Baker Mayfield is wildly overpaid compared to C.J. Stroud.And just imagine the 25-year-old Houston Texans quarterback with a powerful offensive line, elite running back and healthy wide receivers.C.J. Stroud saved the Texans’ season and was the best QB at WembleygettyOn Friday at Harrow School, Texans general manager Nick Caserio exclusively told talkSPORT that the organization wanted to keep Stroud as the team’s quarterback “as long as we can.”“He’s proven that he’s a really good player,” Caserio said after practice. “He’s a good ambassador for the organization. So he’s a player that we want to have around here.”On an overcast Sunday at Wembley Stadium, Stroud fought drive after drive to save the Texans’ season in an AFC South battle vs a Jacksonville Jaguars team that is supposed to be a Super Bowl contender.A fourth-year QB playing for his personal and financial futures was the best arm, player and leader on the field — even on a day when the Jaguars’ Travis Hunter was Deion Sanders-esque with a receiving touchdown and defensive interception.Stroud threw for a game-high 312 yards and three touchdowns, while the Texans turned Ka’imi Fairbairn’s last-second 49-yard field goal into a 34-31 victory. Stroud started 4-of-5 passing for 54 yards and inspired the Texans (2-4) to a 7-0 lead.He answered a 14-10 deficit by walking into halftime with a buzzing 17-14 advantage, having completed 9-of-13 passes for two TDs and a 150 rating, while averaging a superb 12 yards per attempt. And the No. 2 overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft made it 24-14 Texans when Stroud connected on his third TD in the third quarter. If Mayfield is making $55 million a year and Trevor Lawrence is earning the same for the annually inconsistent Jaguars (4-2), how much must the Texans soon pay Stroud?Dak Prescott ($60m a year), Jordan Love ($55m), Justin Herbert ($52.5m) and Jalen Hurts ($51m) are all overpaid compared to Stroud.Stroud is playing his way into a monster contract that could surpass $250 milliongettyThe Jaguars trailed 31-21 entering the fourth quarter and lost at the last secondgettyThere’s also no way that Houston can even consider allowing Stroud to leave, especially after Deshaun Watson failed as a franchise QB just five years ago and the sudden collapse of Matt Schaub in 2013 derailed the team’s best shot at a Super Bowl.Stroud walked into Wembley ranked fourth in the league in passing yards (1,402), despite lacking a solid running game, a dependable offensive line and a healthy complement of receivers.Caserio’s trade for Marvin Harrison Jr. immediately made an impact on Sunday, as Stroud’s former Ohio State teammate entered the fourth quarter with three catches for 34 yards, including a tough grab across the middle. But the Texans were only alive on Sunday in London because of the passion of No. 7, who proudly pumped his fist in the air TD after TD, and kept fighting off a horrific 1-5 start. Houston is only 2-4 but it’s already time for the Texans to start writing a huge check to invest in the future.How does $250m in new money sound for one of the best young passers in the NFL?Join talkSPORT’s dedicated US Sports YouTube channel The S* Word every Tuesday and Thursday for our brand new NFL shows.On Tuesdays, Will Gavin and US senior reporter Brian T. Smith will debate the biggest talking points from the NFL weekend, while on Thursdays Efe Obada joins the crew to talk to players past and present and break down what to look for across the league.