When the pre-draft process got underway, quarterback C.J. Stroud was seen as a possible first overall pick but the final stretch before the first round saw a lot of doubt cast on just how high he would wind up going.
A low leaked score on a cognition test and other chatter helped fuel thoughts that he would drop down the order on Thursday night, but that speculation turned out to be off the mark. The Texans made Stroud the second overall pick and he said after the selection that the topsy turvy last few days didn’t shake his belief that he landed where he was supposed to land.
