Gang Green took the defensive player with the No. 176 pick in the NFL draft as they closed out the fifth round.

This is how Stiggers wound up on the NFL radar, eventually drafted by the Jets in the fifth round -- only the third player in the common draft era (since 1967) to be selected without having attended college.

- Toronto Argonauts defensive back Qwan’tez Stiggers gestures to the crowd during the second half of the team’s Canadian Football League game against the Hamilton Tiger-C

Cornerback Qwan'tez Stiggers took an unusual path to being part of the 2024 NFL Draft pool and his bid for a spot in the league will continue in Jets camp.

It should come as no surprise then that Dane Brugler of The Athletic named Stiggers the Jets’ Day 3 pick that could surprise in a recent article.

SNY NFL Insider Connor Hughes shares the winding path of the Jets fifth round pick Qwan'tez Stiggers. He comes from the Canadian Football League but that's only part of the story. The Jets feel his ability to overcome adversity will earn him a spot in the NFL.

Unfortunately, tragedy struck his family, as his father was killed in a car accident and Stiggers - who has 12 siblings and was dealing with depression - opted to drop out of coll

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