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C.J. Stroud or Quinn Ewers

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
C.J. Stroud

C.J. Stroud

QB • Houston Texans HOU
Quinn Ewers

Quinn Ewers

QB • Miami Dolphins MIA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Stroud over Ewers

 
 
 
 
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Outlook C.J. Stroud

Fading Draft Market Creates Bargain Opportunity for Bounce-Back Campaign

Entering his fourth NFL campaign, C.J. Stroud remains Houston's clear franchise leader under center. Despite losing wideout Jayden Higgins to a season-ending knee injury, Stroud still works with proven weapons like Nico Collins, Tank Dell, and Dalton Schultz in offensive coordinator Nick Caley's scheme.

Stroud's fantasy profile is tied strictly to pocket efficiency and touchdown distribution rather than rushing production. Our projections peg him for 3,700 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, and 215 rushing yards, equating to 251.0 fantasy points over the season.

Market sentiment has cooled noticeably, as Stroud's ADP has tumbled from 153 in July down to 173 in late August. With his draft cost sliding into the late rounds, our models view him as an appealing QB2 target and potential draft-day bargain.

Updated 20 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ewers over Stroud

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance C.J. Stroud
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches C.J. Stroud

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Quinn Ewers

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START C.J. Stroud
OWN
40%
-2.48 compared to last week
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6%
-2.8 compared to last week
OWN/START Quinn Ewers
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus C.J. Stroud
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Quinn Ewers
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown C.J. Stroud

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 214.12 total points (11.27 avg).
  • Currently 220.12 points behind the leader: Matthew Stafford
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 11.3.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 25 in pass yards with 3041 (168.94 per game) and is currently ranked 21st among QB.
  • Top 25 in pass tds with 19 (1.06 per game) and is currently ranked 23rd among QB.
  • Top 20 in interceptions with 8 (0.44 per game) and is currently ranked 20th.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: -688, TDs: -1, INTs: EVEN
  • He has recorded some deep balls down the field. If your league gives out bonuses for long TD passes then he has some added value.
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 3700, PASS TDS: 22, RUSH YDS: 215, RUSH TDS: 1
Breakdown Quinn Ewers

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts don't even rank him among QB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 49th with 32.18 total points (1.89 avg).
  • Currently 402.06 points behind the leader: Matthew Stafford
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.9 PPG.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 50 in pass yards with 622 (36.59 per game) and is currently ranked 47th among QB.
  • Top 50 in pass tds with 3 (0.18 per game) and is currently ranked 47th among QB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +622, TDs: +3, INTs: +3

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 159, PASS TDS: 1, RUSH YDS: 12, RUSH TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury C.J. Stroud

No Injury Reported

Injury Quinn Ewers

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups C.J. Stroud

Week 1
Houston Texans VS Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.21287.8923163734.12
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 114.00 total points (6.00 avg).
  • Currently 113 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 321.76 per game and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in rush defense with 2423 (142.53 per game).
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 3047 (179.24 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.47 per game and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 3 (0.18 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -10.01, Turnovers: -17 Sacks: -6, INTs: -7, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +1.51,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 15, TDS: 4, PA/G: 22.8, YDS/G: 311.4
Matchups Quinn Ewers

Week 1
Miami Dolphins @ Las Vegas Raiders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.41347.241683703.64
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 28th with 75.00 total points (4.41 avg).
  • Currently 152 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 15th in rush defense with 2050 (120.59 per game).
  • Ranked 13th in pass defense with 3853 (226.65 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.41 per game and currently ranked 25th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 30th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +6.65, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: -5, INTs: -2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +2.12,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 39, INT: 11, TDS: 2, PA/G: 27, YDS/G: 337.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating C.J. Stroud
15.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Quinn Ewers
0.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career C.J. Stroud
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2023 HOU 15 4108 64% 23 5 100.8 167 3 4
2024 HOU 16 3727 63% 20 12 87.0 233 0 4
2025 HOU 14 3041 65% 19 8 92.9 209 1 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 3951 64% 22 9 94 234 1 3
Totals 51 12064 63% 67 30 92.1 714 4 8
Career Quinn Ewers
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2025 MIA 4 622 66% 3 3 85.5 19 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 2 311 66% 2 2 85.5 10 0 0
Totals 4 622 66% 3 3 85.5 19 0 0
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ATH @HOU 02:10 EDT EST
ATL @MIL 07:10 EDT EST
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BOS vs SF 03:15 EDT EST
CHC @SEA 04:10 EDT EST
CHW vs NYM 02:10 EDT EST
CLE @COL 03:10 EDT EST
DET @KC 02:10 EDT EST
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST
LAD vs PIT 04:10 EDT EST
MIA vs WAS 01:40 EDT EST
MIN @SD 04:10 EDT EST
NYY vs TOR 01:35 EDT EST
PHI vs STL 01:35 EDT EST
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