There may not be a more polarizing player in this year’s NFL draft than LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.
The 20-year-old had an amazing freshman season in 2019 with six interceptions and 15 pass breakups to help the Tigers to the national title. But he has only played in 10 games over the last two injury-filled years, has no interceptions in that time and NFL teams have to wonder about his durability.
Stingley was widely considered to be the best cornerback in this year’s draft class going into the 2021 season. But he suffered a Lisfranc injury and had surgery on his foot on Sept. 29, missing all but three games. Stingley’s draft stock has fallen and many people now rate “Stingley, Jr. was a lock-down corner as an 18-year-old true freshman in 2019 when LSU won a national title and finished 15-0,” Kiper said via email. “He also went up against Ja’Marr Chase every day in practice that same year. They had some epic battles. COVID hit in 2020 and he was injured in 2021 and forced to shut it down early on due to the injury. “He’s several years removed now from that one great season, that’s why Sauce Gardner has moved ahead of Stingley, Jr. on some analysts boards.
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