Dick Harmon: BYU recruit Dallin Leavitt has Cougar bloodlines

"I'll be at the summer camp at BYU and one of the reasons is that it will be about the same time I come when I get ready for school next year."

Dallin said he played linebacker as a freshman and sophomore and it has taken an adjustment to backpeddle and cover the pass. "But I think I defend the run and the pass equally as well. I like playing safety and my coach has had several years experience in the NFL and has taught me some amazing things."

In his junior year, Central finished 10-3 and will lose some seniors, but he sees a lot of potential in his senior season with Central. "We have 10 or 11 guys who will play at the next level. We should be very good."

Dallin has been nominated to play in the Army All-America All-Star game and recently made the cut from 900 to 400, which will be narrowed down to about 90 high school athletes from around the country in coming months.

So far, Dallin has received recruiting attention from Oregon, Cal, Stanford, Missouri, Illinois and Purdue, but many colleges have backed off since he is LDS and is on record as a BYU commit planning to go on an LDS mission.

Dallin is one of five members of the class of 2013 to commit to the Cougars. His friend, offensive guard Brayden Kearsley from Beaverton, Ore., Bingham guard Keegan Hicks, Mountain Crest tight end Moroni Laulu-Pututau, and linebacker Trajan Pili from Las Vegas complete the current list.

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