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Texas Football: Ranking the 10 best Longhorns in 2018

By Andrew Miller

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Armanti Foreman #3 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates his touchdown with Collin Johnson #9 to take a 17-14 lead in front of Ajene Harris #27 of the USC Trojans during the fourth quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Armanti Foreman #3 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates his touchdown with Collin Johnson #9 to take a 17-14 lead in front of Ajene Harris #27 of the USC Trojans during the fourth quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 14: Kris Boyd #2 of the Texas Longhorns pursues Marquise Brown #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the second half of a football game at the Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 14: Kris Boyd #2 of the Texas Longhorns pursues Marquise Brown #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the second half of a football game at the Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

We just touched on how bright the future of the defensive backfield for the Horns is. This secondary is so deep that we didn’t even get to place standout defensive backs like senior corner Davante Davis, senior safety P.J. Locke III, and freshman B.J. Foster in the top 10.

One defensive back that is definitely deserving of getting in this top five of the best players for the Horns this year is senior cornerback Kris Boyd. Coming off a nice junior campaign last year, Boyd is looking to really prove himself as a legitimate top NFL prospect for the 2019 NFL Draft. To do that, he’ll need to clearly improve some of the more lacking parts of his game in the past.

Getting beat over the top has been a big problem for Boyd in the past three years. To be a shutdown corner for Texas this fall, Boyd can’t get beat deep in the best offensive conference in the nation year after year. The Big 12 is unforgiving to defensive backs that can’t cover deep, and last season was a prime example of that for Boyd.

Last season, Boyd posted a whopping 15 pass deflections and two interceptions. He’s a threat all around to force turnovers, though. In 2016, he racked up two fumbles and also had two fumble recoveries. Becoming a better all-around primary cover corner for the Horns in 2018 will prove Boyd as one of the best at his position in the Big 12.

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