The second quarterback taken in the 2023 NFL draft went on to win the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, announced Thursday in Las Vegas.
.@CJ7STROUD is the 2023 Offensive Rookie of the Year! #NFLHonors pic.twitter.com/WSdK8zPZqF
— NFL (@NFL) February 9, 2024
C.J. Stroud was chosen by the Houston Texans with the second pick of the process, going behind Bryce Young.
Stroud’s performance was second to none.
He completed almost 64% of his passes for 4,108 yards. Stroud threw 23 TD passes compared to 5 interceptions.
He led an incredible turnaround that saw a perennial doormat rise to AFC South champions.
Stroud finished his 2023 rookie campaign with 4,557 total passing yards, including the postseason, which is the second-most in NFL history by a rookie, trailing only Andrew Luck (4,662) in 2012.
He began his career with a record-setting 192 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, the most by a player to begin a career. Stroud led the league in passing yards per game (273.9), while also pacing the NFL in touchdown-interception ratio (4.60), joining Joe Montana (1989) and Tom Brady (2007) as the only three players in NFL history to finish first in both categories.
