Jacobe Covington


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Position: DB
Jersey #: 40
Date of Birth: September 13, 2001
Height / Weight: / 200 lbs
Drafted: Round , Pick in 2025 by
First Team: (2025)
Last Team: KC (2025)

Career Summary

Jacobe Covington is a defensive back who played at Washington and USC.

He entered the NFL with Kansas City as an undrafted rookie in 2025.

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High School

Covington attended Saguaro High School in Arizona.

USC lists Chandler, Arizona, as his hometown.

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College Career

Covington spent two seasons at Washington and three at USC.

Across that five-year college career, he appeared in 42 games with 14 starts and recorded 61 tackles, eight pass breakups and one interception. In 2024, he started nine games for the Trojans and made 30 tackles.

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Path to the NFL

Covington signed with the Chiefs after the 2025 NFL Draft.

Kansas City included him in its undrafted free-agent class announced on May 3.

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NFL Career

Covington spent the 2025 offseason with Kansas City.

The Chiefs waived him on August 26, 2025, during their roster reduction.

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Playing Style

Covington primarily played outside cornerback during his final college season.

Kansas City's May 2025 rookie breakdown reported that 345 of his 385 defensive snaps in 2024 came at that alignment.

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