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Christian Covington

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Los Angeles Chargers · DE

Christian Covington recorded 86 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, HST.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

86

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Christian Covington's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2018
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 26, 2018

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2018

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2016
OAKLANDRAIDERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 7, 2017

Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2016
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 14, 2017

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2015
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 9, 2016

Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2016

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
HOUSTONTEXANS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 1, 2017

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2017

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Christian Covington's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2021
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 26, 2021

Los Angeles Chargers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2021

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2.5 sacks · 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2018
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 26, 2018

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2018

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2019
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 28, 2019

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2019

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2021
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 5, 2021

Los Angeles Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2021

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Christian Covington's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2011–2016

01
HOUCOVINGTON—Christian Covington
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

02
HOUCOVINGTON—Christian Covington
HOUWATSON4Deshaun Watson
HOUHOPKINS10DeAndre Hopkins

Quarterback promise meets organizational collapse

Houston Texans · A brilliant rise unravels

Houston found dynamic quarterback play and won two more divisions before injuries, damaging personnel decisions and off-field crisis ended the core.

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Franchise era

2016–present

03
DALCOVINGTON—Christian Covington
DALPRESCOTT4Dak Prescott
DALELLIOTT21Ezekiel Elliott

Regular-season excellence meets January frustration

Dallas Cowboys · Dak, Zeke and the modern contenders

Prescott's immediate rise and Parsons's defensive impact kept Dallas among the league's most talented teams without a return to the conference championship game.

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Franchise era

2020–present

04
CINCOVINGTON—Christian Covington
CINBURROW9Joe Burrow
CINCHASE—Ja'Marr Chase

A fearless quarterback returns Cincinnati to the Super Bowl

Cincinnati Bengals · Burrow changes the ceiling

Burrow and Chase reunited from LSU, produced an immediate AFC championship and made Cincinnati a threat whenever its quarterback is healthy.

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Franchise era

2017–present

05
LACCOVINGTON—Christian Covington
LACHERBERT10Justin Herbert
LACALLEN13Keenan Allen

Herbert's arm begins another reset

Los Angeles Chargers · Back in Los Angeles

The Chargers returned to Los Angeles and found Herbert, whose immediate production renewed the promise and pressure surrounding the franchise.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons86 career games99 career solo tackles10 career sacksCollege: RiceDrafted by: HOUDraft pick: 216Jersey: 963 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 27, 2015Most recent: Nov 13, 2022

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history