re: LSU CB Derek Stingley Jr. has recovered fully from his Lisfranc injury

Good for him. Hopefully he can stay healthy in the pros.

that 'procedure' finally solved the problem.

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I don't think any reasonable person doubts that each injury can be different.
But does anybody know when he was first injured and when he first had surgery on it?
He was either AWOL or playing at less than full speed the last two seasons.
Without those facts, people are engaging in complete speculation.

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In 2020 he sprained his ankle in the 2nd quarter of the Mizzouri game (week 3) but finished the game. He was limping a fair amount the rest of the game and clearly not 100%. He continued to start the next 5 games so it must not have been a major sprain. There’s no way of really knowing how much the injury affected him at the time, but he was definitely playing through an injury weeks 3-8.

Then he got a concussion against Arkansas (week 8) on a punt return. He did not return to that game and didn’t play against Florida or Ole Miss week 10. I think I recall him being a limited participant at practice at some point, but I don’t know if anyone ever formally acknowledged exactly why he was out both games.

In 2021, the foot injury reportedly happened in practice the week of the Mississippi State game (week 4). He didn’t play against MSU and then ultimately had the Lisfranc surgery as we all know.

You can only really say he was “healthy” for the following games in 2020 and 2021:
2020 Vanderbilt
2021 UCLA
2021 McNeese State
2021 Central Michigan

The rest of the games in 2020, we know he was fighting a “nagging” ankle injury. Again it had to be a minor sprain, but those injuries can be a problem when you continue to play on them. Just no way to know how much it really affected him on the field.

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While 2 of 28 (7.1%) players never returned to the NFL, 26 (92.9%) athletes returned to competition at a median of 11.1 (interquartile range [IQR], 10.3-12.5) months from time of injury and missed a median of 8.5 (IQR, 6.3-13.0) regular-season games. 

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Damn. I knew it was a rough surgery but had no idea it was that long. Is that longer than the average ACL recovery nowadays in professional sports?

Hate on him all y’all want, he helped us win a natty as a FRESHMAN. Pulling for you, Sting. Hope he kills it in the league

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Perhaps there are different degrees of the injury. A friend had this injury. Ligament was completely torn. Surgery was not outpatient. One night in the hospital. Screws and pins. Pain was bad for several weeks. Had to be propped in bed with the foot above the heart for two weeks straight, so he lost a lot of strength during that time and while in the cast and boot. Casted after two weeks. Surgery was in early October. PT lasted through May of the following year and my friend still wasn't close to 100%

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Indeed there are 4 Grades to this injury. Initial swelling can be a predictor but ultimately MRI tells all. This is the injury Matt Mauck had IIRC. Grade 2 I believe. Happened in the FL game in October 2002 and had surgery a week later. He was out the rest of the year and limited in the Spring after having the surgery. We all know how he did in 2003.

With DB’s, the problem with lower extremity injuries is the effect they can have on the athlete’s speed. IIRC, Chad Jones ran a 4.57 40 at the Combine (or Pro Day). After his injury, it was more like 4.9 or 5.0. If Stingley’s speed is affected, it will hurt his stock. If not, he will go high in the first.

I mean hes going to test well but his tape from the last two years was pretty bad. Glad hes healthy and hope he turns it on and has a fantastic career. But the effort and competitive drive was non existent the past two seasons and I blame O for a lot of that but he still has to answer those questions to GMs and Coaches who see that on film.

If he tests well he will easily be a top 10 pick. It’s really that simple. You can try and make pudding in your brain with all the “bad play” you saw out of him, but it doesn’t matter

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Will probably be the deciding factor on if he goes top 10 or late first round.

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I've been seeing him dropped out of top 10 and often the third CB selected.

I do not see him being a top 10 pick. He will get drafted in the first round and probably in the top 20 but that does not take away the fact that he put bad play on film from the last two seasons.