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Manny Covey

#28Manny Covey

Manny Covey is a Pass-Catching Back for Cincinnati.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Manny Covey's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Rushing
194 Rush yards1 Rush TD27 Carries7.2 Yards/carry
Receiving
8 Receptions82 Rec yards0 Rec TD10.3 Yards/rec
Returns
16 Punt returns156 PR yards0 PR TD

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency98
  • Volume25
  • Explosiveness84
  • Consistency62
  • Receiving100
Player type
Pass-Catching Back

Third-down weapon out of the backfield. Routes, hands, and separation in coverage define this role as much as rushing.

3rd-down backReceiving threatPass protection
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)98th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency62th %ile · average
Key findings
  • Top-10% efficiency among RBs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
  • Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
  • 4 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.23 from the first to second half of the season.
  • Peak game: 0.77 EPA/play in Wk 10 vs Utah (SP+ 22).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗
Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+0.7700.77Wk 1 vs Nebraska: -0.50 EPA/play1Wk 3 vs Northwestern State: +0.73 EPA/play3Wk 8 vs Oklahoma State: +0.49 EPA/play8Wk 10 vs Utah: +0.77 EPA/play10Wk 12 vs Arizona: +0.03 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs BYU: +0.60 EPA/play13
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
1vsNebraskaL17-206.2111.00-0.50
2vsBowling GreenW34-20-12.6
3vsNorthwestern StateW70-044310.800.73
5@KansasW37-344.1
7vsUCFW20-11-1.2
8@Oklahoma StateW49-17-15.15244.810.49
9vsBaylorW41-201.4
10@UtahL14-4522.25479.401900.77
12vsArizonaL24-3012.01800.03
13vsBYUL14-2615.9111.0013700.60
14@TCUL23-458.3
20vsNavyL13-356.211787.105280

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
8.6%
Passing plays
5.1%
Rushing plays
12.7%
Standard downs
8.1%
Passing downs
9.8%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.31
Passing downs
0.36
Pass / Rush EPA
0.25 / 0.38

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.