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Player Dossier
2014-2017Indiana
Chris Covington
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Covington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
90
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Chris Covington built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 4, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Chris Covington's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 193
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Chris Covington, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Indiana. Chris Covington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 114
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Chris Covington quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · LB
- Career Tackles
- 114
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Indiana
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Raby · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- Raby · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 6 · Pick 19 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 85 tackles · LB 104th (top 10%) · Big Ten 15th (top 3%) · National 158th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Indiana | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Indiana | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 23.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Indiana | 10 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 23.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 85 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 76.4 |
Related Context
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Chris Covington played LB for Indiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chris Covington recorded 31 passing yards, 91 rushing yards, and 114 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Indiana paired 25 primary output with 49.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 49.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Indiana
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
49.5
Usage
12.5
Consistency
56.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 2. Virginia: 1. Georgia Southern: 1.5. Penn State: 2. Charleston Southern: 1. Michigan: 2. Michigan State: 6. Maryland: 1. Wisconsin: 1.5. Illinois: 3. Rutgers: 3. Purdue: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 7 by 49.2. Virginia: 8 by 43.3. Georgia Southern: 6 by 40. Penn State: 8 by 53.3. Charleston Southern: 3 by 22.5. Michigan: 7 by 49.2. Michigan State: 11 by 95.8. Maryland: 7 by 39.2. Wisconsin: 9 by 52.5. Illinois: 8 by 63.3. Rutgers: 6 by 55. Purdue: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
95.8 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Purdue | L 24-31 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 41-0 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 24-14 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Wisconsin | L 17-45 | 9 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Maryland | L 39-42 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 9-17 | 11 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 20-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Charleston Southern | W 27-0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Penn StateSplash game | L 14-45 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Georgia Southern | W 52-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Virginia | W 34-17 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Ohio StateSplash game | L 21-49 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Covington story
Chris Covington built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 4, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Chris Covington's career was his defensive production: 114 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 31 passing yards and 91 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Covington's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Indiana
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Indiana | 6 | 18.1 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Indiana | 6 | 18.1 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 25 | 49.5 | 12.5 | 19 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 8 · L 9-17 · Conference game
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 12 · L 10-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Utah
Week 1 · L 24-26 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 11 · W 24-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 5 · L 14-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Indiana
25 primary output · 49.5 efficiency · 12.5 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Indiana
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Indiana
23.5
6 primary · 18.1 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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