Derek Stingley Jr. is 'playing at a high level' for Texans

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HOUSTON -- The Tuesday before the Houston Texans faced the Dallas Cowboys, cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. got a text from cornerbacks coach Dino Vasso.

Vasso was relaying coach DeMeco Ryans' gameplan to their top cornerback. It would state that Stingley would be following All-Pro wideout CeeDee Lamb for the Week 11 matchup.

But following opposing team's top receivers isn't anything new for Stingley, according to the third-year cornerback. He understands it gets magnified when the assignment is against a high-profile player, but he knows to be considered an upper echelon cornerback "you got to be consistent with winning" against top-tier receivers. And he answers the…