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Tyrann Mathieu may have to write $1 million check to LSU

Former LSU football defensive back Tyrann Mathieu might have to get his checkbook ready very soon.

Former LSU football defensive back Tyrann Mathieu might have to get his checkbook ready very soon.

Come December, he’s most likely going to have to write a check for one million dollars to the Tigers football team.

Mathieu recently tweeted that he’ll donate another million to LSU if cornerback Derek Stingley Jr wins the Jim Thorpe Award or the Heisman Trophy this season.

“Duh he’s no. 7. If he win Thorpe or Heisman, I’ll donate another million to LSU.” He said via a tweet.

Tyrann Mathieu will probably have to put his money where his mouth is.

Stingley might not win the Heisman Trophy, as a defensive player hasn’t won the award since Charles Woodson in 1997. The Jim Thorpe award, however, is a different story entirely. The Thorpe Award is awarded annually to the nation’s best defensive back, and Stingley will absolutely be in the conversation for that title throughout the entire season.

As a true freshman, Derek Stingley Jr. was the best defensive back in the entire country. All he’s done since arriving at LSU is continue to get better, on and off the football field.

The excitement around Stingley this season is real, and many believe he will be up for the challenge.

Coast to Coast Scouting: Derek Stingley Jr. Is Already CB1

Earlier today Coast to Coast Scouting released an early 2022 NFL Draft outlook on LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.

Earlier today Coast to Coast Scouting released an early 2022 NFL Draft outlook on LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.

It might be a bit bias, because I wrote it.

Nonetheless, we all know the facts and my opinions are commonly shared not only among LSU fans but also among NFL Draft analysts.

Derek Stingley Jr. is CB1.

2022 NFL Draft: Derek Stingley Jr. Is Already CB1

In the 2019 season, Stingley Jr. had 31 solo tackles, 38 total tackles, one fumble recovery, and six interceptions. Stingley Jr. finished last season with 19 solo tackles, 27 total tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and five passes defended over seven total games.

Stingley has the coverage skills, size, length, technique, and insane ball skills to make him as close to a can’t miss cornerback prospect as you’ll see in college football. Early on in his career many evaluators compared him to Jalen Ramsey as the next can’t miss cornerback prospect.

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The elite traits stand out when watching Stingley, as do his incredible ball tracking instincts. If he takes a step forward this season, I will not rule out him becoming a top-five lock in next year’s draft class.

A whole lot can change between now and the 2022 NFL Draft. Many late season risers will fly up draft boards as they do every single year. However, Stingley is a rare breed. He possesses the talent, leadership, and drive to prove to the entire country that he is in fact the best cornerback in all of college football.

If I’m betting on one player to live up to all the hype, I’m betting on Derek Stingley Jr.

News: LSU’s Derek Stingley will wear No. 7 Jersey for 2021 season

“It’s an honor to be part of the legacy of players that have worn the number 7 jersey.” Stingley said in a statement.

No. 7 has long been an honorary number to sport as a member of the LSU Tigers. Legendary players like Patrick Peterson, Tyrann Mathieu and Grant Delpit all wore No. 7 helping make it as iconic as it is today.

After Ja’Marr Chase had elected to opt out prior to the 2020 season, many fans and media members wondered who would wear No. 7. Several names were thrown around and discussed before the program ultimately decided on safety JaCoby Stevens, a veteran leader within the program who was known for his leadership and toughness in the locker room.

Now that we’re entering the 2021 season, very few people had doubts as to who would receive the honor of wearing No. 7, and on Tuesday LSU made it official.

Star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. will wear No. 7, and judging by the tweet he sent out today, he’s quite happy with receiving that honor.

“It’s an honor to be part of the legacy of players that have worn the number 7 jersey.” Stingley said in a statement.

“I’m looking forward to upholding the tradition and the standard of play that has been set by the group that has come before me.”

Stingley is widely regarded as the best cornerback in college football. He will without a doubt be a top-ten draft pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, this time next year.

Maybe, even higher.

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Stingley’s coverage skills, size, length, and technique make him as close to a can’t miss cornerback prospect as you’ll see in college football. When you factor in the way his coaches and teammates rave about him, it’s easy to see why NFL Draft evaluators have already fallen in love with Stingley.

If Stingley can have another impactful season helping LSU’s defense bounce back, his name will be talked about a whole lot over the next 12 months.

The 2021 season will be a huge season for the LSU Tigers, as it will be for Derek Stingley.

No. 7’s time is now.

 

The obscenely early 2022 NFL draft watch list: Defense

The 2021 NFL draft is in the books, but it is never to soon to think about the 2022 NFL draft. Here are some players to watch on defense.

Generally speaking football fans fall into one of two camps.

The first group gets done watching the NFL draft and moves on to other sports, such as basketball and baseball. They will start tuning back into their favorite football teams come training camp.

The second group gets done watching the NFL draft and immediately…thinks about the next one.

