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The Cowboys love drafting linebackers and Covington fits what they were looking for.
Prior to the 2017 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys drafted a linebacker for 12 straight years. When the Cowboys used their first-round selection on Boise State’s Leighton Vander Esch, Dallas got back to their ways of drafting linebackers. Dallas did not stop with drafting just one linebacker, in the fifth round, they decided to double-dip at the linebacker position and select Chris Covington out of Indiana.
In this draft, there was a trend of the Cowboys opting for players who could play multiple positions and have innate football intelligence. With Covington, that is what the Cowboys got. A 21-year-old from Chicago, it took Covington until his junior season to become an impact player for the Hoosiers. The main reason for his lack of progression is due to the transition he took from playing quarterback to linebacker.
In high school, Covington was recruited as a quarterback. In fact, he played some snaps at quarterback during his freshman season. Once he switched to linebacker during his sophomore season, it was clear that his football intelligence from being the signal-caller on offense could translate to the defensive unit’s signal-caller.
That hope came into fruition during his senior campaign when Covington racked up 85 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and three sacks in 12 games. Next to Tegray Scales, another talented NFL prospect who was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams, the duo was huge for Indiana’s defense in 2017.
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https://cowboyszone.com/threads/btb...ill-fit-into-the-cowboys-2018-defense.406306/
The Cowboys love drafting linebackers and Covington fits what they were looking for.
Prior to the 2017 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys drafted a linebacker for 12 straight years. When the Cowboys used their first-round selection on Boise State’s Leighton Vander Esch, Dallas got back to their ways of drafting linebackers. Dallas did not stop with drafting just one linebacker, in the fifth round, they decided to double-dip at the linebacker position and select Chris Covington out of Indiana.
In this draft, there was a trend of the Cowboys opting for players who could play multiple positions and have innate football intelligence. With Covington, that is what the Cowboys got. A 21-year-old from Chicago, it took Covington until his junior season to become an impact player for the Hoosiers. The main reason for his lack of progression is due to the transition he took from playing quarterback to linebacker.
In high school, Covington was recruited as a quarterback. In fact, he played some snaps at quarterback during his freshman season. Once he switched to linebacker during his sophomore season, it was clear that his football intelligence from being the signal-caller on offense could translate to the defensive unit’s signal-caller.
That hope came into fruition during his senior campaign when Covington racked up 85 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and three sacks in 12 games. Next to Tegray Scales, another talented NFL prospect who was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams, the duo was huge for Indiana’s defense in 2017.
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https://cowboyszone.com/threads/btb...ill-fit-into-the-cowboys-2018-defense.406306/
