DeMarvion Overshown

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

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

As a sophomore, he played Defensive End, and received All-East Texas Newcomer of the Year honors.

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

College career Overshown accepted a football scholarship from the University of Texas at Austin. 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. He started all 10 games, recording 60 tackles, one sack and two interceptions. 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. 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 TCU.

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 TCU. He had 14 tackles (2 for loss), one sack and 2 pass breakups against Baylor University.

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

Overshown made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2024 season against the Browns and recorded a sack. He scored his first NFL touchdown in a Week 13 game on an interception return against the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day. In 13 games (12 starts) for the Cowboys, he logged one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, five sacks, and 90 combined tackles. On December 10, 2024, it was announced that Overshown would miss the remainder of the season and part of the 2025 season after suffering a torn ACL, MCL, and PCL in Week 14 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Overshown missed the first 10 weeks of the 2025 season in rehabilitation from his injury from the previous season. He was activated on November 14, 2025, ahead of Dallas' Week 11 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Career statistics

NFL Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2024 DAL 13 12 90 56 34 5.0 4 1 23 23.0 23 0 1 1 2025 DAL 6 5 28 15 13 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 19 17 118 71 47 5.0 4 1 23 23.0 23 0 1 1

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