#28
Memphis · 2026

Manny Covey

RBJunior5' 11", 190 lbsStarke, FL
Memphis Tigers6-2 · TDC #60
Snap share
30%
1 of 8 started · likely 23–36%
Rush yards
361
109th of 1459 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.3
97th of 322 in FBS
Rush TD
0
Receptions
3
1250th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.00
208th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

52 plays · +0.1 total EPA · 208th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.00
Passing-0.02
Rushing+0.00
1st down-0.07
2nd down-0.10
3rd down+0.61
Standard downs-0.10
Passing downs+0.42
CoveyRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays1%
Run plays20%
1st down12%
2nd down14%
3rd down8%
Standard downs13%
Passing downs9%
CoveyRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries66—
Success rate45.5%164th / 320
Explosive run rate16.7%81st / 320
Stuffed at the line12.1%106th / 320
First downs18—
Red-zone carries4—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Covey's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction66 carries

Left
23%
4.5 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
61%
5.3 YPC · 43% succ.
Right
17%
7.2 YPC · 45% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Cincinnati

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Covey’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
9
7 caught (78%)
Avg. depth of target
5.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.1
50 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
28
of 78 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
22%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

70% comp5.3 avg. depth7.1 YAC/catch22% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 2 caught (100%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target2100% · 17yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (33%), 2 caught (67%), 22 yds, 7.3 per target367% · 22yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 37 yds, 37.0 per target1100% · 37y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction16 carries

Left
31%
7.8 YPC · 60% succ.
Middle
38%
8.3 YPC · 33% succ.
Right
31%
6.8 YPC · 40% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farMemphis#60 · 6-2830%683615.3045.5%32706.5%
2025Cincinnati#58 · 7-61213%281987.1140.0%88207.4%
2024Cincinnati#70 · 5-759%17623.6042.9%811927.1%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Manny Covey's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Manny Covey's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.1 avg. game scoreBest: 6.8 vs Arkansas State (Week 1)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@UNLVW 27–215.411464.2011
1Arkansas StateW 42–246.8151036.9036
2@Boise StateL 20–383.96162.7016
3UT MartinW 45–21—3227.3014
5@CharlotteW 59–85.87314.4010
6UABW 38–135.711474.3011
7@TulaneL 17–312.04174.309
8East CarolinaW 41–346.411797.2024
2026 · 8 games5.1683615.3036

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries68—
Yards361109th / 1459
Yards / carry5.397th / 322
Touchdowns0—
Long36—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31250th / 1995
Yards271318th / 1981
Yards / catch9—
Touchdowns0—
Long16—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · UNLV✓ RB59~25 (17–32)1242%
Wk 1 · Arkansas State—63~23 (16–30)1537%
Wk 2 · Boise State—52~20 (14–26)638%
Wk 3 · UT Martin—75~13 (3–25)317%
Wk 5 · Charlotte—89~17 (12–22)719%
Wk 6 · UAB—66~24 (16–31)1336%
Wk 7 · Tulane—81~14 (4–27)417%
Wk 8 · East Carolina—80~31 (21–40)1139%
Season1 GS565167 (132–206)7130%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Memphis roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
6Jaylin CarterRBSO1288336.5810+0.28
28Manny CoveyRBJR683615.303+0.00
7Dallan HaydenRBSR331955.912+0.03
23Jordan ThompsonRBFR181588.82—+0.61
22Eric PerryRBFR——————
30Isaiah McGillRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Memphis depth chart →