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Bryce Young and CJ Stroud, the top two picks in the draft, will face each other as the Carolina Panthers host the Houston Texans on Sunday. This will be the fifth game between rookie quarterbacks taken 1-2 in the common draft era. Frank Reich, the Panthers coach, expressed his satisfaction with having Young on the team. Reich also addressed speculation that he was leaning towards Stroud in the pre-draft process due to his history with big quarterbacks, denying the claim. Stroud praised Young's performance and expects him to continue playing well. Young and Stroud have known each other since seventh grade and developed a close friendship. The game between the Texans and Panthers is historic as it features three rookies, including Will Anderson. Young compared Stroud's play to Michael Porter Jr., while Stroud acknowledged Young's strong performance.
NEW: C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young, who first met when they were 14, will face off for the 1st time Sunday when the Texans face the Panthers. They could be rivals but they aren’t . A story about their friendship and a genuine love for one another . https://t.co/JRWLS1PxSF
Panthers QB Bryce Young was asked to compare his basketball play and Texans QB C.J. Stroud to current NBA players. Young: Cavaliers guard Darius Garland Stroud: Nuggets small forward Michael Porter Jr. "He can hit contested shots," Young said about Stroud. #Sarge
McClain: Texans’ game at Carolina features rookie QBs C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young, the first two picks in the draft https://t.co/UBbdrCd1sV via @SportsRadio610
Panthers HC Frank Reich on Bryce Young ahead of C.J. Stroud matchup: "We got the guy we wanted" https://t.co/TsZ0ac2PYT https://t.co/F5KxU4U8TU
Childhood friends and top 2 draft picks Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud square off as Panthers host Texans https://t.co/1DwY02z64f
Frank Reich on Bryce Young vs. C.J. Stroud: "When it comes to evaluating quarterbacks or any position, it's years, not weeks" https://t.co/Ba1fDChPpk https://t.co/jVAWqfcacY
CJ Stroud and Bryce Young first faced each other when they were just in seventh grade. At the time, they didn’t really know each other, but by the end of high school they were like brothers. Young finished high school as the No. 1 QB prospect out of California and Stroud No. 3.… https://t.co/vQcvkpELRb https://t.co/0AilC1JTO5
Frank Reich says Panthers 'couldn’t be happier' to have Bryce Young over C.J. Stroud 👀 https://t.co/ApEmRDlPmQ
C.J. Stroud: I don’t think Bryce Young is playing badly in any way, aspect, or form. https://t.co/mPtXjylAo3
Panthers coach Frank Reich on Bryce Young ahead of C.J. Stroud matchup: "We got the guy we wanted" https://t.co/Ba1fDChhzM https://t.co/ct6kDAURkV
McClain: Texans’ game at Carolina features rookie QBs C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young, the first two picks in the draft https://t.co/UBbdrCctDn via @SportsRadio610
Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Will Anderson make NFL history in Sunday's game https://t.co/AsU5SBdqpn
McClain: Texans’ game at Carolina features rookie QBs C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young, the first two picks in the draft https://t.co/UBbdrCctDn via @SportsRadio610
Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Will Anderson make NFL history in Sunday's Texans-Panthers game. https://t.co/TYRbDpFOrV
CJ Stroud on Bryce Young: “Bryce is playing some really good football. Personally, I think he’s playing really good and he’ll continue to play great.”
Frank Reich on Bryce Young and CJ Stroud: “We got the guy we wanted to get.” https://t.co/YAcfLpwc2Y
Frank Reich addressing speculation he was leaning toward CJ Stroud in pre-draft process b/c of Reich's history with big QBs. Says he never said that to anyone at any time. "My eyes and our eyes were on Bryce (Young) from start to finish."
Bryce Young and Panthers face CJ Stroud and Texans Sunday in 5th game between rookie QBs taken 1-2 in common draft era. Others: Zack Wilson over Trevor Lawrence 2021 Marcus Mariota over Jameis Winston 2015 Peyton Manning over Ryan Leaf 1998 Rick Mirer over Drew Bledsoe 1993
“I thought that Bryce was the best.” - Frank Reich on the QB class, which he said he thought all three top QBs were talented and he had high scores on. He didn’t want to get into Stroud specifically. #Panthers (Updated: added “that” to quote)
“I thought Bryce was the best.” - Frank Reich on the QB class, which he said he thought all three top QBs were talented and he had high scores on. He didn’t want to get into Stroud specifically. #Panthers