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'09 OH LB Denicos Allen is a Spartan! (Signed MSU LOI)
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Outside linebacker
Hamilton (OH) Hamilton
Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 195 lbs
Forty: 4.56 secs
Bench max: 320 pounds
Class: 2009 (High School)
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Are we planning on taking one more linebacker in this class. This kid is down to us, Cinci, and Ill? 
HHS linebacker narrows college choices to three
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10/1/2008
 Rivals - "Ohio Star to Visit MSU" - $
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10/7/2008
Hamilton Journal-News - Big Blue Standout Allen commits to Michigan State
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10/7/2008
Scout - "Denicos Allen Joins Spartan Family" - $
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10/7/2008
Rivals - "Spartans Continue to add Ohio talent" - $
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10/8/2008
GreenAndWhite.com - "Ohio Outside Linebacker Chooses MSU"
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10/9/2008
Rivals - "Allen Talks Spartan Commitment" - $
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10/10/2008
Freep - " Spartans add 2009 and 2010 Commitments"
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DENICOS ALLEN
S • 5-10 • 205 • Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton High School • Coach Jim Place
 Allen Highlights
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to SuperPrep's All-Midwest Teams . . . rated among the Midwest's top seniors by SuperPrep (No. 80) . . . ranked among the nation's top linebackers by Rivals.com (No. 39) . . . listed among the state's top prospects by Ohio High Magazine (No. 13) and Rivals.com (No. 35) . . . selected to play in the 2009 Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 Classic . . . first-team All-Ohio (Division I) selection by the Associated Press . . . selected Ohio Defensive Player of the Year by TriStateFootball.com . . . earned AP All-Southwest District first-team honors . . . voted Southwest District (Division I) Co-Defensive Player of the Year . . . also named Butler County and Greater Miami Conference Defensive Player of the Year . . . three-year starter at linebacker for Coach Jim Place at Hamilton (Ohio) High School . . . 2008 team MVP recorded 158 tackles (111 solos, 47 assists) . . . produced 26 tackles for loss as a senior, including 12 sacks . . . also credited with two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked punts . . . posted 21 tackles each vs. Lakota East and Middletown . . . also recorded six tackles for loss vs. Middletown, including three sacks . . . earned first-team All-GMC honors as a junior after registering 147 stops (115 solos, 32 assists) . . . tallied 11 tackles for loss in 2007, including three sacks . . . made 415 career tackles (301 solos, 114 assists), with 47 resulting in losses including 19 sacks . . . had four career interceptions, returning two for touchdowns . . . returned 15 kickoffs for 395 career yards (26.3 avg.) and one score . . . three-year letterman in wrestling, winning two district titles . . . expects to become a four-year letterman in track . . . helped the Big Blue's 4x400 relay place in the state finals . . . son of Eric Fleetwood and Sharelle Allen . . . born Aug. 9, 1990 . . . plans to major in business.
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07-17-2008, 02:38 AM
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Jon Misch type?
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07-17-2008, 12:07 PM
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Jon Misch type?
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Um, the kid ran a 10.9 100 meters as a freshman. I am pretty sure he is not a Jon Misch type.
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07-17-2008, 01:06 PM
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Um, the kid ran a 10.9 100 meters as a freshman. I am pretty sure he is not a Jon Misch type.
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He means size wise, as Misch is 6'2 198 soaking wet.
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He means size wise, as Misch is 6'2 198 soaking wet.
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Well, then it is a valid comparison only if he is talking about size. Misch is a small lb, and he can't switch positions...why, because he runs a 4.85 forty or something like that. This guy could put on pounds, and be a WLB flying all over the field, or he could just play safety if he has the cover skills and doesn't get any bigger.
Nonetheless, he doesn't even have an offer yet, so we will see in time.
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07-22-2008, 08:37 AM
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'09 OH LB Denicos Allen
Outside linebacker
Hamilton (OH) Hamilton
Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 195 lbs
Forty: 4.56 secs
Bench max: 320 pounds
Class: 2009 (High School)
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07-22-2008, 08:39 AM
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Coach Place (Ringers old high school coach) is this kuids coach. Could help you guys. He is a heck of a player though I will tell you that. I have seen several of his games.
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10-01-2008, 04:13 PM
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Coach Place (Ringers old high school coach) is this kuids coach. Could help you guys. He is a heck of a player though I will tell you that. I have seen several of his games.
