CJ’s father couldn’t be there for him like Bryce’s dad, Craig Young, was every day, but Coleridge Stroud did leave his son with one piece of wisdom that was helpful that weekend.

The father has been incarcerated since CJ was in middle school and is currently serving his sentence at Folsom State Prison near Sacramento. That said, let’s now talk about Stroud himself.

C.J. Stroud’s family at the 2023 NFL Draft on April 27, 2023 in Kansas City. Twitter/ NFL Network Stroud’s mother added that she was going to be a “bundle of nerves” on draft night.