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Cornerback, LSU, 2019–21
Derek Stingley Jr.
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Born
- Jun 20, 2001, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Derek Stingley Jr. played cornerback at LSU (2019–21). He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Houston Texans took Stingley in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2interceptions, career highvs. Georgia, 2019Honors
Defense
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 LSU 3 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at UCLA | L 27–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. McNeese | W 34–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Central Michigan | W 49–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 LSU 7 games, 27 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at Vanderbilt | W 41–7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Missouri | L 41–45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. South Carolina | W 52–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | at Auburn | L 11–48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at Arkansas | W 27–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 28 | at Texas A&M | L 7–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. Alabama | L 17–55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
2019 LSU 14 games, 35 tackles, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 55–3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Sep 7 | at Texas | W 45–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Northwestern State | W 65–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 21 | atVanderbilt | W 66–38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Utah State | W 42–6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. Florida | W 42–28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at Mississippi State | W 36–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Auburn | W 23–20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 9 | atAlabama | W 46–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 16 | at Ole Miss | W 58–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs.Arkansas | W 56–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Georgia | W 37–10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 63–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 13 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 42–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ | |
| Weight | 190 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 74⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 38½″W | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″W | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.19 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 54 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2024–25) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2024–25)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2024–25; Pro Football Writers first team 2024–25; Sporting News first team 2024.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Houston Texans | 9 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 10 | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 16 | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 15 | 36 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 (so far) | Houston Texans | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 54 | 174 | 1 | 15 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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