In 2024, the Houston Texans won the AFC South, making their second consecutive season of playoffs. Houston defeated the Chargers 32-12 in the wild card round, 10-7 last year.
Despite a 23-14 loss to division chief, the Texans are still building up a lot. Instead of picking up the fifth-year option, Houston has signed a long-term contract with CB Derek Stingley Jr. He won a three-year, $90 million contract with $89 million guaranteed. Stingley is currently the highest-paid CB at $30 million per season.
The Texans have made Derek Stingley Jr. the highest-paid CB in the NFL at $30 million per season
The top was blown away from the DB market. According to sources #texans CB Derek Stingley Jr. is the new highest paying database in the NFL.
Stingley agrees to a three-year, $90 million transaction (conditions regarding the $30 million annual contract). Deals made by David Mulugheta @AthleTesFirst It includes a whopping $89 million guarantee. pic.twitter.com/sg0tqu3j0u
– Ian Rapoport (@rapsheet) March 17, 2025
The third overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Texans selected CB Derek Stingley Jr. from LSU. As a freshman, Stingley won the national championship with the Tigers. He played two more seasons for LSU before declaring his draft after his junior year. Over the first two seasons of his career at Houston, he was painfully missing out on a total of 14 games due to injuries. In 2023, there were eight or six newcomers.
When Stingley is on the field, he is the playmaker for the Texans. In each of his last two seasons, Stingley had five intercepts. During his 2024 campaign, he stayed tough and healthy, playing in all 17 regular season games. He finished with a career-high 54 tackles, 37 solo tackles and 18 passes defense. Stingley Jr. was selected in the Pro Bowl Selection in 2024 with the honor of his first team All-Pro.
After a career-high season, Stingley has cashed in on a long-term extension. Carolina’s Jacee Horn was previously the highest-paid CB in the NFL, at $25 million per season. Stingley’s $30 million per season sets a new benchmark for the NFL’s CBS. Houston’s defense kept the team competitive in 2024, when the offense was struggling. Dereck Stingley Jr. is a massive production of the Texans’ success.
