Stinson was a four-star defensive end prospect out of South Florida ... a SuperPrep All-American ... the South Dade High School product was rated as the No. 15 weakside defensive end by Rivals.com and the No. 48 player in Florida ... ranked as the 39th-best defensive end prospect in the country by Scout.com ... listed by ESPNU as the No. 23 defensive end in the 2009 recruiting class ... ranked as the No. 20 prospect in the state of Florida by SuperPrep magazine and the No. 38 defensive lineman ... recorded 16 sacks as a junior in 2007 with 55 total tackles ... coached by Ivan Chicola ... chose Alabama over LSU, Florida State, Miami (Fla.) and Auburn.