Qwan'tez Stiggers

Qwan'tez London Stiggers (born January 8, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Unlike most professional football players, Stiggers did not play college football.

Early life Stiggers grew up in a family of 13 children and attended The B.E.S.T. Academy high school in Atlanta where he played American football, basketball, and baseball. One of his brothers was almost left as a quadriplegic after a spinal cord accident playing football.

Professional career Fan Controlled Football At the urging of his mother, Stiggers tried out for and signed with Fan Controlled Football (FCF), a livestreaming indoor American football league.

Toronto Argonauts Stiggers signed with the Argonauts of the on January 4, 2023, and attended the team's rookie camp at the University of Guelph later that May. He played in 16 regular season games where he had 53 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles, and five interceptions. By the end of the year, he was chosen as the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie and as a CFL East All-Star, as well as selected to attend the 2024 East–West Shrine Bowl prior to the 2024 NFL draft.

New York Jets

Stiggers was selected in the fifth round with the 176th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft by the New York Jets. He was the first player drafted directly from the CFL since Jermaine Haley in 1999.

On November 30, 2025, Stiggers made his first fumble recovery in the Jets 27–24 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 NYJ 14 1 8 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 NYJ 15 4 27 17 10 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0Career 29 5 35 24 11 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0