Texans' Derek Stingley Jr. Leaves Jaguars Game With Injury

Houston Texans' star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. left in the midst of their Week 3 contest vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars with an injury.

Stingley would leave the Texans' Week 3 game in Jacksonville with a rib injury at the beginning of the second quarter, and has a questionable status to return.

Stingley Jr., the Texans' number-one corner and one of the best talents at the position in the league, would undoubtedly be a major loss for this Houston secondary for any stretch of time.

Houston is already suffering from one injury in the cornerback room vs. the Jaguars, as rookie Jaylin Smith would be placed on the Injured Reserve list ahead of Week 3's game. Without Stingley, the Texans' secondary becomes even thinner.

Without their number-one in the mix, the Texans are left with Kamari Lassiter and Jalen Pitre as the two leads in the secondary, who both dealt with their respective injuries throughout the week leading up to kickoff, with Tremon Smith also filling in with a larger role; Houston's third cornerback amid the absence of Smith.

The Texans also made two elevations from the practice squad in the secondary leading up to kickoff, bringing both veterans Myles Bryant and D'Angelo Ross to the game day roster, who without Stingley, could also see another layer of responsibility in the defensive game plan.