Stroud Named Texans Starter For Week 1 vs. Ravens

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was named the starter for Week 1 at home against the Baltimore Ravens.

The Baltimore Ravens finally found out who will be starting at quarterback for the Houston Texans when the two teams match up on Sep. 10 for Week 1 of the regular season.

C.J. Stroud, a 21-year-old quarterback out of Ohio State University, was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Being such a high pick, there are bound to be high expectations for the Houston rookie.

Houston head coach DeMeco Ryans, who is also in his first year after serving as a coach for the San Francisco 49ers since 2017, announced on Sunday night that Stroud would officially be the starting quarterback on opening day against the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. 

During his time with the Ohio State Buckeyes, Stroud threw for 8,123 passing yards and 85 touchdowns on a 69 percent completion percentage. In two full seasons of college football, he made first-team All-Big Ten twice and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting during his last season. 

Now official, the quarterback matchup for the Week 1 game between the Ravens and the Texans will be Stroud vs. Baltimore star Lamar Jackson. 

The Ravens - whose  24-game preseason winning streak was snapped in the exhibition loss to the cross-town rival Commanders - hope to improve on last season's 10-7 record and manage another visit to the NFL postseason.

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