SALT LAKE CITY — Britain Covey is not your prototypical athlete.
Standing at just 5-foot-8, 170 pounds, Covey is the last person to strike fear into opposing teams.
“Every game in the first possession, I'd get some defensive back say something to me about how I'm small, how he's going to eat me or something, you know, so I'm used to it,” Covey said with a smile on his face.
But a standout freshman season, where the quarterback-turned-receiver totaled 519 receiving yards and four touchdowns, surprised many in and out of the program as respect for him grew.