Frank Covey IV
WR · Freshman
6'1" · 190 lbs · Offense
Also wearing #16: Brennan Saxe (WR)
Background
- Hometown
- Arlington Heights, Ill.
- High school
- Prospect
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8675 247 composite)
- National rank
- #899
- Class
- 2023
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Made 12 appearances with two starts … Opened the season with two catches for 22 yards against Tulane (8/30) … Posted the first passing attempt of his career against Oregon (9/13).
2024tap to read
Appeared in eight games and made five starts, totaling 10 catches for 98 yards … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Hauled in a career-high four receptions for 31 yards in the season opener against Miami (Ohio) (8/31) … Finished with two catches for 16 yards at Iowa (10/26) … Notched a career-high 43 yards on two catches at Purdue (11/2).
2023tap to read
Played in two games, at Rutgers (9/3) and at Illinois (11/25) … Redshirted. High School: Rated a consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, and was ranked the No. 11 player in Illinois by ESPN … As a senior at Prospect HS, made 68 catches for 1,348 yards and totaled 26 touchdowns … Named 7A First Team All-State, First Team All-Mid-Suburban League and Mid-Suburban League East Offensive Player of the Year … As a junior, played in nine games and lined up as a quarterback, wide receiver and running back, and accounted for 27 total touchdowns: 15 passing and 12 rushing … Verbally committed to Northwestern on Feb. 6, 2022.
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2025 Redshirt Sophomore:
Made 12 appearances with two starts … Opened the season with two catches for 22 yards against Tulane (8/30) … Posted the first passing attempt of his career against Oregon (9/13).
2024 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in eight games and made five starts, totaling 10 catches for 98 yards … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Hauled in a career-high four receptions for 31 yards in the season opener against Miami (Ohio) (8/31) … Finished with two catches for 16 yards at Iowa (10/26) … Notched a career-high 43 yards on two catches at Purdue (11/2).
2023 First-Year:
Played in two games, at Rutgers (9/3) and at Illinois (11/25) … Redshirted.
High School:
Rated a consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, and was ranked the No. 11 player in Illinois by ESPN … As a senior at Prospect HS, made 68 catches for 1,348 yards and totaled 26 touchdowns … Named 7A First Team All-State, First Team All-Mid-Suburban League and Mid-Suburban League East Offensive Player of the Year … As a junior, played in nine games and lined up as a quarterback, wide receiver and running back, and accounted for 27 total touchdowns: 15 passing and 12 rushing … Verbally committed to Northwestern on Feb. 6, 2022.