Goff and Baker Mayfield, some of whom were classed supra him.

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