Linebacker, Indiana, 2014–17
Chris Covington
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
- Born
- Jan 3, 1996, in Chicago, Illinois
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Chris Covington played linebacker at Indiana (2014–17). The Dallas Cowboys took Covington in round 6, No. 193 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Michigan State, 2017Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 of 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 Indiana 12 games, 85 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Ohio State | L 21–49 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Virginia | W 34–17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 52–17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Penn State | L 14–45 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 27–0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Michigan | L 20–27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Michigan State | L 9–17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Maryland | L 39–42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–45 | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Illinois | W 24–14 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Rutgers | W 41–0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | at Purdue | L 24–31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Indiana 10 games, 29 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Florida International | W 34–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Ball State | W 30–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Wake Forest | L 28–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan State | W 24–21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atOhio State | L 17–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Nebraska | L 22–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atRutgers | W 33–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Penn State | L 31–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atMichigan | L 10–20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Utah | L 24–26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2014 Indiana 4 games, 91 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Bowling Green | L 42–45 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs.Maryland | L 15–37 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. North Texas | W 49–24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at Iowa | L 29–45 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ | 6′2¼″W |
| Weight | 245 lb | 245 lbW |
| Arm length | 32½″ | 32½″W |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | 9¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.78 s | 4.78 sW |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″W | |
| Bench press | 23 reps | 23 repsW |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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