Running back, Memphis (from Cincinnati), 2023–⁠26

Manny Covey

Lettered 2024–⁠25 at Cincinnati (school media guide)

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Starke, FL

Manny Covey plays running back for Memphis, after Cincinnati (2023–⁠25).

2026 so far

282 rushing yards

Last game: at Tulane, L 17–⁠31

Next game: vs. East Carolina, Oct 22

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 46@UNLV
  2. 103ARST
  3. 16@BOIS
  4. 22UTM
  5. 31@CLT
  6. 47UAB
  7. 17@TULN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

103rushing yards, career highvs. Arkansas State, 20266catches, career highat Texas Tech, 2024100receiving yards, career highat Texas Tech, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highat Texas Tech, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Cincinnati17623.6011
2025Cincinnati271947.2136
2026Memphis572824.9036
Career1015385.3136

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2024Cincinnati1190–––
2025Cincinnati–––161560
Career1190161560

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Cincinnati811914.9271
2025Cincinnati88210.3037
2026Memphis3279.0016
Career1922812.0271

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Cincinnati28RBRS
2024Cincinnati28RBFr.
2025Cincinnati28RBSo.
2026Memphis28RBJr.5′11″190

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024Cincinnati250.41––10.39%–
2025Cincinnati360.44––15.99%–
2026Memphis57-0.0715th (n=478)0.10-3.712%0.10

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Cincinnati70%4.201.901.400%
2026Memphis44%3.401.000.8011%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Memphis 7 games, 282 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29atUNLVW 27–⁠2111460–––
Sep 5vs.Arkansas StateW 42–⁠24151030–––
Sep 12atBoise StateL 20–⁠386160–––
Sep 19vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠213220–––
Oct 3atCharlotteW 59–⁠87310–––
Oct 10vs.UABW 38–⁠1311470–––
Oct 16atTulaneL 17–⁠314170–––
2025 Cincinnati 12 games, 194 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 28vs.NebraskaL 17–⁠20110–––
Sep 6vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠20–––––1
Sep 13vs.Northwestern StateW 70–⁠04430––4
Sep 27atKansasW 37–⁠34–––––1
Oct 11vs.UCFW 20–⁠11–––––1
Oct 18atOklahoma StateW 49–⁠175241––1
Oct 25vs.BaylorW 41–⁠20–––––1
Nov 1atUtahL 14–⁠455470––1
Nov 15vs.ArizonaL 24–⁠30–––––1
Nov 22vs.BYUL 14–⁠26110––1
Nov 29atTCUL 23–⁠45–––––1
Jan 2 ✦vs.NavyL 13–⁠3511780––3
2024 Cincinnati 5 games, 62 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.TowsonW 38–⁠205260–––
Sep 21vs.HoustonW 34–⁠03170–––
Sep 28atTexas TechL 41–⁠448150–––
Oct 12atUCFW 19–⁠13140–––
Oct 26atColoradoL 23–⁠34–––119–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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