C.J. Stroud was being whisked between combine interviews when he recognized an NFL staffer he'd met on a recruiting trip. What happened next showcased Stroud's ability to shine off the field, writes BruceFeldmanCFB. 'So much for combine jitters.'
didn’t work out because of a hamstring injury and certainly isn’t the biggest corner at 5-11 1/2, 181, but the DB coaches I spoke to in Indy really loved him in their meetings. They say his film is really good, and his demeanor and personality really shined at the combine.C.J. Stroud isn’t the physical specimen of Anthony Richardson or Will Levis, but he still wowed folks in Indy.
“It’s the consistency he has with his arm, not only the accuracy but knowing when to throw what type of ball,” said the NFL QB coach. “C.J. is excellent at choosing the right club per se.” This is a guy rival coaches have been raving about the past two years: “He’s the most accurate quarterback I’ve ever played against,” said one longtime college defensive coordinator who has faced a bunch of future top-10 draft picks. “It’s like he couldn’t have handed the ball to his receivers any better, and they’re 30, 40 yards downfield. He’s got high-level NFL accuracy and NFL vision. I think he understands the game so well and gets it out in under three seconds.
Stroud didn’t just shine on the field but off it as well in his interviews, and even in between them. A quick story: Early in the week in Indy, Stroud was amid other prospects in the speed dating circuit of formal interviews, being escorted from one suite to another inside Lucas Oil Stadium to meet with front office folks, coaches and scouts. Then he spotted a familiar face, an NFL team staffer he recognized from a recruiting trip he took to a school he didn’t attend.
Even though the guy wasn’t one of the coaches who actually had been a point person in his recruitment, Stroud not only remembered him, he also remembered his now 12-year-old son who he’d met on a recruiting trip four years ago. He even asked to FaceTime with the kid right then and there and proceeded to laugh it up with his little buddy like he was the kid’s uncle. So much for combine jitters.Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs.
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