Aaron Stiles
No. 40 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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Cornerback | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: October 25, 1997 (age 23) | |||||||||
Place of birth: North Little Rock, AR | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
High school: Oak Grove High School, North Little Rock, AR | |||||||||
College: Tennessee | |||||||||
NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | |||||||||
Debuted in 2019 for the New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
Career history
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Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 0, 2020 | |||||||||
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Aaron Stiles (born October 25, 1997) is an American Football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Tennessee. The New Orleans Saints selected him with the 8th overall pick of the 2019 NFLHC Draft.
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Early Life
Stiles was born in North Little Rock, AR. His entire life since has revolved around his hobbies. While he was not the brightest child by academic standards, he was outstanding on the football field, and impeccable playing classical instruments. During middle school, he continued honing both of his rare talents, as he played football in the fall and participated in concert band during the spring. In his senior year, he was regarded as a 5 star recruit, though many scouts had questions if he could pass the ACT and be eligible for the collegiate level. After he passed the benchmark, he was heavily recruited. His senior year, there were representatives from multiple teams at every football game Oak Grove High School played.
Recruiting
Stiles was a member of the legendary Volunteer class of 2014. In HaiThere's final year before the IPGate scandal shocked the nation, Stiles joined the Volunteers along with Anthony Miller, Michael Williams, and Jose Ortiz to make the future of the Volunteer defense very bright.
College Career
Stiles attended Tennessee for four years, redshirting his freshman season. Stiles declared early for the 2019 NFLHC Draft after a prolific 2018 CFBHC Season.
College Statistics
Season | Defense | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Tackles | Int | Sacks | FF | FR | TD | Safeties | |||||
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2016 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2017 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
NCAA Career Totals | 39 | 39 | 63 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Professional Career
Pre-draft
Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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5 ft 11 in | 180 lb | 4.29 s | 3.96 s | 6.98 s | 37.5 in | 10 ft 6 in | 8 reps | N/A |
All values from NFL Combine |
Stiles was considered one of the top cornerbacks in the 2019 NFLHC Draft. He posted the fastest 40 time in the combine, and set records in the shuttle and broad jump.
Draft
Stiles was selected with the 8th pick of the 2019 NFLHC Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He was the third cornerback taken.