Christian Covington

Interior Defensive Line

Age: 30
Free Agency: 2024 (SFA)
Accrued Seasons: 8
  • 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $370,800 (0.16% of cap)
  • 2023 Cash Payout: $370,800 (0.15% of spending)
  • 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.00
  • Contract Value: $370,800 ($370,800 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $0
  • Contract Ranking: 194/245 at IDL

Current Contract

(Practice, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
202330$370,800$370,8000.2%
Total$370,800$370,800

Contract Notes

Christian Covington signed a one year contract worth $1,165,000 with the Lions on May 10, 2023.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$0.4M
2023
Cash Due$370,800
Running Cash$370,800
Career Earnings: $7,600,662
Career APY: $950,083
Potential Earnings: $7,799,062
Total Guarantees: $2,242,984
Largest Cash Payment: $1,750,000 (2019)
Largest Cap Number: $1,687,500 (2019)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
TexansDraftedExpired20154$2,370,484$592,621$90,484$2,370,484100.0%$592,621
CowboysUFAExpired20191$1,750,000$1,750,000$750,000$1,750,000100.0%$1,750,000
BroncosSFATraded20201$1,500,000$1,500,000$625,000$00.0%$0
BengalsUFAExpired20201$1,500,000$1,500,000$625,000$1,500,000100.0%$1,500,000
ChargersSFAExpired20211$990,000$990,000$0$990,000100.0%$990,000
ChargersUFATerminated20221$1,272,500$1,272,500$152,500$00.0%$0
ChargersPracticeRenegotiated20221$358,200$358,200$0$00.0%$0
ChargersSFAExpired20221$1,120,000$1,120,000$0$817,77873.0%$817,778
LionsSFATerminated20231$1,165,000$1,165,000$0$00.0%$0
ChargersPracticeActive20231$370,800$370,800$0$00.0%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Texans4$2,370,484$592,621$2,370,4840.0%$00.0%
Cowboys1$1,750,000$1,750,000$1,687,5000.0%$00.0%
Broncos0$0$0$00.0%$00.0%
Bengals1$1,500,000$1,500,000$1,500,0000.0%$00.0%
Chargers2$1,980,178$990,089$1,510,8340.0%$172,4000.0%
Lions0$0$0$00.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2015Texans$435,000$22,621$0$0$457,6210.3%$525,484
2016Texans$525,000$22,621$0$0$547,6210.4%$525,000
2017Texans$615,000$22,621$0$0$637,6210.4%$615,000
2018Texans$705,000$22,621$0$0$727,6210.4%$705,000
2019Cowboys$1,000,000$500,000$250,000$250,000$1,687,5000.8%$1,750,000
2020Bengals$1,250,000$0$250,000$625,000$1,500,0000.7%$1,500,000
2021Chargers$990,000$0$0$0$850,0000.4%$990,000
2022Chargers$1,120,000$0$0$0$660,8340.3%$817,778
2023Chargers$370,800$0$0$0$370,8000.2%$370,800
Total$7,010,800$590,484$500,000$875,000$7,439,618$7,799,062
Dead Money History
TeamYearCap ChargeCash Paid
Chargers2022$152,500$152,500
Chargers2022$19,900$19,900
Total$172,400$172,400

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsTacklesNegative PlaysInterceptionsFumblesTD
InjuredHealthyDefenseSpecialSoloAssistSacksYardsTFLQB HitsPass Def.INTYardsForcedRec.Yards
2015151016.0%11.8%53224440000000
2016160041.1%23.7%161012221000000
201779016.1%5.3%106112120001000
2018121324.2%3.9%873.521480000000
2019190045.6%24.8%20814431000000
2020160052.6%18.7%152400010000000
2021160045.1%16.7%302216310001000
202240411.8%3.9%3900100000000

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$0$0
Injury Adjusted$0$0
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OTC Valuation $3.4M $6.9M $10.3M $13.7M $17.2M APY $5.3M $10.6M $15.8M $21.1M $26.4M $7,493,000 $6,500,000

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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