NFL Draft 2020: 5 biggest snubs from this year’s draft class

Lavert Hill has been a long-time impact player for the Michigan Wolverines since his sophomore season in 2017. Hill was named as a two-time Big Ten first-team selection in 2018 and 2019 and third-team selection in 2017.

Despite the high achievements that Hill was able to accomplish in college, he went undrafted due to his small size, lack of long-term speed, and incapability to efficient outside receivers. He did have the draft projection to be selected somewhere in the seventh round.

Hill possesses a good balance of zone coverage and man coverage against receivers. Even though Hill does not have the size to win matchups against taller receivers, he does have the power to match them. Hill is smart as he can make efficient press at the line of scrimmage against receivers. Even if he takes a big hit from the press, he can recover quickly. He also possesses great hips in his change of direction to turn inside or outside on coverage schemes.

What goes against him overall as a press coverage corner is his lack of height, lateral agility, and speedy verticals. Due to his lack of speed when coverage in vertical routes, he is prone to be beaten down the field by speedy and breakout receivers. His great ball skills would not be meaningful because he might beat the deep-down field.

Hill was picked up by the Kansas City Chiefs, who have suffered a significant loss of starters and players in the secondary. If Hill can be worked into press coverage schemes and work on his speed, he could see the field sooner rather than later.