Huskies Offer Another Arizona DB, From Covington’s Neighborhood

The defensive again from Chandler, Arizona, is a bit of on the tall aspect, tends to play bodily and might provide you with the important thing interception when wanted. 

The College of Washington soccer program had a kind of of gamers till two and a half weeks in the past, when sophomore cornerback Jacobe Covington headed for the switch portal and wound up at USC. 

The Huskies are actually in search of one other in security Genesis Smith, who carries a 6-foot-2 188-pound body and likes to hit folks, but attends a special Arizona highschool than the opposite man, Hamilton somewhat than Saguaro.

Smith apparently is aware of Covington or is aware of of him from the neighborhood, as a result of he retweeted Jacobe’s farewell submit that the one-time 4-star recruit was leaving the UW behind.

On Wednesday, Smith disclosed on social media that he has a Husky scholarship supply, his thirteenth total. Smith has different presents from Arizona, Iowa State, Air Drive, Rice, San Diego State and Washington State amongst his suitors.

Enjoying for the Huskies could be nothing new for Smith, a 3-star participant, as a result of Hamilton solutions to that nickname, too.

Roaming the secondary this previous season, he got here up with 4 interceptions, 5 cross deflections and 40 tackles.

Smith performed centerfield for a group that went 11-1, one which ran the desk till dropping its closing recreation, 31-24 to Saguaro — Covington’s outdated highschool. 

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