Derek Stingley Jr.

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...Placed on reserve/injured on Sept. 23, 2023...Designated for return from reserve/injured on Nov. 11, 2023.

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...Placed on reserve/injured on Sept. 23, 2023...Designated for return from reserve/injured on Nov. 11, 2023. 

HONORS:

• AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 13, 2023)

2023 (Houston 11/11, 2/2):

• Started in all 11 games he played in and notched 39 tackles (28 solo), one tackle for loss, five interceptions and 13 passes defensed
• Logged six tackles (three solo), one interception and two passes defensed in the Week 11 win vs. Arizona (11/19)
• Tallied five tackles (four solo), one interception and two passes defensed in Week 12 vs. Jacksonville (11/26), marking his second consecutive game with an interception and the 25th titime in franchise history a Texans player has recorded an interception in consecutive games, the last of which was S Jalen Pitre (12/24/22-1/1/23)
• Finished with one solo tackle, two interceptions and four passes defensed in the Week 13 win vs. Denver (12/3), marking his fourth interception in three consecutive games, becoming the first Texan to accomplish this feat in franchise history
• Stingley joins Darious Williams (10/1/23-10/15/23) and Matt Milano (1/8/23-9/17/23) as just the third player this season to record an interception in three consecutive games
• Marks the first time a Texan has recorded multiple interceptions in a game since Tremon Smith on 12/11/22 at Dallas
• Marks the third time this season a player has recorded multiple interceptions and four or more passes defensed (Jerry Jacobs at GB, 9/28/23; Levi Wallace at LV, 9/24/23), and it marks the third time in franchise history it's happened (Glover Quin vs. TEN, 11/28/10; Kenny Wright vs. JAX, 9/28/03)
• Finished with three combined tackles (two solo), one interception and two passes defensed in Week 16 vs. Cleveland (12/24), marking the sixth time in franchise history a Texan has recorded five or more interceptions in a season, the last of which was S Jalen Pitre (five) in 2022
• It's also the first time a Texans cornerback has had five or more interceptions since Dunta Robinson (six) and Aaron Glenn (five) in the 2004 season
• Contributed a pair of tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed in the Wild Card win vs. Cleveland (1/13)
• Per Next Gen Stats, Stingley aligned across from Amari Cooper on 35-of-42 routes (83.3%) and allowed just one reception for -6 yards on three targets 
• Tallied three tackles (two solo) in the Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20)

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 solo tackles 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) 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), 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 and a career-high four passes defensed
• Wrapped up a career-high six tackles (five) 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