Derek Stingley Jr.

CB

#24

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 22

Weight: 190 lbs

College: LSU

2023 SEASON

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
1	@Ravens	L 9 - 25	3	0	3	3	0	0	0						0
2	Colts	L 20 - 31	5	1	6	5	0	0	0						0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	OPP FR
2022	Houston Texans	9	9	35	8	43	33	1	5	1	9	9	9	0
2023	Houston Texans	2	2	8	1	9	8	0	0
TOTAL		11	11	43	9	52	41	1	5	1	9	9	9	0	0

Biography

TRANSACTIONS:Selected by the Houston Texans in the first round (third overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft...Placed on reserve/injured on Dec. 17, 2022.

2022 (Houston 9/9):

Appeared and started in the first nine games as a rookie totaling 43 tackles (35 solo), 1.0 sack, five passes defensed and one interception before being placed on the reserve/injured list for the rest of the season
Made his first career NFL start and appearance while logging seven tackles (three solo) and one pass defensed vs. Indianapolis (9/11)
Posted a career-high eight tackles (all solo) and two passes defensed at Denver (9/18)
Recorded his first career interception picking off QB Trevor Lawrence in the end zone and finished with seven tackles (six solo) at Jacksonville (10/9)

COLLEGE:

Played three seasons (2019-21) at LSU in Baton Rouge, La., where he started 25 games and recorded 73 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six interceptions and 21 passes defensed

2021 (LSU):

Started the first three games of his junior season before being sidelined for the remainder of the year due to a foot injury
Notched eight tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble
Tallied four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble vs. Central Michigan (9/18)

2020 (LSU):

Started seven games at cornerback and tallied 27 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and five passes defensed
Named first-team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association for the second consecutive year
Earned first-team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and the league's coaches
Tied his career high with six tackles (five solo) at Vanderbilt (10/3)
Notched five tackles (four solo), a tackle for loss and a forced fumble at Auburn (10/31)
Broke up a season-high three passes at Texas A&M (11/28)

2019 (LSU):

Started all 15 games as a true freshman and registered 38 tackles and one tackle for loss
Earned consensus first-team All-America honors from the AFCA, Associated Press, ESPN, The Athletic, CBS, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and USA Today
Named first-team All-SEC and the unanimous selection for SEC Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press
Helped the Tigers to a 15-0 record and a win in the College Football Playoff National Championship
Led the SEC and ranked No. 5 nationally with six interceptions while pacing the SEC and ranking No. 2 in the nation with 21 passes defensed
Grabbed his first career interception at Vanderbilt (9/21), adding five tackles (all solo) and a career-high four passes defensed
Wrapped up a career-high six tackles (five solo) vs. Florida (10/12) while defending two passes and recording an interception
Recorded a season-high two interceptions, three passes defensed and made five tackles in the SEC Championship Game vs. Georgia (12/7)

PERSONAL:

Attended Dunham School in Baton Rouge, La., where he saw action at safety, cornerback, wide receiver and as a return specialist
Was a consensus five-star prospect that Rivals rated as the nation's No. 1 player in the class of 2019
Named a finalist for the 2018-19 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year and won Louisiana's Gatorade Player of the Year honors for 2018
Led Dunham to the Louisiana Division III quarterfinals during his senior campaign, when he posted 24 receptions for 678 yards and eight touchdowns, rushed for 192 yards and four touchdowns and also notched four interceptions on defense, returning one for a touchdown
Intercepted 14 passes over the final 20 games of his high school career
Earned MVP honors on both offense and defense for his district as well as being first-team All-District on both sides of the ball
Father, Derek, played cornerback in college at Purdue before transferring to Triton College to play baseball, and was later selected in the 1993 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies
Grandfather, Darryl, was a first round draft pick of the New England Patriots out of Purdue in 1973

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Derek Stingley Jr.

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#24

2023 SEASON

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