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"Coach Saban said, 'I think you'll be a really good corner.' So he gave me a technique, and I ran with it," Trevon said.
As a senior in 2019, he totaled 37 tackles (20 solo), three interceptions, 0.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and eight passes broken up.
Having the receiver background, Trevon said, has been helpful in finding success at cornerback.
"I can tell what a receiver's doing by how he's lined up, and I know the whole route tree," he said. "I know how many steps it takes to get in a route. I know what foot to put up when they're trying to run that route. It's a lot of little things that I know that I can pick up on quicker. It's really helpful."
Trevon also credits going against talented SEC receivers on game days and in practice, during which he competed against Crimson Tide teammates Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs III, both of whom are also at the combine.
"I enjoyed it. I feel like it prepared me," he said.
Trevon has impressed in the secondary, despite being fairly new to the position, and was listed as the No. 2 cornerback prospect by NFL Media analyst Bucky Brooks.
Trevon also knows he has plenty to work on and improve, however, and he appreciates the mentorship he's received from Stefon as he continues to learn. Throughout their football careers, the brothers have gone over each other's negative plays and pushed each other to be better.
"I always ask him, and he always critiques me. We never talk about the good things. We always talk about the bad things and the things we can do to get better," Trevon said. "He always gives me tips and little cues to work on my game, things to work on. I'm blessed to have that. I don't have someone patting me on my back all the time and telling me I'm doing good; I've got someone that's telling me, 'Let's get to work.' "
Stefon and Trevon are extremely close, but Trevon emphasized that his older brother has never allowed the younger to take anything for granted.