CGC Cards Featured Card of the Month: 2023 Panini Prizm Prizmatic #6 C.J. Stroud
Posted on 8/8/2024
By
Christopher Haney
Sport: Football
Set: 2023 Panini Prizm
Card: Prizmatic #6 C.J. Stroud
What makes it special? The 2024 NFL preseason just kicked off this month, and NFL fans and analysts will have their eyes on Houston Texans star quarterback C.J. Stroud, who just had one of the best NFL rookie seasons of all time. He set the bar extremely high during his debut pro season in 2023, and if his rookie season is any indication of what's to come, the sky is the limit for the Ohio State product.
Stroud entered the league as the second overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. He looked right at home, making an immediate impact with a team that hadn't won more than four games in the previous three seasons. Stroud led the Texans to a 10-win season for the first time since 2019, clinching the AFC South title and earning a wild card berth in the playoffs. Houston went on to earn what would be Stroud's first playoff victory before falling to the Ravens in the divisional playoffs, but the young QB had earned the respect of the league for his superb rookie season.
Stroud earned several accolades for his successful rookie campaign, including multiple Texans franchise records. He threw the most passing yards (4,108), the most passing TDs (23), most pass completions (319) and most pass attempts (499) ever for a rookie season in Houston. Therefore, it was only right that Stroud received the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, as well. Stroud was clearly ahead of the rookie NFL learning curve, but can he help turn the Texans into perennial playoff contenders? We'll find out soon, as the 2024 NFL regular season is right around the corner!
Did you know? C.J. Stroud broke several NFL records during his rookie season, which makes his phenomenal debut season all the more impressive. To start his career, he threw 191 consecutive passes without an interception, which is the most passing attempts without an interception in league history.
Stroud also holds records for the most passing yards in a single game by a rookie QB (470), the most 350+ yard passing games by a rookie (3-tied) and the most passing TDs in a single game by a rookie QB (5-tied). Further, at only 22 years, 3 months and 10 days old, he became the youngest starting QB to ever win a playoff game. The Texans look to have struck gold with their young signal caller, and Stroud will look to pick back up where he left off as his second pro season just began.
Total graded by CGC Cards: There are numerous examples of C.J. Stroud's Prizmatic rookie insert from the 2023 Panini Prizm set, including a handful of parallels with different colors and background designs. Of the base Prizmatic #6 version, there are 27 graded examples of the standard card in the CGC Cards Population Report, as of August 2024. CGC Cards has also graded four different parallels of the same card: Green (5), Green Ice (3), Green Wave (2) and Silver (1).
CGC Cards median grade: CGC 9.5
CGC Cards highest graded: Out of 38 graded examples, there are several Gem Mint 10s, but none earned the coveted grade of CGC Pristine 10. There are 11 base examples graded CGC Gem Mint 10, as well as 6 examples of parallels graded CGC Gem Mint 10: Green (3), Green Ice (1), Green Wave (1) and Silver (1).
Sales highlights: An example of the Prizmatic #6 Green Ice parallel graded CGC 9.5 realized $37 through Fanatics Collect in May 2024.
CGC Cards Sports Registry: The card is part of the Stroud Players Set, which has 18 competitors. Collector Jvcustode has assembled a Player Set called C.J. Stroud that has earned almost 4,000 points and includes a 2023 Panini Prizm Prizmatic #6 C.J. Stroud - Green parallel graded CGC 8, which gives them a great start for a newly added player and newly added set.
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