Colorado and head coach Deion Sanders have bolstered their offensive line once again. On Saturday, former Memphis starter Xavier Hill announced that he has verbally committed to CU for his final season of college eligibility. The 6-foot-4, 318-pound senior earned first-team All-American Athletic Con ference honors this past season. He was second-team All-AAC in 2023. Hill started all 26 games over the past two years for the Tigers, helping them go 21-5. Hill finished the 2024 season at right tackle, but played more snaps at left guard (490) than at right tackle (464). In 2023, he played at right tackle (491 snaps), left tackle (246) and left guard (182). Pro Football Focus had Hill as the highest-rated offensive player for the Tigers in 2024, and he received a grade of 86.4 for his pass blocking. Nationally, only 27 linemen who played at least 100 snaps had a better pass blocking grade on PFF. Per PFF, Hill allowed two sacks and 14 pressures this past season. He allowed just two sacks in 2023. A three-star recruit coming out of Olive Branch (Miss.) High School in 2020, Hill began his career at LSU, appearing in six games during his three years there. He was ranked as a top-20 guard coming out of high school by Rivals.com. Hill is the fifth transfer addition of the offseason for CU’s offensive line, with the other four already on campus this spring. The list includes 30-game starter Zy Crisler from Illinois and multi-year starting center Zarian McGill from Louisiana Tech. Aki Ogunbiyi from Texas AM and Mana Taimani from Mississippi are also competing his spring. ...read more read less