Lavert Hill


Lavert Hill is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He helped Martin Luther King High School earn the 2015 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 championship and played in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was recognized as the Lockheed Martin Air Defender of the Year as the nation's top high school defensive back. As a junior at Michigan, he was a 2018 All-Big Ten first-team selection by both the coaches and media. He is the younger brother of Lano Hill.

Early career

In January 2015 Hill gave a verbal commitment to Penn State and transferred from Cass Technical High School to Martin Luther King High School. In November 2015, Hill decommitted from Penn State. As a high school senior, Hill tallied 12 interceptions. Hill made several catches, including two touchdowns as part of Martin Luther King's comeback victory in the 2015 Michigan High School Athletic Association Class 2 championship game over Lowell High School. His brother, Lano, had won two Michigan High School Athletic Association championships at Cass Tech. Lavert Hill was a participant in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He earned the Lockeed Martin Air Defender of the Year honor as the top defensive back in the national class of 2016. On February 2, 2016, he signed with Michigan with the anticipation of playing in the same defensive backfield as his brother for the first time.

College career

Hill's mentors at Michigan were Cass Tech alums cornerback Jourdan Lewis and his safety brother. He made his debut on September 3, 2016 against Hawaii in the season opener as one of 17 true freshmen to appear in the game. Hill's first career start was for the 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team against Florida on September 2, 2017. He had an interception return for a touchdown a week later against Cincinnati. Following the season Hill earned 2017 All-Big Ten team recognition from the coaches and the media. His brother, Lano, had been a second team and honorable mention honoree for the 2016 All-Big Ten team. On October 13, 2018 against Wisconsin, Hill recorded a 21-yard interception return for a touchdown. He became the third player in Michigan program history to register two interception returns for touchdowns, following Lance Dottin and Thom Darden. Following the 2018 season, Hill was named to the 2018 All-Big Ten defensive first-team by both the coaches and media. During the 2019 season, Hill led the Big Ten in passer rating against, and made 15 tackles with a team-leading 12 pass breakups. Following the season, Hill was named to the 2019 All-Big Ten defensive first-team by both the coaches and media.

Professional career

Hill signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2020.