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Anything to share about what you find impressive GoBlue?
I was excited when I saw he was interested in the early part of the summer after I watched the kid's film. He looks very quick to the ball.
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Are we the only school that is recruiting him as a safety or has he switched positions?
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10-01-2008, 04:30 PM
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Are we the only school that is recruiting him as a safety or has he switched positions?
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He's still a linebacker, but we are recruiting him as a safety now.
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Anything to share about what you find impressive GoBlue?
I was excited when I saw he was interested in the early part of the summer after I watched the kid's film. He looks very quick to the ball.
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Speed, nose for the ball, and he brings the pain when he hits people. In three games I have seen him, he has at least 10 amazing hits. The kind of hits the whole crowd cringes.
He seems bigger then 200 lbs. too but could be wrong on that.
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He's still a linebacker, but we are recruiting him as a safety now.
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I've seen him play once. If he was an inch and a half taller he would be considered an elite LB. He is fast with good ball instincts and pursues sideline to sideline and hits a ton. I believe he is still only 17 years old, so he may still grow taller. He's a good athlete and some school is going to get a heck'uva player.
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From Scoutingohio.com where he is ranked the #13th best prospect
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13. **** Denicos Allen (6-0, 205, ATH; Hamilton)
I bet back in the Pony League days many a mother pulled her kid off the field because of Denicos Allen. Does this kid ever bring it. He ends up playing a lot of what looks like middle linebacker. I don’t know if that is what coach Place calls it when he has a strong safety sized player lining up there but that is surely what it looks like. What I am sure of is the defense is designed to put Allen in the middle of the field where he can just run to the ball. His instincts are second to none. He is reading and reacting to plays before they develop, and has the speed to get there, has the speed to get there and make the play, and does he ever make plays. His is one of the longest highlight tapes of the year. He is such a great tackler. You could make how to tapes with Allen as the demonstrator. He had 132 tackles for the Big Blue. Allen ran a10.9 in the 100-meter event as a freshman and was an All-GMC selection on the grid iron as a freshman. I suspect every school in the region will try to get him to camp and get a better idea about where he will play in college. He is more a strong safety in size but is so dynamic at the line of scrimmage. If he shows ball skills his stock will go up but a lot of schools are looking for smaller faster linebackers who can be every down players in this pass happy age. He boasts a 3.2 GPA and coach Place says he is a great character kid, a player every college coach wants in his lockeroom. He reminds me a great deal of former Buckeye All-American Mike Doss. He was a regular at Buckeye games this past season and says the Buckeyes are his favorite school.
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Having never seen him play, [SB]he sounds like the next Troy Polamalu.[/SB]  
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As a safety it's a great move to try and get this kid.
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Barnett has to love this kid. He is big, physical and fast. Could be next in line of MSU's hard hitting safties. I would have to think Barnett would have so much fun teaching this kid.
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He currently has offers from Cinci, ILL, MSU & Toledo. Other schools interested in him are Eastern Mich., Iowa, Louisville, Marshall, Northwestern, Penn St., & Wisc. At this point he probably won;t get an offer from Ohio St. because they are about out of scholarships for '09 and already have about 8 DB's comng in. He attended MSU's summer camp and received an offer from the MSU staff based on his camp performance. He supposedly is planning an official visit to MSU in Oct.
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Denicos will be deciding in a few weeks most likely. He is down to MSU and Wisconsin with MSU leading. He has never visited Wisc. which is why MSU has the current lead, which is tentative. I think it comes down to if he wants to play LB or safety. He runs a 10.9 100 so he has the speed to play safety. If safety he comes to MSU as of now.
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 He just blows stuff up. 
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Have to think we're in a pretty good spot here if he's actually down to MSU & Wisconsin because the free Badger boards on both Rivals & Scout have no discussion of him whatsoever.
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He just blows stuff up.
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Have to think we're in a pretty good spot here if he's actually down to MSU & Wisconsin because the free Badger boards on both Rivals & Scout have no discussion of him whatsoever. |
Him, Ty and Norman would be a fast D that finishes it when they get there
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He isn't being recruited as an LB, he is being recruited as a safety.
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He isn't being recruited as an LB, he is being recruited as a safety.
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I know, that's why I said a fast D, not LB's.
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