If you find yourself in that second camp, then this is your starting spot. The 2021 NFL draft just ended but here is a watch list for the next draft, just a year away. Here is the obscenely early 2022 NFL draft watch list on defense.

Notre Dame Football: Irish shut out from AP Preseason All-American Team

The AP announced their preseason All-American teams on Tuesday. See who made the first and second teams since no Notre Dame players did.

In a busy week for the Associated Press before college football kicks off in a few short weeks, the Preseason All-American Team was announced on Tuesday with no Notre Dame players being named to the squad.

The team is composed of players from teams who will both be playing and not being playing this fall.

11 players on the AP’s first-team and an additional 12 on the second team won’t see action this season which speaks to the volume of talent that won’t be viewed on college football fields this fall.

Complete First Team:

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2020 bowl projections: Where does LSU football stand?

Looking into where the LSU Tigers stand in the 2020 bowl projections ahead of an unprecedented season.

The official beginning of the 2020 college football season is expected to begin Sept. 10 when the Miami Hurricanes host UAB on a Thursday night.

College football was originally expected to begin on the final weekend of August before the COVID-19 pandemic altered the entire landscape of college sports.

Now that we are expected to have football in the ACC, SEC and Big 12, as well as the AAC and Sun Belt, it is never too early to begin looking at bowl projections.

Brad Crawford of 247Sports recently penned a column on how a 2020 postseason could look.

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So, where did the defending national champion LSU Tigers land? In the Peach Bowl against the North Carolina Tar Heels of the ACC.

Crawford had Alabama vs. Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl in one College Football Playoff semifinal and Clemson vs. Florida in the Sugar Bowl for the other. He projects another Alabama/Clemson matchup in the national championship game.

Georgia is playing Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.

LSU is replacing a multitude of starters on both sides of the ball this season. However, the Tigers return some elite talent such as Derek Stingley and JaMarr Chase combined with back-to-back top-five recruiting classes.

The Tigers should be expected to go as far as new quarterback Myles Brennan’s right arm will take them in 2020.

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Top five cornerbacks Texas will face in 2020

After laying out the top five QB, RB, and WRs Texas will face in 2020, we now go to the opposite side of the ball and look at cornerbacks. 

After laying out the top five quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receiver Texas will face in 2020, we now go to the opposite side of the ball and look at cornerbacks.

For a conference that loves to air the ball out, the Big 12 has some incredible cornerbacks. Add in the top corner in the country from the SEC and Texas will have their hands full next season.

Wide receiver is a big question for the Longhorns going into the season. Players such as Brennan Eagles and Tarik Black are expected to step up on the outside. These five guys will be trying to stop them and limit Sam Ehlinger.

Here are the top five corners Texas will face in 2020:

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2021 NFL mock draft connects Saints with Purdue sleeper WR

The Saints picked Purdue draft prospect Rondale Moore in a 2021 NFL mock draft, adding a weapon some see as a Heisman Trophy contender.

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Drew Brees appears set to ride off into the sunset (and then the NBC Sports broadcasting booth) after the 2020 season, if he so chooses, but the possibility of connecting with a high-profile draft prospect from his alma mater might be enough to keep him around for one more year. Maybe.

A recent 2021 mock draft from Luke Easterling over at Draft Wire linked the Saints with Rondale Moore, a dynamic weapon suggested by Pro Football Focus analyst Anthony Treash as a possible Heisman Trophy contender in 2020. Treash wrote of the Purdue Boilermakers phenom:

After being named a first-team All-American and winning the Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player in college football) as a true freshman in 2018, Moore came back in 2019 and looked like he would have an even bigger year. Then he suffered an injury in Week 5 that knocked him out the rest of the season.

That hamstring issue aside, Moore has a ton of momentum building behind him. He caught more passes as a true freshman (114) than the three next-best players combined (108) while averaging over 10 yards per carry on 21 rushing attempts, accounting for 29% of the touchdowns the Boilermakers scored on offense back in 2018 — again, as a true freshman.

In fact, PFF graded his performance that year as one of the best seasons ever put together by a first-year player at the college level, going back to 2014. Only uber-talented LSU Tigers cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. has rated better in that era. So, yeah: the Saints could definitely use someone with Moore’s skills. But if he’s able to live up to the hype in 2020 after an injury-shortened 2019, he might not make it to their draft slot.

An interesting (and welcome) wrinkle to 2021 mock drafts is that the Saints own each of their picks in the first two rounds for the first time since 2017. They traded their third-round choice next year to move up in the 2020 draft, but expect to recoup it as a compensatory pick after Teddy Bridgewater signed with the cross-division rival Carolina Panthers.

For the folks keeping score at home, the Saints have made selections in each of the first three rounds just three times over the last decade (2017, 2015, and 2010). An influx of young talent, maybe in the wake of Brees’ retirement, would be nice to see. In Easterling’s mock draft, he connected the Saints with Clemson Tigers pass rusher Xavier Thomas — not a bad find in the second round.

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