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Position:
  
Nose tackle

College
  
Weight
  
136 kg

Height
  
1.91 m

Name
  
Christian Covington


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Date of birth:
  
(1993-10-16) October 16, 1993 (age 22)

Place of birth:
  
High school:
  
Vancouver (BC) College Prep

NFL draft:
  
2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 216

CFL draft:
  
2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 43

Role
  
American football nose tackle

Current team
  
Houston Texans (Nose tackle)

Parents
  
Natasha Covington, Grover Covington

Profiles

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Christian Coral Cleveland Covington (born October 16, 1993) is a Canadian professional American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Rice.

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Early years

Covington was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Vancouver College. His father, Grover Covington played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. During his prep career at Vancouver, 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

On May 2, 2015, Covington was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round with the 216th pick 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.

References

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