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Jimbo Covert

James Paul Covert

Position: T
Height: 6-4    Weight: 277 lbs.
Born: March 22, 1960 in Conway, PA
College: Pittsburgh

Career AV: 59 (925th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

74

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1983 23 CHI LT 74 16 16 0 1 0 0 6
1984 24 CHI LT 74 16 16 0 2 0 0 8
1985*+ 25 CHI LT 74 15 15 16
1986*+ 26 CHI LT 74 16 16 0 1 0 0 13
1987 27 CHI LT 74 9 9 0 1 0 0 5
1988 28 CHI lt 74 9 8 4
1989 29 CHI LT 74 15 15 0 1 0 0 8
1990 30 CHI LT 74 15 15 7
Career 111 110 0 6 0 0 67

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1985
1986

First-Team All-Pro

1985
1986

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1985UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1986Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1987UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1990UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.