HOUSTON -- Lovie Smith made it clear that the Houston Texans needed to improve at cornerback to "play the type of football that we want to play."
The Texans did that on Thursday night when they drafted LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. with the No. 3 pick.
Stingley, who is 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, earned All-America honors in 2019 and 2020 but suffered a season-ending foot injury last September and played in just three games in 2021. He did not perform in any drills at the NFL scouting combine in February but did participate in LSU's pro day workout earlier this month.