Derek Stingley Jr.’s breakout season is being noticed among his peers.
The third-year Houston Texans cornerback was named a first-team All-Pro cornerback by the NFLPA as part of the third-annual tradition. He joined fellow Defensive Player of the Year candidate Pat Surtain II as the starting cornerback after helping Houston’s defense respond in 2024 en route to a playoff berth.
The NFLPA has announced its third annual Players’ All-Pro Team, voted on by the players themselves.
Here are the results… 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/Ypi9wrA7yA
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 8, 2025
Stingley, the former No. 3 overall pick, finished the regular season as arguably the league’s top cornerback. In 17 games, he totaled five interceptions, 12 pass deflections and 54 tackles.
His five turnovers were tied for the team lead with rookie defensive back Calen Bullock. Among cornerbacks, Stingley ranked fourth, trailing only Baltimore Ravens’ Marlon Humphrey, Minnesota Vikings’ Byron Murphy and Pittsburgh Steelers’ Donte Jackson.
Listed below is the first-team defense, voted on by players following the conclusion of the regular season:
- DL Chris Jones – Kansas City Chiefs
- DL Jalen Carter – Philadelphia Eagles
- EDGE Trey Hendrickson – Cincinnati Bengals
- EDGE Myles Garrett – Cleveland Browns
- NT Dexter Lawrence – New York Giants
- LB Roquan Smith – Baltimore Ravens
- LB Fred Warner – San Francisco 49ers
- S Xavier McKinney – Green Bay Packers
- S Kyle Hamilton – Baltimore Ravens
- CB Patrick Surtain II – Denver Broncos
- CB Derek Stingley Jr. – Houston Texans
NOTE: PLAYERS WHO MISSED 5 OR MORE GAMES AS OF WEEK 15 WERE INELIGIBLE.
The Texans return to NRG Stadium for a showdown against the Los Angeles Chargers on wild-card round weekend this Saturday at NRG Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
The game will be nationally televised on CBS and Parmount+.
