A rangy Texas linebacker who battled back from a severe knee injury to return to the Cowboys' defense in 2025.
DeMarvion Overshown is a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys out of Texas. A playmaking second-level defender, he spent much of 2025 rehabbing a major knee injury before returning late in the season, and he enters 2026 looking to reestablish himself.
Path to the league
Overshown played college football for the Texas Longhorns before joining the Cowboys, where he developed into a rangy, instinctive linebacker. His career has been defined as much by his resilience as his on-field play after a serious injury setback.
Career highlights
Overshown suffered a torn ACL, MCL and PCL in Week 14 against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 9, 2024, an injury that wiped out the rest of that season and a chunk of 2025. His comeback became a storyline in Dallas, with the team tracking his progress through a long rehabilitation.
2025 season
Overshown missed the first 10 weeks of 2025 while recovering and returned to the field on November 17, 2025, 343 days after his injury, against the Raiders on a roughly 29-snap pitch count. He acknowledged afterward that he could play better but viewed the rust as fixable as he worked back to full form.
Sources
- Dallas Cowboys: DeMarvion Overshown reflects on first game back from injury
- ESPN: DeMarvion Overshown player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
6 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cowboys | 6 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | cowboys | 13 | 90 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- Texas
- Hometown
- Arp, TX, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
