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Hill among top-rated CBs by passer rating allowed
Cornerback Holton Hill allowed a passer rating of just 67.0 when targeted during the 2018 season.
William Moy, who writes for analytics site Pro Football Focus, recently highlighted the top 10 cornerbacks by passer rating allowed last season, and Hill was ranked sixth. Moy gave the following disclaimer ahead of the rankings:
This is by no means a list of who the “top corners” were from a season ago. … This list is simply a final look at which cornerbacks yielded the lowest passer ratings throughout the regular season.
He wrote the following of Hill, who played in all 16 games during his rookie campaign and started three:
Hill’s playing time was sporadic throughout the season, but when it was all said and done the rookie out of Texas allowed just 16 catches on 31 targets for a total of 183 yards and a touchdown to go with one interception. On a per-snap basis, Hill was one of the best cornerbacks in the league in 2018 when it came to disrupting the catch point; he ranked second among all qualified cornerbacks with a 25.8 forced incompletion percentage.
The other nine cornerbacks on Moy’s list were New England’s J.C. Jackson (42.0), Philadelphia’s Avonte Maddox (59.9), Miami’s Xavien Howard (62.6), Denver’s Chris Harris, Jr. (63.6), Chicago’s Kyle Fuller (66.6), Miami’s Minkah Fitzpatrick (69.0), Baltimore’s Brandon Carr (69.8), Cleveland’s Denzel Ward (70.7) and New England’s Stephon Gilmore (71.8).
Mackensie meets McGregor
Vikings players are accustomed to drawing the attention of fans, but one player spotted a celebrity himself over the weekend.
Cornerback Mackensie Alexander, who is entering his fourth pro season, posted a photo to Twitter Sunday evening of himself with two-division UFC World Champion Conor McGregor.
Alexander added in the caption, “Think he would make a good addition to the Viking secondary?”