Christian Covington

Christian Coral Cleveland Covington (born October 16, 1993) is a Canadian professional American football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Rice.

Not to be confused with Chris Covington.

Christian Covington
No. 56 – Denver Broncos
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-16) October 16, 1993
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Vancouver (BC) College Prep
College:Rice
NFL Draft:2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 216
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:93
Sacks:8.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Covington was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Vancouver College. His father, Grover Covington played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[1] During his prep career at Vancouver College, he had 276 tackles and 38 sacks. Covington committed to Rice University to play college football.[2][3]

College career

After redshirting for Rice University in 2011, Covington played in 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2012. He had 43 tackles and five sacks. As a sophomore in 2013, Covington was named first-team All–Conference USA after recording 59 tackles and four sacks. As a junior in 2014, he played in only seven games due to injuries.[4][5][6]

After his junior season, Covington entered the 2015 NFL Draft.[7][8]

Professional career

Houston Texans

Covington was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round, 216th overall, of the 2015 NFL Draft.[9] He was also drafted by the BC Lions with the 43rd pick of the 2015 CFL Draft. In 15 games of his rookie season in 2015, Covington had 2 sacks on 8 tackles.

In Week 8 of the 2017 season, Covington suffered a torn bicep and was ruled out the rest of the season.[10]

Dallas Cowboys

On March 14, 2019, Covington signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys.[11]

Denver Broncos

On April 28, 2020, Covington signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the Denver Broncos.[12]

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References
  1. Corey Roepken (December 11, 2012). "Rice's Covington sets out to excel apart from famous father". Houston Chronicle.
  2. "Grover Covington's son to join Rice Owls - Vancouver Sun". Vancouver Sun.
  3. Rick Kupchuk. "Covington goes to Rice". Peace Arch News.
  4. "Rice could lose NT Covington for extended period with leg injury". Houston Chronicle.
  5. "Rice's Christian Covington has season-ending knee surgery". Sports Update.
  6. "Likely return of Covington could boost Rice's aspirations in 2015". Houston Chronicle.
  7. "Rice DT Christian Covington will enter 2015 NFL Draft". NFL.com.
  8. "Canadian DT Covington will declare early for NFL Draft". TSN.
  9. Dougherty, Drew (May 2, 2015). ""Dream come true" for Rice D-lineman". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  10. Sidhu, Deepi (October 30, 2017). "Christian Covington out for season". HoustonTexans.com.
  11. Sidhu, Deepi (March 14, 2019). "Cowboys Agree To 1-Year Deal With DL Covington". DallasCowboys.com.
  12. DiLalla, Aric (April 28, 2020). "Broncos agree to terms with DL Christian Covington". DenverBroncos.com.
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