For Sixth-Round Draft Pick Chris Covington, Defense Always Came First

[waving monkey]

Chris Covington was made to be a quarterback. The type of player that coaches dream about. Good size, strong arm. He can run. A natural leader. The complete package.

There was just one problem.

“I always wanted to be on the defensive side of the ball.”

With the first of two sixth-round picks in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys’ called out the name of Covington, the 193rdselection overall. A University of Indiana product. A linebacker.

And the choice was certainly warranted. In his senior season with the Hoosiers, Covington racked up 85 tackles, which ranked third on the team and tied for 13thin the Big Ten. He also added 50 solo stops, 12 takedowns for loss and three sacks, an effort that earned him honorable mention all-conference honors. Not a bad résumé in the least.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ick-chris-covington-defense-always-came-first

 

[big dog cowboy]

Wow what a great read. Thanks for posting WM. This kid is going to be all kinds of fired up to play in preseason.

 

[Verdict]

Anyone know what his measuarables are?

 

[xwalker]

Anyone know what his measuarables are?

6-3
260
4.3 forty
48" Vert
49 Bench
38" Arm Length
12" Hands

 

[Macnalty]

6-3
260
4.3 forty
48" Vert
49 Bench
38" Arm Length
12" Hands

A guy can play football with those stats not sure they all belong to one human.

 

[cffl2323]

6-3
260
4.3 forty
48" Vert
49 Bench
38" Arm Length
12" Hands

Sounds like Captain America

 

[Garrettop]

260lb 4.3? Sheesh.

 

[Ring6]

well written article, Cowboys like their former QBs

 

[Idgit]

260lb 4.3? Sheesh.

That was playful exaggeration.

 

[viman96]

He ran 4.78 in the 40

 

[gimmesix]

It's always interesting to imagine what if with players like this, even if most of them don't pan out. Sean Lee's career doesn't have much time less, so it would be great if Covington turned out to be a fine, although because of his lack of speed and physical nature, he might be more suited to MLB with Vander Esch moving to WLB.

Again, that's a best-case scenario. For all we know, he could get beaten out for a roster spot by a UDFA and head off into NFL obscurity.

 

[Idgit]

What goes through your mind when you decide on that “Family First” neck tattoo?

 

[ThreeandOut]

He’s listed on the roster at 6-2 245 which is the same size as Jaylen. Don’t know if you’ve seen the picture of all the rookies together but he looks as physically impressive as any of them in that picture.

 

[OmerV]

6-3
260
4.3 forty
48" Vert
49 Bench
38" Arm Length
12" Hands

So, bigger than almost all LB's, runs like the fastest DB's and WR's. jumps like Michael Jordan, and strong as Larry Allen .....

This isn't accurate.

The story is that he has good measurable (not like this), but is raw in that he started college as a QB, but converted to LB.

 

[IrishAnto]

6-3
260
4.3 forty
48" Vert
49 Bench
38" Arm Length
12" Hands

48” vert and 38” arms LOL!
Sure you’re not talking about “Clive” from Every which way but loose?

 

[Supercowboy1986]

No regerts

What goes through your mind when you decide on that “Family First” neck tattoo?

 

[Idgit]

No regerts

He's also got a heart on his neck.

I got no issue with tattoos, to be clear. I just think it's weird you'd got all soft on the real estate you normally save for the hard stuff. What's next, a teddy bear face-tat?

 

[cowboyec]

excellent read.
hope he makes it.
Im pullin' for him.

 

[Corso]

What goes through your mind when you decide on that “Family First” neck tattoo?

 

[Supercowboy1986]

People get weird tattoos all the time, very few really think it through in my experience. Most of the time it’s really spur of the moment kinda thing.

Prime example: AB with his potatoe chip tattoo

He's also got a heart on his neck.

I got no issue with tattoos, to be clear. I just think it's weird you'd got all soft on the real estate you normally save for the hard stuff. What's next, a teddy bear face-tat?