ILB · Buffalo Bills
Damien Covington
Age 53 · 180 cm (5'11") · 107 kg · Born Dec 4, 1972 · N.C. State
NFL career
1995
debut year
1997
last season
3
seasons
#57
jersey
College: N.C. State
Other "Covington" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
N.C. State alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended N.C. State.
Jordan Waters
RB · 2026 · Rams
Anthony Belton
OT · 2025 · Packers
Zeke Correll
C · 2025 · Vikings
Brayden Narveson
K · 2024 · Titans
Dylan McMahon
C · 2024 · Rams
Payton Wilson
LB · 2024 · Steelers
Trent Pennix
RB · 2024 · Colts
Chandler Zavala
G · 2023 · Panthers
Cory Durden
DT · 2023 · Patriots
Derrek Pitts
CB · 2023 · Buccaneers
1995 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#65
#67
#68
#69
#70
#71
#72
#73
Darius Holland
DT · GNB
#66
William Henderson
FB · GNB
#67
Chris Sanders
WR · HOU
#67
Chris Sanders
TE · HOU
#68
Darryl Pounds
CB · WAS
#69
Melvin Tuten
OT · CIN
#70
David Sloan
TE · DET
#71
Chris Hudson
DB · JAX
#72
Greg Jefferson
DT · PHI
#73
Brian Williams
C · GNB
#73
Brian Williams
LB · GNB
#73
Brian Williams
DB · GNB
ILB peers of the era
Other ILBs who debuted within five seasons of Damien Covington.
Bernardo Harris
Debut 1995 · #51 · Ravens
John Holecek
Debut 1995 · #59 · Falcons
Simon Shanks
Debut 1995 · Cardinals
Ted Johnson
Debut 1995 · #52 · Patriots
Joe Cummings
Debut 1996 · #51 · Bills
Ray Lewis
Debut 1996 · #52 · Ravens
Tedy Bruschi
Debut 1996 · #54 · Patriots
Zach Thomas
Debut 1996 · #55 · Cowboys
Born on December 4
Skip Vanderbundt
1946 · New Orleans Saints
Randy Vataha
1948 · Green Bay Packers
George Ragsdale
1952 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Perry Brooks
1954 · Washington Commanders
Jim Browner
1955 · Cincinnati Bengals
Darrell Grymes
1961 · Detroit Lions
Frank Reich
1961 · Detroit Lions
Shawn Hollingsworth
1961 · Denver Broncos