DeMarvion Overshown made his way into AT&T Stadium on Thursday night carrying a tribute that meant a lot more than game-day style.
With Texas and Oklahoma set to meet in the Red River Rivalry this weekend, the former Longhorn showed up before the Dallas Cowboys’ matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wearing a custom burnt orange Texas jersey honoring Jake Ehlinger. The No. 48 on the back matched the number Ehlinger wore before his death in May 2021 from an accidental drug overdose.
Ehlinger, the younger brother of former Texas standout and current Denver Broncos quarterback Sam Ehlinger, spent two seasons as Overshown’s teammate in Austin. Overshown has continued to keep Ehlinger’s memory front and center, even now that he’s in the NFL.
The entrance was captured by Nick Harris of the Fort Worth-Star Telegram.
DeMarvion Overshown with the Jake Ehlinger tribute on Texas-OU weekend pic.twitter.com/Fp8NNtTOMg
Overshown did not play against Tampa Bay because he is still dealing with the hamstring injury he suffered in Week 1 against the New York Giants.
The Cowboys took Overshown in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft after he spent five years at Texas.
After Ehlinger died in 2021, Overshown posted a long message on social media that laid out how deeply he felt the loss. He wrote, "Fighting back tears while having a smile on my face, I type this," Overshown wrote in 2021.
"In times like these the first thing we want to do is question why take such a precious soul so soon. The Almighty One will forever be the only one with that answer.
Everyone knew who "Sam little brother " was but only a few of us knew Jake Ehlinger. Jake was a teammate, friend and most of all a brother.
Jake came in knowing that being the star quarterback brother would be a title he could never get rid of."
He went on to remember Ehlinger as someone who lifted people up and made an impression the moment he got to campus. "What most people don't know is Jake made a name for himself as soon as he stepped on campus.
Good or bad day Jake would come in with his head held high, a baggy shirt, and Birkenstock's on and was guaranteed to put a smile on at least one person face. I couldn't count how many times one of his jokes in the linebacker meeting room has gotten me through the day.
Even times like this, with him being no longer with us, I still think back to all of the crazy memories of him and it just brightens the mood a little bit more. I can see him right now up there making his pops laugh.
My brother. My Friend.
I miss you and may you rest peacefully and watch over us."
In the season after Ehlinger’s death, Overshown was named a Butkus Award semifinalist and earned All-Big 12 honorable mention recognition.
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