A Sea Of Red

Allen Covington
6' 2" 265 lbs Defensive End
Seffner (FL) Armwood HS


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Currently Holds Offers from (As of 10/31/11):

• Colorado State
  Florida Atlantic

Tampa Tribune wrote:Armwood’s Covington lands first offer: Colorado State
Posted Oct 19, 2011 by Bill Ward
Updated Oct 19, 2011 at 09:26 PM



Before his senior season is over at Armwood, Hawks defensive lineman Allen Covington will likely have several other Division I college scholarship offers. But he finally landed his first one when Colorado State University made him a pitch late last week, Armwood head coach Sean Callahan confirmed Wednesday.
The 6-foot-2, 255 pound Covington leads the Hawks’ highly-touted defense in sacks with six, is No. 2 on the team in tackles with 58, has one interception and returned it 30 yards for a score against his former team, Tampa Bay Tech, has knocked down three passes, caused a fumble and recovered one.

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What is our connection?

Coach Skalaski works the Tampa area pretty hard every year. The kid lists us under his schools of interest.

This kid's stock appears to be soaring. Rivals has bumped him up to a 3-star prospect.

He is from the same school as Sir Chauney(spelling ?).

Tampa Bay Times on 12/23/11 wrote:Defensive player of the year
Allen Covington, Sr., Armwood

Why we picked him: The backbone of the county’s best defense was its front four, and no one in that quartet wreaked more havoc than Covington. A converted tight end from Tampa Bay Tech, Covington (6-foot-2, 265 pounds) quickly displayed natural prowess at strong-side tackle, tying for the team lead in sacks (11) while deflecting five passes, causing two fumbles and recovering two. But his most staggering total was his 93 tackles — an astounding stat for an interior defensive lineman. A quick check of other prominent teams in the county (Jesuit, Robinson, Plant, Berkeley Prep) showed no true down lineman with nearly as many tackles.

Proudest accomplishment: Covington points to the pick-six he had in a 40-7 romp of TBT, created when OLB Eric Striker hit the Titans quarterback, popping the ball free. Covington snagged it and rambled roughly 30 yards.

Future plans: Covington has been contacted by several Division I schools, with formal offers from FAU and Colorado State.
Did you know? Covington’s dad, Marion, was the first all-state football player in Tampa Bay Tech history, earning honorable mention honors as a defensive back in 1976. … Like Bailey, Covington had a little brother on this year’s state title team. … Note to skeptics — though a TBT transfer, Covington resides in Armwood’s district. (We know, we’ve been to his house.)

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Looks like he has committed to Toledo of all places according to Rivals. John Denver used to see a song about Toledo.