Chris Covington: LB · Indiana · #4.
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Chris Covington
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at Indiana: Kevin Wilson and Tom Allen. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Michigan State — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
85 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49vs No. 2 Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17@ Virginia | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-17vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-45@ No. 4 Penn State | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-0vs Charleston Southern | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-27vs No. 17 Michigan | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-17@ No. 18 Michigan State | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 39-42@ Maryland | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-45vs No. 4 Wisconsin | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-14@ Illinois | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-0vs Rutgers | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Purdue | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 50 | 12.0 | 3.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%12 TFLSack rate
4%3 sacksPD rate
6%5 pass breakups85 tackles · 12 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
53.0%
502 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
78.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
553 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
85 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Indiana, 114 tackles — drafted at #193 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tom Allen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 9th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 9th NFL season
