In the least surprising news possible, corner back Derek Stingley Jr. announced in a piece he wrote on The Player’s Tribune he would forego his remaining eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL Draft.
Stingley came to LSU as a can’t miss prospect and delivered on the hype...mostly. Stingley was the best defensive back in the country during the 2019 football season with six interceptions and an additional 20 passes defended which earned him consensus All-American honors that season.
Unfortunately, Stingley was never quite able to build upon the success he had as a freshman. He had a variety of injuries throughout his sophomore and junior campaigns—though he was named first-team All-American by the AFCA in 2020—and only appeared in 10 games throughout the 2020 and 2021 seasons.