Senior (2016)
Participated in all 13 games with starts in each of the last five contests ... Totaled 21 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, and one quarterback hurry ... Recorded a tackle in each of the last six games, totaling 18 during that span ... vs. Texas State (Sept. 17): Registered his first career half-sack ... at Mississippi State (Nov. 19): Collected a career-high seven tackles ... vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech (Dec. 29): Notched a career-high 1.5 sacks.
Junior (2015)
Elected team captain by his teammates … Started on the defensive line for six games while seeing action in all 13 contests … Totaled 21 tackles, including 1.0 for loss … Made a stop in 11 of 13 games … Recorded a quarterback hurry in three straight games.
Sophomore (2014)
Participated in all 13 contests and started 12 at defensive end … Logged 26 tackles, including 2.0 for a loss on the season … Also added two quarterback hurries and a batted down pass … at No. 6 Auburn (Aug. 30): Posted four tackles, including 1.0 for a loss in the season-opener … vs. Nicholls (Sept. 6): Registered five tackles in the home-opening win … vs. UAB (Oct. 25): Recorded three stops in the homecoming victory … at No. 17 Missouri (Nov. 28): Tallied three tackles, including 1.0 for a loss and a quarterback hurry.
Redshirt Freshman (2013)
Saw action in all 12 games … Recorded four tackles, one forced fumble, one interception and one quarterback hurry … vs. Louisiana (Aug. 31): Made one interception in his collegiate debut in the season-opening win … vs. Southern Miss (Sept. 14): Recorded two tackles and one forced fumbled in the win … vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (Sept. 28): Logged one quarterback hurry in the first SEC game of the season.
Freshman (2012)
Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School
Ranked as the 51st-best defensive end in the country by Scout, while 247Sports ranked him as the 50th-best weakside defensive end in the nation … In his senior season, he made 103 tackles, including 29 for loss with 17 sacks, while helping lead Vigor High School to the 5A state championship game … Named a first-team all-state performer and selected to participate in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game following the season … Missed his entire junior season due to an injury … Coached by Kerry Stevenson … Was teammates with former Razorback Darius Philon … Also received interest from South Carolina, Mississippi State, Michigan State and Clemson, among others.
Personal
Born on Aug. 24, 1993 … Son of George McCovery and Victoria Winston … Earned his undergraduate degree in recreation and sport management in May 2016 … Two-time Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2013, 14).
Participated in all 13 games with starts in each of the last five contests ... Totaled 21 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, and one quarterback hurry ... Recorded a tackle in each of the last six games, totaling 18 during that span ... vs. Texas State (Sept. 17): Registered his first career half-sack ... at Mississippi State (Nov. 19): Collected a career-high seven tackles ... vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech (Dec. 29): Notched a career-high 1.5 sacks.
Junior (2015)
Elected team captain by his teammates … Started on the defensive line for six games while seeing action in all 13 contests … Totaled 21 tackles, including 1.0 for loss … Made a stop in 11 of 13 games … Recorded a quarterback hurry in three straight games.
Sophomore (2014)
Participated in all 13 contests and started 12 at defensive end … Logged 26 tackles, including 2.0 for a loss on the season … Also added two quarterback hurries and a batted down pass … at No. 6 Auburn (Aug. 30): Posted four tackles, including 1.0 for a loss in the season-opener … vs. Nicholls (Sept. 6): Registered five tackles in the home-opening win … vs. UAB (Oct. 25): Recorded three stops in the homecoming victory … at No. 17 Missouri (Nov. 28): Tallied three tackles, including 1.0 for a loss and a quarterback hurry.
Redshirt Freshman (2013)
Saw action in all 12 games … Recorded four tackles, one forced fumble, one interception and one quarterback hurry … vs. Louisiana (Aug. 31): Made one interception in his collegiate debut in the season-opening win … vs. Southern Miss (Sept. 14): Recorded two tackles and one forced fumbled in the win … vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (Sept. 28): Logged one quarterback hurry in the first SEC game of the season.
Freshman (2012)
Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School
Ranked as the 51st-best defensive end in the country by Scout, while 247Sports ranked him as the 50th-best weakside defensive end in the nation … In his senior season, he made 103 tackles, including 29 for loss with 17 sacks, while helping lead Vigor High School to the 5A state championship game … Named a first-team all-state performer and selected to participate in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game following the season … Missed his entire junior season due to an injury … Coached by Kerry Stevenson … Was teammates with former Razorback Darius Philon … Also received interest from South Carolina, Mississippi State, Michigan State and Clemson, among others.
Personal
Born on Aug. 24, 1993 … Son of George McCovery and Victoria Winston … Earned his undergraduate degree in recreation and sport management in May 2016 … Two-time Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2013, 14).