Two years ago at this time, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Houston Texans and quarterback CJ Stroud were only in the infancy stages of what would end up being a long and successful partnership that would hopefully take the NFL's youngest franchise to heights it had never before reached.
To some extent, this is exactly how things played out. CJ Stroud won Rookie of the Year and was a dark horse MVP candidate as well by the time the 2023 season concluded. The Texans have made the Playoffs three years in a row, which is a concept that was foreign to this franchise up until this year.