DeMarvion Overshown

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DeMarvion Overshown
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Overshown with the Dallas Cowboys in 2024
No. 13 – Dallas Cowboys
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2000-08-13) August 13, 2000 (age 24)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Arp (Arp, Texas)
College: Texas (2018–2022)
NFL draft: 2023  / round: 3 / pick: 90
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2024
Tackles:67
Sacks:4.0
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:3
Interceptions:1
Touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

DeMarvion Germanic Lee Overshown [1] (born August 13, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas.

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Early life

Overshown attended Arp High School in Arp, Texas. [2] As a freshman, he was promoted to the varsity team for the Class 3A district playoffs, where he played outside linebacker and defensive end. [3]

As a sophomore, he was switched to free safety and received All-East Texas Newcomer of the Year honors. [3]

As a junior, he was named All-East Texas Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-district, while helping his team reach the state semifinals.

As a senior, he had 142 tackles (14 for loss), 5 sacks, 5 interceptions, 13 pass breakups, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. He received Defensive MVP of District 9-3A II, first-team All-district, first-team All-State by the Associated Press, first-team All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association and first-team All-USA Texas by USA Today honors.

In December 2017, he committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football. [4] [5] In January 2018, he played in the Under Armour All-America Game. [6] [7]

College career

Overshown accepted a football scholarship from the University of Texas. He played as a backup safety during his first two years, appearing in 17 games, while registering 19 tackles, 2 sacks and one interception.

As a sophomore in 2019, he missed four games due to a back injury, that he suffered in the seventh game against the University of Kansas.

Prior to his junior season in 2020, he switched to weakside linebacker. [8] He started all 10 games, recording 60 tackles, one sack and two interceptions. [9] He was named the Defensive MVP of the 2020 Alamo Bowl, after making 6 tackles (0.5 for loss), one interception, 2 quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery.

Overshown returned to Texas for his senior year, rather than enter the 2021 NFL draft. [10] He started 10 games (missed one contest with a toe injury), while recording 74 tackles (led the team), 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 pass breakups and one blocked kick. He had 9 tackles (0.5 tackles for loss) against Texas Tech University. He made 10 tackles with a career-high eight solo stops and one fumble recovery against Texas Christian University.

As a super senior in 2022, he appeared in 12 games (11 starts), posting career-highs with 96 tackles (10 for loss), 4 sacks and five pass breakups. He received first-team All-Big 12 honors. He had 9 tackles (1.5 for loss) against Kansas State University. He made 11 tackles (half a tackle for loss) and half a sack against Texas Christian University. He had 14 tackles (2 for loss), one sack and 2 pass breakups against Baylor University. [3]

College statistics

SeasonGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstCmbTfLSckIntYdsAvgTDPDFRYdsTDFF
2018 101100000000000
2019 51711872100030001
2020 103228608122914.5071002
2021 113836745.52000022000
2022 12494796104000050000
Career 3913611324930.593299.70173003

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+58 in
(1.90 m)
229 lb
(104 kg)
32+14 in
(0.82 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
4.56 s1.59 s2.62 s4.47 s7.17 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)
10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)
15 reps
Sources: [11] [12]

Overshown was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (90th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. [13] During the second preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, Overshown was carted off the field after sustaining an injury. [14] It was revealed after the game he had a torn ACL, ending his season. [15]

Overshown made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2024 season against the Browns and recorded a sack. [16] He scored his first NFL touchdown in a Week 13 game on an interception return against the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day.

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