Player facts
- Team
Houston Texans- Position
- Cornerback
- Number
- 24
- Born
- Jun 20, 2001 (age 25)
- Birthplace
- Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
- College
- LSU
- Experience
- 5 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 180 | 133 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 142 | 9.5 | 1 | 31 | 54 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
@  TEN | W 26-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  DAL | L 34-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
@  IND | L 19-17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  CIN | L 20-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
vs  BUF | L 36-31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Derek Stingley Jr. (born June 20, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Texans third overall in the 2022 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Derek Stingley Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Stingley Jr. attended The Dunham School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. During his high school career he had 27 career interceptions. As a senior, he was named the Louisiana Gatorade Football Player of the Year. Stingley Jr. was rated as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the top overall player in his class by Rivals.com. He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.
College career
Stingley Jr. entered his freshman year at LSU in 2019 as a starter, helping the team go undefeated and win the College Football National Championship. As a freshman, he led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with six interceptions, 21 passes defended and was a first-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press (AP). He was also a consensus All-American, earning first-team honors from the AP, American Football Coaches Association, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and USA Today. In the following season, Stingley missed three games due to illness and injuries, but still was named to the All-SEC first-team. Following an injury plagued junior season in which he was only able to start in three games, Stingley declared for the 2022 NFL draft.
Personal life
His father, Derek Stingley Sr., played in the Arena Football League, and his grandfather, the late Darryl Stingley, played with the New England Patriots in the National Football League.
On October 15, 2025, Stingley got engaged to longtime girlfriend Annabella Campagna. On November 25, 2025, the couple announced they expect to welcome a baby boy sometime in April 2026.
From Wikipedia’s article on Derek Stingley Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
Texans’ next games
Recent results
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaDerek Stingley Jr. on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Derek Stingley Jr.