Name: Christian Covington
Position: DT
Ht.-Wt.: 6-2, 289
School: Rice
Key stat: Had four sacks among 11 ½ tackles for loss as a first-team All-Conference USA selection in 2013, his last full season after a knee injury cost him most of 2014.
Notable: Father, Grover Covington, is a member of the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame after playing a decade (1981-91) as a defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.