Derek Stingley

24-Year-Old CornerbackCB
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Stingley earned a three-year contract extension in the offseason that made him the highest-paid corner in history. His third NFL season was the first one in which he remained healthy all year. He appeared in all 17 games, recording a career-high 54 tackles with 18 passes defensed and five interceptions - he had two more picks in the postseason. He ranked second among cornerbacks with an 84.4 coverage grade (minimum 500 snaps on pass plays) and was second among that cohort with a 45.3 reception percentage, behind only his teammate, Kamari Lassiter (45.2 percent). Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a three-year, $90 million contract with the Texans in March of 2025.
Good to go against Baltimore
CBHouston Texans
October 3, 2025
Stingley (oblique) was a full participant in Friday's practice and does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Ravens.
ANALYSIS
Stingley opened the week with a DNP on Wednesday due to an oblique issue, but the fourth-year corner has been cleared to play Sunday after steadily increasing his practice participation over the course of the week. The 2022 first-rounder has 10 tackles (nine solo) and four pass defenses (including one interception) through the first four games of the regular season.
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How do Derek Stingley's measurables compare to other cornerbacks?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 1"
 
Weight
195 lbs
 
Hand Length
9.63 in
 
Arm Length
30.63 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The only knock on Stingley is staying healthy, a trait some describe as a skill akin to on-field abilities. He's played 20 of a possible 34 regular-season games since being drafted in 2022. When available in 2023, he led Houston's cornerbacks in coverage (84.9 grade per PFF) and tied for the team lead with five interceptions over 11 games. Stingley's reception percentage (53.8 percent) also led the team. The 23-year-old has no health issues entering the summer season and is set to return as the top cover corner on the Texans' roster.
Stingley gets an incomplete grade for the 2022 season, as the rookie first-round pick's season ended after Week 10. The LSU product stepped immediately into the starting lineup Week 1 and was picked on heavily early. Stingley had a particularly bad day against the Broncos in Week 2, which dragged down his coverage grade (49.9, 187th per Pro Football Focus). However, after the first five weeks, opponents stopped throwing as much at the cornerback, who did not cede a touchdown over nearly 600 snaps. Overall, he logged 43 tackles, an interception, five passes broken up and a sack in nine games.
During the offseason, former defensive coordinator and current head coach Lovie Smith stated the Texans needed to improve at cornerback, and the organization followed through on that need. First came the signing of free agent Steve Nelson, a seven-year veteran. Joining him will be Stingley, taken third overall in the draft. The 6-1, 195-pounder was an impressive press-cover corner at LSU since joining the program as an 18-year-old and led the SEC in passes defensed and interceptions as a freshman in 2019. The knocks on him are the injuries that forced him to miss 11 games over his final two years with the Tigers, and NFL scouts have questioned is willingness as a run stopper. Stingley played both sides of the field and some slot while at LSU, and Smith told him on draft night that he'll be lining up against opponents' top receivers.
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DNP with oblique issue
CBHouston Texans
Oblique
October 1, 2025
Stingley (oblique) did not practice Wednesday, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Logs pick in win
CBHouston Texans
September 29, 2025
Stingley had two tackles and returned an interception 20 yards in Sunday's 26-0 win over the Titans in Week 4.
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Active for Sunday's game
CBHouston Texans
September 28, 2025
Stingley (oblique) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Titans.
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Week 4 status tied to workout
CBHouston Texans
Oblique
September 27, 2025
Stingley (oblique) remains listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans and will work out prior to the contest before a determination on his availability is made, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Uncertain for Week 4
CBHouston Texans
Oblique
September 26, 2025
Stingley (oblique) is questionable to play Sunday versus the Titans.
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Could reset corner market
CBHouston Texans
February 3, 2025
Stingley could get a contract extension from the Texans that tops the four-year, $96 million deal Patrick Surtain received from the Broncos, Dan Graziano of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Stingley is under team control through 2026 via the fifth-year option of his rookie contract, but the third overall pick in the 2022 Draft is a key piece of DeMeco Ryans' defense, and Houston isn't going to risk having its star cornerback get close to free agency. An extension that nudges ahead of Surtain's $24 million AAV and $77.5 million in guaranteed money seems plausible.
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