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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:2
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.

Early life

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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

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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

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Season GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF
2018 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 5 17 1 18 7 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1
2020 10 32 28 60 8 1 2 29 14.5 0 7 1 0 0 2
2021 11 38 36 74 5.5 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
2022 12 49 47 96 10 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Career 39 136 113 249 30.5 9 3 29 9.7 0 17 3 0 0 3

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		229 lb
(104 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.56 s 1.59 s 2.62 s 4.47 s 7.17 s 36.5 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] He made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2024 season against the Browns and recorded a sack.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Ramkissoon, Jaclyn (September 14, 2022). "UT linebacker DeMarvion Overshown welcomes son to the world". KXAN Austin. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Davenport, Richard (February 10, 2017). "Texas safety not shy about dishing out the big hit". Arkansas Online. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Archer, Todd (May 23, 2023). "Third-grade wish comes true for Cowboys rookie DeMarvion Overshown". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Parry, Chris (December 21, 2017). "Arp defensive superstar Demarvion Overshown signs with Longhorns". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  5. ^ Wasserman, Ari (June 1, 2017). "Texas 4-star DB Overshown commits to Texas". cleveland.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Hamilton, Gerry (November 3, 2017). "Under Armour jersey tour: S DeMarvion Overshown". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Smith, Cam (November 2, 2017). "Texas safety commit DeMarvion Overshown ready for Under Armour All-America Game". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Moyle, Nick (October 21, 2020). "Texas' DeMarvion Overshown adjusting to life as a LB". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  9. ^ Moyle, Nick (August 26, 2021). "DeMarvion Overshown takes it from 0 to 100 for Texas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  10. ^ Moyle, Nick (December 22, 2020). "Texas LB DeMarvion Overshown will return for 2021 season". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "DeMarvion Overshown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout DeMarvion Overshown College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  13. ^ Eatman, Nick (April 28, 2023). "Cowboys Select Texas LB DeMarvion Overshown". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  14. ^ Drummond, K.D. (August 19, 2023). "Cowboys rookie LB DeMarvion Overshown carted off vs Seahawks". Cowboys Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  15. ^ Harris, Nick (August 29, 2023). "Cowboys announce 36 roster moves ahead of regular season". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  16. ^ Walker, Patrik (September 10, 2024). "DeMarvion Overshown on superb Cowboys' debut vs. Browns: 'That's the standard'". Dallas Cowboys. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
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