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LSU standout cornerback makes decision on future

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LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. has announced that he’s leaving Baton Rouge and entering his name into the 2022 NFL Draft. A former five-star recruit in the On3 Consensus out of the 2019 class, Stingley just finished his junior season with the Tigers.

“Right now I know that I am ready to lock in and focus on what’s next,” Stingley wrote in The Players’ Tribune. “I wanted you to hear it from me first that I’ll be declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft.

“I can’t say thank you enough to LSU and the fans for the support that you have given me throughout my time there, and how much I appreciate the moments we have shared together. They will never be forgotten. To my family that has been there every step of the way, thank you … your support means everything to me. I hope I continue to make you proud.”

A 6-foot-1, 195-pound cornerback, Stingley played in 25 games for LSU over three seasons in Baton Rouge, making 73 total tackles with seven tackles-for-loss, six interceptions and two forced fumbles. He’s a projected top-15 pick by most mock drafts.

WATCH: Brian Kelly addresses fake accent controversy during Texas Bowl

It’s already been established that Brian Kelly should stick to coaching football and not establishing accents. After making some remarks to the crowd at a LSU basketball game on Dec. 1 and using the word “family” with a forced Louisiana twang, the new Tigers head coach is continuing to talk about accents.

With his LSU team taking on Kansas State in the Texas Bowl on ESPN, Kelly – who didn’t coach the bowl game – joined the broadcast and was asked about the forced accent he used at the aforementioned basketball game. He laughed about it before going on to say that he’s from Boston and doesn’t have a strong accent.

“Whether it was dancing or I couldn’t get my accent down with ‘family’ … Listen, I’m from Boston. We don’t have strong accents,” Kelly said about the night he was introduced to the LSU crowd at the basketball game. “You can’t get onto me about my accent.”