Derek Stingley Jr. ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Stingley in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Stingley a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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CBHOU#24ACT

Derek Stingley Jr.

2× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 3% all-time defensive backsAll-Time Great⭐ Shooting Star · 2023

Height6'1"

Weight195 lb

Career Value · VORP

118 career value over replacement — #913 all-time of 4,695. 29.5/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #3 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2022 · +13.7 vs expected KV-H

77actual

63.3 expected · Δ+13.7

💔+45.7 stolen VORP·1.55 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2022	21	HOU	9	—	1.6	41	33	8	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	600	96.8%	—	0.0%	54	34	0.6	78.4	9.9	1	0	0	0	2	0.0
2023	22	HOU	11	—	7.0	37	26	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	5	13	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	687	96.0%	9	2.6%	48	23	0.5	41.3	15.9	0	0	0	0	4	0.1
2024	23	HOU	17	—	6.7	52	35	17	4	0	0.0	4.0	5	18	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,012	92.4%	12	2.4%	85	40	0.5	51.2	13.4	0	0	0	1	9	0.1
2025	24	HOU	17	—	6.5	36	26	10	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	15	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	914	88.8%	4	0.7%	67	29	0.4	54.0	12.1	0	0	0	4	4	0.1
2026	25	HOU	5	—	0.0	8	7	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	329	99.6%	7	4.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	59	—	21.8	174	127	47	6	0	1.0	7.0	15	54	2	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	254	126	—	—	—	1	0	0	5	19	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

77thPlayoff Interceptions·2

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

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A top 5% all-time defensive back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their above-average snap-level impact underscores the elite level they operated at.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 118 · #913 · High-Value

Worth 118 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 20% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+29.5

Avg surplus

peak +42

4 seasons × ~29.5 surplus ≈ VORP 118