:John Covington

{{Short description|American football player (born 1972)}}

{{for|American baseball player|Wes Covington}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = John Covington

| number = 39

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|4|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 198

| high_school = Winter Haven

| college = Notre Dame

| draftyear = 1994

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 133

| pastteams =

• Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1994}})
• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1996}})*{{cite web |title=John Covington |url=https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=John+Covington&Team=&BeginDate=&EndDate=&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&ILChkBx=yes&NBADLChkBx=yes&InjuriesChkBx=yes&PersonalChkBx=yes&DisciplinaryChkBx=yes&LegalChkBx=yes&submit=Search |website=Pro Sports Transactions |access-date=22 July 2024}}
• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1997}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 2

| pfr = CoviJo20

}}

John Shaft Covington (born April 22, 1972) is an American former professional football safety. He played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts, who selected him in the fifth round of the 1994 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Covington played college football at Notre Dame.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-22-sp-48632-story.html |title=He Calls Many His Brother |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 22, 1993 }}