Christian Covington


Christian Coral Cleveland Covington is a Canadian professional American football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He played college football for Rice.

Early years

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

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.
After his junior season, Covington entered the 2015 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Houston Texans

Covington was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round, 216th overall, of the 2015 NFL Draft. 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.

Dallas Cowboys

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

Denver Broncos

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