Derek Stingley Jr. CB Scouting Report

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Derek Stingley Jr. NFL Draft Profile Position: Cornerback School: Louisiana State Current Year: Junior Height: 6'1" Weight: 195 pounds
Derek Stingley Jr. Scouting Report Stingley Jr. will and is CB1 of the 2022 NFL Draft Class. He is the prototypical size standing at 6'1" weighing in 195 pounds. He is blessed with ideal length and plays with physicality. He plays with an aggressive mind set and is disruptive at the point of the attack. He has outstanding footwork, smooth change of direction he is able to flip his hips and stay with his responsibility. Derek is an exceptional athlete, can go toe to toe with the best and fastest receivers because of his excellent play speed. Stingley is also explosive in short areas, allowing him to jump routes and makes plays on the ball. He puts his experience as a wide receiver to use at the catch point. He demonstrates impressive ball tracking prowess and regularly puts himself in a position to make a play. When the ball is in the air in his vicinity, there is every chance of a turnover. Stingley Jr. projects to be scheme versatile, making him a valuable commodity in the NFL Draft. He’s seen time at multiple alignments in the last two seasons while playing in both press and off coverage.
Areas for Improvement Working on his technique mainly his hand usage. He is physical at the line of scrimmage that he tends to continue down the field in coverage at the next level will be continuously called for pass interference or defensive holding.
Derek Stingley Jr. Career at Louisiana State Having enrolled early at LSU, Stingley Jr made an early impression on the Tigers’ coaching staff. During spring practices, he was routinely the best defensive back. At the annual spring game, the true freshman snagged an interception on the game’s very first play. Stingley would earn the starting cornerback job for the 2019 season. In addition, Stingley’s outstanding athletic ability allowed him to return punts early on. During his first three games, he averaged 14 yards per punt. As impressive as his returning ability was, it wouldn’t take long for opposing offenses to be subjected to his skills on defense. In his second career game against Texas, he broke up two passes, with another two coming against Northwestern State.
Derek Stingley Jr. NFL Draft Player Profile His emergence as a true lockdown corner came with his first career interception against Vanderbilt. It started a run of three consecutive games with an interception, with three more coming down the stretch of a national championship-winning campaign. In a genuinely remarkable freshman season, Stingley led the SEC with 6 interceptions. Also he led the conference and was second in the nation with 21 pass deflections. Naturally, the accolades came rolling in. Stingley was a consensus All-American, earned first-team All-SEC honors, and named the SEC Newcomer of the Year. Having seamlessly transitioned from high school to college football dominance, expectations were high ahead of his sophomore season. With rumors that he could even see time on offense in 2020, whispers of a potential Heisman Trophy-winning year could be heard around the college football landscape.