Jacobe Covington: CB · USC · #14.
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Jacobe Covington
Jams receivers off their route at the line. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jimmy Lake and Lincoln Riley. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Michigan — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USC | 29 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | USC | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | USC | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 60 | 44 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20vs No. 13 LSU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-0vs Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27@ No. 18 Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-24@ Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-20vs Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-13@ UCLA | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 35-49vs No. 5 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this season29 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
59.9%
533 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
563 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #297 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Washington and USC, 60 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jimmy Lake, Bob Gregory and Lincoln Riley.
