In 2018, the Charges possessed a top-10 passing defense. A lot of credit can be given to the pressure on opposing quarterbacks by the pass-rushing tandem of Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram, but the secondary deserves the majority of the recognition.

Pro Football Focus recently ranked the top five cornerback trios in the NFL. Sitting atop of the list was the Chargers, who earned the top spot over the Ravens, Broncos, Jaguars and the Rams.

Between the game’s best cover cornerback, Casey Hayward, third-year sensation Desmond King, and Trevor Williams, Los Angeles presents one of the best starting trios in football.

Hayward has been selected for the Pro Bowl in two of the three seasons with the Bolts. The seven-year pro has played in every game since joining the Chargers, with 11 total interceptions while drawing the toughest assignments among some of the league’s best wide receivers.

King has been one of the best slot cornerbacks since being drafted in 2017. But the former Iowa product has also garnered the role as the team’s main return specialist. He had three interceptions this past season, finishing as Pro Football Focus’ No. 2 cornerback.

Williams earned the spotlight in 2017 after earning the starting spot opposite of Hayward. He was unable to match his 2017 campaign as he dealt with an ankle injury that soon put him out for the year. If he can beat out Michael Davis and show he’s healthy, he could very well likely return to his old self, giving the team another shutdown cornerback.

The Chargers have made the point to solidify the secondary the past two offseasons, drafting safety Derwin James in 2018, followed with the selection of free safety Nasir Adderley in this year’s draft. The team could very well be a top-5 unit at the end of this upcoming season.