#4 Bradyn Swinson Season 2025
2025 NFL Draft – Fifth Round No. 146 Overall (New England Patriots)
2025 East-West Shrine Bowl Participant
2024 LSU Graduate – Anthropology
2024 Second-Team All-SEC (SEC Coaches)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week vs. South Carolina, 2024
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week vs. UCLA, 2024
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week vs. Ole Miss, 2024
Had his best season of college football, showing vast improvement under the direction of first-year edge rusher coach Kevin Peoples … Second-team All-SEC in 2024 … Was nearly unblockable as a senior, leading the Tigers in tackles for loss (13.5), sacks (8.5) and quarterback hurries (12) … Led all LSU defensive linemen in tackles with 58 … Had a tackle for loss in 7 games and credited with a sack in 5 contests … Second-team All-SEC as selected by the league coaches … Earned 3 SEC Player of the Week honors in 2024 … SEC Defensive Player of the Week vs. South Carolina in Week 3 and SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week vs. UCLA in Week 4 and Ole Miss in Week 6 … Played 2 seasons at LSU after transferring from Oregon prior to the 2023 season … Spent 3 seasons (2020-22) with the Ducks … For career, appeared in 55 games (25 at LSU, 30 at Oregon) with 14 starts (13 at LSU, 1 at Oregon) … 128 career tackles to go with 24.5 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks and 21 quarterback hurries … Explosive off the ball with a knack for finding his way into opposing backfields … Highly-recruited prospect in the Class of 2020 … Earned Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance in Oregon’s win over Ohio State in 2021 … Graduated from LSU in August of 2024 with a degree in Anthropology … Invited to participate in the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl.
SENIOR SEASON (2024 at LSU)
Played in 13 games with 12 starts … Led the Tigers in tackles for loss (13.0), sacks (8.5) and quarterback hurries (12) … Finished seventh in the SEC In tackles for loss and No. 10 in sacks … Had a tackle for loss in 7 games and sack in 5 contests … Earned SEC Player of the Week honors 3 times … SEC Defensive Player of the Week in win over South Carolina when he recorded a career-best 3 sacks in comeback win over the Gamecocks … Tallied 5 tackles and forced a fumble vs. South Carolina … Had 2 fourth quarter sacks vs. South Carolina, the first resulting in a fumble recovery by safety Major Burns … Following week earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors after tallying 2 sacks and a forced fumble in win over UCLA … Had career-best 8 tackles, 2 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss in overtime win over Ole Miss … Stopped Ole Miss running back for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the LSU 1-yard line in first quarter … Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance against the Rebels … Had 7 tackles, 2 for losses, and a sack at Texas A&M … Had 6 tackles, a half-sack for a 1-yard loss, and a career-high 3 quarterback hurries in win over Vanderbilt … Helped LSU to Texas Bowl win over Baylor with 2 tackles.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023 at LSU)
Appeared in 12 games with 1 start in his first season with the Tigers … Finished season with 35 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 5 pass breakups and a team-high 9 quarterback hurries … Had 5 tackles and a tackle for a 6-yard loss vs. Florida State in his LSU debut … Start came in a week 4 win at Mississippi State when he had 3 tackles, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup … In win over Missouri, had a sack for a 26-yard loss on third-and-6 at the LSU 46-yard line with just over a minute left in game … Series resulted in a turnover on downs with LSU clinging to a 42-39 lead … Following week had a tackle for a 12-yard loss in win over Auburn … In first quarter vs. Florida, forced a fumble on a sack that was recovered by Javien Toviano … Had 5 tackles vs. Army and 4 against Georgia State.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022 at Oregon)
Played in 12 games with no starts for 9-3 Oregon … Recorded 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss … Tallied a tackle for a 2-yard loss in win over Arizona … Recorded 2 tackles vs. Stanford and BYU.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2021 at Oregon)
Played in 11 of 14 games as a second-year freshman … First career start came in win over Ohio State … Finished with 24 total tackles, 14 solo tackles, 4.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.0 sacks, and a forced fumble … Played 354 total snaps, including 334 on defense … Opened season with 5 tackles and a sack for 14-yard loss vs. Fresno State … Played a key role in Oregon’s historic upset win over Ohio State in Ohio Stadium, tallying 5 tackles and adding a key sack in the fourth quarter that led to the game-sealing interception … Named the Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week for his breakout performance … Notched his third sack of the season and forced a fumble for the first time in his career vs. UCLA … Against Washington State, had 3 tackles and a tackle for loss.
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2020 at Oregon)
Appeared in all 7 of Oregon’s games as a true freshman during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season … Tallied 3 total tackles and a pass breakup … Assisted on first career tackle against UCLA … First career solo tackle vs. Oregon State … Made a solo tackle and broke up a pass in the Pac-12 Championship Game vs. USC.
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Rated a top-5 strong-side defensive end in Georgia by Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked No. 18 nationally at strong-side defensive end and No. 45 overall in Georgia by 247Sports … No. 26 strong-side defensive end in the country and No. 55 overall prospect in Georgia according to Rivals … Graded as the No. 49 defensive end in the class by ESPN … PrepStar All-Southeast Region selection … A 4-year letterman at Chapel Hill High School … Named the Region 5-AAAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Named Douglas County Player of the Year … Recorded 10 sacks and 16 tackles for loss, making 79 tackles with 24 quarterback hurries … Made nine tackles, two for loss, with a sack and fumble recovery in a season-opening win over Newnan High School … On the Atlanta Journal Constitution Preseason All-State Team prior to senior year … First-team All-Region 5-AAAA selection as a junior … Named honorable mention all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as a junior … Finished the year with 25 tackles for loss and eight sacks, making 78 tackles and forcing two fumbles … Recorded multiple tackles for loss in seven games, including three or more in six games … Had a season-high three sacks with nine tackles in a late-season win over LaGrange High School … Received 5-AAAA All-Region honorable mention recognition as a sophomore … Totaled 12 tackles for loss and six sacks, making 51 tackles … Made seven tackles with two sacks and four tackles for loss in a win over Sandy Creek High School … High school coach was Justin DeShon
BRADYN SWINSON’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 8, 2x (Last: vs. Alabama, 2024; First: vs. Ole Miss, 2024)
Tackles for loss: 3.0 at South Carolina, 2024
Sacks: 3.0 vs. South Carolina, 2024
QB Hurries: 3 vs. Vanderbilt, 2024
Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Ole Miss, 2024