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2026 season · box score + nflverse play-by-play

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C.J. StroudQB · HOU
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Fernando MendozaQB · LV
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C.J. Stroud
Texans logoHouston Texans

C.J. Stroud

QBpos#7jersey25age6'3"height218lbs4seasons

Ohio State · 2023 draft, round 1, pick 2

VS5of 8 shown metrics led3
Fernando Mendoza
Raiders logoLas Vegas Raiders

Fernando Mendoza

QBpos#15jersey23age6'5"height225lbsRrookie

Indiana · 2026 draft, round 1, pick 1

Across the 8 shown metrics with numbers for at least two players (2026 season, per game): Stroud leads in 5 and Mendoza leads in 3. A count of who is ahead, not a verdict: the metrics overlap and do not weigh the same.

Usage

StroudMendoza

Percentile chips: vs 34 QBs who played half the games, 2026 season

+7.7584thTotal EPA per game-1.70

Passing

StroudMendoza

Percentile chips: vs 35 QBs who have 12+ dropbacks a week, 2026 season

281.493rdPass yards per game48.0
2.081stTouchdowns per game0.0
0.389thInterceptions per game · lower is better0.0
+0.19179thEPA per dropback-0.189
+1.867thCPOE · completion % over expected+8.8
5.2%70thSack rate · lower is better0.0%

Rushing

StroudMendoza
12.5Rush yards per game3.0
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Usage

8Games with stats1
98.6%63rdSnap share · average share of team snaps in the games he played17.0%
39.171stPlays with EPA per game9.0

Passing

64.2%53rdCompletion %75.0%
8.081stYards per attempt6.0
47.9%70thSuccess rate55.6%
9.796thaDOT · average depth of target5.9

Rushing

2.5Carries per game · official rush attempts1.0
1.0Designed runs in EPA per game · QB scrambles count as dropbacks, kneels are left out0.0
5.0Yards per carry3.0
0.1Rush TD per game0.0
+0.484EPA per designed run–
75.0%Success rate–
0.010+ yard runs per game0.0

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Total EPA by week (bars) and running total (lines)C.J. StroudFernando Mendoza
●Wk 1●Wk 2●Wk 3●Wk 4●Wk 5●Wk 6●Wk 7Wk 8●Wk 9

Expected points added across every role (passing, rushing, receiving) in the nflverse play-by-play model, in the period you picked. Lines run the total; a missing bar is a week without plays. The dot marks the best week among the 2 players.

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top passers · most targeted
Brock Purdy vs Trevor LawrenceJoe Burrow vs Josh AllenJared Goff vs Caleb WilliamsC.J. Stroud vs Jordan LoveCeeDee Lamb vs Jaxon Smith-NjigbaMatthew Golden vs Puka NacuaMichael Wilson vs Amon-Ra St. BrownChris Olave vs Malik Nabers

Box score totals from ESPN (regular season and playoffs; “last 4” is each player's four most recent games with a box score line). EPA, success rate, CPOE, aDOT, target and air-yard share from the nflverse play-by-play over the same games; snap share from nflverse snap counts. EPA per dropback includes sacks and scrambles. Carries are the official ESPN rush attempts; EPA per designed run leaves out quarterback scrambles (they count as dropbacks) and kneel-downs, so for a quarterback the two counts differ. Per opportunity divides counting stats by nflverse dropbacks (passing), ESPN targets (receiving) and ESPN carries (rushing); other counts go per game. Percentiles rank each value among players at the same position with enough volume in the same period (the same groups as the player cards: QBs 12 dropbacks a week, RBs 4.5 carries, wide receivers 2.5 targets, tight ends 2, defenders half the games; fewer than 8 peers, no percentile). The bars compare the players on the page only, not the league.