To fuel Stroud's case, the Texans (currently 5-4) need to keep winning. Only seven players ( Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Tua Tagovailoa, Joe Burrow, Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy) have better odds. (Back then, 120.4 yards per game was enough to secure that title.) While that will help Stroud's case, it won't be enough without team success.ĭraftKings Sportsbook has Stroud at 25-1 to win it. Stroud could be the second.Īs also noted by Holzman-Escareno, Stroud (with 291.8 yards per game) could be the first rookie to lead the league in passing yards per game since Davey O'Brien, in 1939. As noted recently by NFL senior researcher Tony Holzman-Escareno, only one rookie has won the league's MVP award - Jim Brown, in 1957.
