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Buckeye Target Sherrod Covil Jr. One of America's Hardest-Hitting Safeties, Another Five-Star Sets Visit, OSU Targets Soar Up Rankings

Flip on Sherrod Covil Jr.’s game film, and there’s one aspect of his game that instantly jumps out at you.

The dude is nasty, and the dude can hit.

If you remember back to one of our fall 2020 interviews with Ohio State linebacker commit C.J. Hicks, the five-star prospect marked down former Seattle Seahawks All-Pro safety Kam Chancellor as one of three NFL players who he watches highlights of and wants to emulate as a player – both in his final seasons at Alter High School and his Buckeye career.