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Houston Texans’ C.J. Stroud to Tank Dell: most unstoppable rookie combo ever?

Just 10 games into the 2023 NFL season and it’s pretty clear Nick Caserio homered a few times in April’s draft.

Former Ohio State Buckeye turned No. 2 overall pick by the Houston Texans C.J. Stroud currently has 223 completions on 355 attempts for 2962 yards, 17 touchdowns, five interceptions, a 99.3 quarterback rating, several rookie records and a jersey in the NFL Hall of Fame. His Week 9 obliteration of the Tampa Bay Buccaneer’s pass defense brought 470 of those yards, with five touchdowns and no picks. Hence the Hall nod.

In those impressive Stroud stats lies the contribution from fellow rookie, 3rd round pick Nathaniel “Tank” Dell.