LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. will bypass his senior campaign and enter the 2022 NFL Draft, he announced via The Players' Tribune.
Stingley projects to be a top-10 pick and could be the first defensive back off the board.
The top-ranked cornerback recruit in 2019, Stingley began generating draft buzz the moment he stepped on campus. He hauled in six interceptions as a freshman while helping LSU capture the national championship and was named a consensus All-American at the end of the year.
Stingley followed up his debut campaign with a second straight All-SEC selection in 2020. He played just three games in 2021 because of a foot injury.
Stingley finishes his college career with 26 pass breakups and the half-dozen picks he came down with in 2019.
