to draft Sauce Gardner in the 2022 NFL draft. Instead, former head coach Lovie Smith allegedly pushed hard to take Derek Stingley Jr.
Sting came with a lot of hype, but a lot more question marks. At one point he was considered the unchallenged best cornerback in college football. Then the injury bug bit him, again and again.
Derek Stingley looking like an All-Pro WR on this INT pic.twitter.com/R1NtOGY5Rk
— NFL on CBS (@NFLonCBS) December 3, 2023
Once his 3 NCAA seasons were over, he played in 15 games (2019), 7 games (2020) and then 3 games (2022) before landing with the Texans.