Top 5 cornerbacks in college football for 2019

#5 Lavert Hill, Michigan

Lavert Hill

Despite not seeing the field a lot as a freshman due to a stacked roster, Hill already flashed his talent, making a play on the ball on 25.8 percent of the passes thrown his way. In 2018 he turned into the main contributor to one of the nation’s top defenses. Despite being an inch short of six feet and weighing in just 180 pounds, Hill won’t back down from anybody. He is a very competitive player, who displays tremendous foot quickness which enables him to be aggressive and still mirror receivers while using very accurate stabs off the line.

Last year he deflected 11 passes, picked off another three, with two of them going the distance and only allowed 0.64 yards per coverage snap. Hill was matched up against Notre Dame’s highly talented Miles Boykin quite a bit in last year’s season-opener and allowed him to get free for a catch just once all game long.

He was also moved in the slot quite a bit and has dealt with plenty of talented receivers there. While his size obviously limits his pro ceiling to some degree, his physicality and technique make him one of the top cover-guys in college.

Just outside: Trevon Diggs (Alabama), Jeff Gladney (TCU), Essang Bassey (Wake Forest), Kindle Vildor (Georgia Southern) and Jaylon Johnson (Utah)