Chris Covington

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Chris Covington
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Al Raby (Chicago, Illinois)
College:Indiana
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 193
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:8
Total tackles:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Chris Covington (born January 3, 1996) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at Indiana.

Early years

Covington attended Al Raby High School, where he played as a

interceptions, one forced fumble, while receiving All-city and All-conference honors.[1]

He was considered a two-star recruit as an athlete.[2]

College career

Covington accepted a football scholarship from

torn ACL during the contest.[4]

As a sophomore, he was moved to

Penn State University
).

As junior, he played in all 13 games (one start) backing up

sacks, one quarterback pressure, 3 tackles for loss, and one forced fumble. He earned his first career start in the eleventh game against the University of Michigan, making 6 tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble.[5]

As a senior, he started all 12 games at

middle linebacker
, replacing the recently graduated Oliver. He registered 85 tackles (third on the team), 50 solo tackles (third on the team), 12 tackles for loss (second on the team), 3 sacks, 5 quarterback hurries (second on the team), 5 passes defensed (third on the team), and one fumble recovery. He was named the team's Defensive Player of the Year. He finished his college career with 118 tackles, 70 solo tackles, 5 sacks, and 15 tackles for loss.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄4 in
(1.89 m) 		245 lb
(111 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.78 s 1.63 s 2.76 s 4.39 s 7.02 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 23 reps
All values from
Pro Day
except 40-yd dash and bench press

Dallas Cowboys

Covington was selected by the

special teams
and had one tackle.

On August 31, 2019, Covington was waived by the Cowboys and re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 10, only to be waived four days later and re-signed back to the practice squad.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 14.[10] He appeared in 3 games as a reserve player, making 3 defensive tackles.

Covington was released by the Cowboys on April 30, 2020.[11]

Indianapolis Colts

On December 15, 2020, Covington was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad.[12] On December 29, he was released.[13]

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
2018 DAL 5 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2019 DAL 3 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "How Chicago's Chris Covington Reached Indiana University From The West Side". Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Chris Covington profile". Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Woods, David (October 13, 2014). "With Nate Sudfeld out, IU turns to Chris Covington". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Covington Report: Torn ACL". 247sports.com. October 18, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "IU's Chris Covington aims to fill big gap left by Marcus Oliver". Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Dallas Cowboys select Chris Covington with the 193rd pick in the 2018 NFL draft". BloggingTheBoys.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Helman, David (August 31, 2019). "Several Young Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2019). "Initial Practice Squad Includes New QB, TE, WR". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Cowboys roster move: Dallas waiving running back Jordan Chunn, calling up Chris Covington". Blogging the Boys. SB Nation. September 10, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "Cowboys roster move: LB Chris Covington promoted to 53-man roster with Sean Lee questionable for Rams". Blogging the Boys. SB Nation. December 14, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "April 30 Updates". DallasCowboys.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "Colts Sign LB Chris Covington To Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Colts Release LB Chris Covington From Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 29, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

External links

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