LSU football’s Derek Stingley Jr just finished his freshman season, but he’s already viewed as one of the best defensive players in the nation.
In fact, Baylor head coach Dave Aranda, who served as LSU’s defensive coordinator from 2016-19, recently suggested that Stingley Jr is the best cornerback he’s ever coached.
And he’s coached some good ones.
Aranda has also recently coached Tre’Davious White, Donte Jackson, Greedy Williams and Kristian Fulton (as pointed out on Twitter by The Athletic’s Brody Miller).
Putting Stingley Jr above those players, before he’s even turned 19 (he turns 19 in June), is some incredibly high praise.