Player Dossier

2019-2021

LSU

Derek Stingley Jr.

CB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derek Stingley Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

65

Solid production for a corner

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Reliability

76

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

68

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia

Player Story

Derek Stingley Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a cornerback from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 24, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Derek Stingley Jr.'s career was his defensive...

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5★

Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.998

Dunham School · Baton Rouge, LA

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2022
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 3
Overall
No. 3
NFL Team
Houston Texans

Derek Stingley Jr., CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · LSU. Derek Stingley Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
70
TFL
6
Passes defended
19
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Derek Stingley Jr. LSU Highlights

2021 · LSU · Player Highlight

Derek Stingley Jr. college highlights at LSU.

Season
2021
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Derek Stingley Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · CB
Career Tackles
70
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · LSU
Top game
Georgia
Recruit profile
5-star · Dunham School · LSU
High school pipeline
Forney · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
NFL Draft
2022 · Round 1 · Pick 3 · Houston Texans
Latest roster
No. 24 · Junior
2021 Tackles rank
8 tackles · CB 245th (top 62%) · SEC 318th (top 50%) · National 2,918th (top 49%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 PostseasonLSU144-0--053.2
2019 Regular SeasonLSU1431-0-14053.2
2020 Regular SeasonLSU7272.50-5041.8
2021 Regular SeasonLSU383.50--043

Related Context

Derek Stingley Jr. played CB for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Derek Stingley Jr. recorded 70 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

LSU paired 20 primary output with 24.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Regular Season · LSU

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

22.8

Usage

5.2

Consistency

88.5

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 1. McNeese: 1. Central Michigan: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 2 by 18.3. McNeese: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 4 by 31.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.3 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

31.7 vs Central Michigan

Result
Sat 9/18vs Central MichiganW 49-21431.5000
Sun 9/12vs McNeeseW 34-722100
Sun 9/5@ UCLAL 27-3821100

Player Story

Derek Stingley Jr. story

Derek Stingley Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a cornerback from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 24, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Derek Stingley Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 70 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Derek Stingley Jr.'s production has multiple signals. His career also includes 261 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.

The arc is straightforward: Derek Stingley Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    LSU

    2019-2021

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Season Value Progression

2019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonLSU2024.74.2
2019 Regular SeasonLSU2024.74.20
2020 Regular SeasonLSU7.526.85.7-12.5
2021 Regular SeasonLSU3.522.85.2-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Georgia

Week 15 · W 37-10 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

75.3 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Vanderbilt

Week 4 · W 66-38 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

73.9 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.

#3

@ Texas A&M

Week 13 · L 7-20 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Central Michigan

Week 3 · W 49-21

1.5

Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Florida

Week 7 · W 42-28 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

55.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · LSU

20 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage

53.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · LSU

53.2

20 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · LSU

43

3.5 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

8

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games