Britain Covey

Britain Covey (born March 18, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in .

Early life Covey grew up in Provo, Utah, and attended Timpview High School. He is the grandson of author Stephen Covey. In high school, Covey played two years at quarterback and led his team to a 26–0 record.

College career Covey committed to the University of Utah, and as a true freshman started eight games and appeared in twelve. He led Utah with 43 catches for 519 yards with four touchdown catches, and was the conference leader in receiving yards per game, total receiving yards, catches per game, touchdown catches and overall receptions, being named honorable mention All-Pac-12. He also played on special teams, leading the team with 916 all-purpose yards and being named first-team Freshman All-American by Sporting News and Scout.com for his work as a punt returner. Covey was named a freshman All-America receiver by Pro Football Focus. He returned to Utah in 2018. That year, he started four games and appeared in a total of thirteen, being named a first-team all-conference returner after posting 221 punt return and 144 kick return yards. He also led Utah in receptions with 60, receiving yards with 637 and yards per game with 49.0. He finished the year with one touchdown and 1,174 all-purpose yards, and also was 3-for-3 passing with 71 yards and two scores.

In 2019, Covey redshirted after playing in four games (three as a starter). He recorded ten catches for 77 yards, three rush attempts for 22 yards, nine punt returns for 69 yards and three kickoff returns for 52 yards. He was a Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll selection.

Philadelphia Eagles After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Covey was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster for their week one game against the Detroit Lions, and made his NFL debut in the match, returning two punts for 13 yards. Covey was signed to the active roster on October 1. In week thirteen against the Tennessee Titans, he returned six punts for 105 yards for an average of 17.5 yards-per-return, which was the second-highest single-game total in the season. Covey helped the Eagles reach Super Bowl LVII. In the Super Bowl, Covey had two punt returns for 35 yards in the Eagles 38–35 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

On August 29, 2023, Covey was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad. He was elevated to active roster for the first two games before being permanently signed to the active roster on September 20 ahead of their week 3 matchup against the Buccaneers, where Covey had 111 return yards including a 52-yard punt return in the 25-11 win. Covey finished the season 2nd in average yards per punt return and led the league in total punt return yards with 417. He was listed an alternate to the 2024 Pro Bowl following his successful season.

Covey appeared in 5 games for Philadelphia in 2024, recording 34 yards on 7 receptions. In the return game, he averaged 7.7 yards per return and 46 total yards. On December 28, 2024, Covey was placed on injured reserve with a neck injury, ending his regular season. Covey won a Super Bowl ring when the Eagles defeated the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.

Los Angeles Rams On May 5, 2025, the Los Angeles Rams signed Covey to a one-year contract. He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts.

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint) On August 28, 2025, Covey signed with the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 26.

On August 30, 2026, Covey was released by the Eagles as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving Punt returns Kick returns Fumbles GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum FR 2022 PHI 17 0 0 — — — — — 33 308 9.3 27 0 10 206 20.6 26 0 2 2 2023 PHI 16 0 6 4 42 10.5 22 0 29 417 14.4 54 0 1 30 30.0 30 0 2 1 2024 PHI 5 1 8 7 34 4.9 11 0 6 46 7.7 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2025 PHI 6 0 4 2 20 10.0 12 0 11 124 11.3 22 0 5 125 25.0 30 0 2 2 Career 44 1 18 13 96 7.4 22 0 79 895 11.3 54 0 16 361 22.6 30 0 6 5

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Punt returns Kick returns Fumbles GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum FR 2022 PHI 3 0 0 — — — — — 2 35 17.5 27 0 0 — — — — 0 0 2023 PHI 1 0 0 — — — — — 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 2024 PHI 0 0 0 — — — — — 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 2025 PHI 1 0 0 — — — — — 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 61 30.5 27 0 0 0 Career 5 0 0 — — — — — 3 35 11.7 27 0 2 61 30.5 27 0 1 1