One of the most popular players in the history of Texas Tech football, Dakota Allen, has received an invitation to participate in the 2019 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. This is just the latest step in what has been a truly inspirational journey.
By now, most are aware of Dakota Allen’s winding road. As a freshman in 2015, he registered 84 tackles and two interceptions ending the year as the Red Raiders’ second-leading tackler and a foundational piece of the rebuilding defense.
But an offseason arrest resulted in his expulsion from the university. He would land at East Mississippi Junior College where he would be featured on the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U.