Bradyn Swinson
Career Summary
Bradyn Swinson is an edge defender from Douglasville, Georgia, who played college football at Oregon and LSU.
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Early Life
Swinson is from Douglasville, Georgia, and attended Chapel Hill High School.
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High School
Swinson was a four-year letterman at Chapel Hill. As a senior, he was Region 5-AAAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year after recording 79 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.
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College Career
Swinson spent three seasons at Oregon before transferring to LSU for 2023 and 2024. He appeared in 55 college games, including 25 at LSU, and recorded 128 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks.
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Path to the NFL
Swinson developed at Chapel Hill before beginning at Oregon, where he earned a Pac-12 weekly award. He transferred to LSU, became a second-team All-SEC edge defender and was invited to the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl.
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NFL Career
Swinson was selected by the New England Patriots in the fifth round, 146th overall, of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Career Accomplishments
Swinson earned second-team All-SEC recognition in 2024 and was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week once and SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week twice. He also earned Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week honors at Oregon in 2021.
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Playing Style
Listed at 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds, Swinson was an explosive edge defender with backfield production. In 2024 he led LSU with 13 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries while making 58 tackles.
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MFT PLAYER RANKINGS
Current player ranking
MFT Score: 33.8
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