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Bradyn Swinson
American football player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bradyn Swinson (born July 4, 2002) is an American professional football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and Oregon Ducks. Swinson was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
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Early life and high school
Swinson attended Chapel Hill High School in Douglasville, Georgia. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks over Arizona State, Florida State, Missouri and North Carolina.[1]
College career
Oregon
As a freshman in 2020 Swinson played in seven games where he made three tackles.[2] In 2021, he notched 24 tackles with four being for a loss, three sacks, and two pass deflections.[3] During week 2 of the 2021 season, Swinson made the start against Ohio State and had five tackles, a sack, and a pass deflection in the upset win, earning Pac-12 Conference defensive lineman of the week honors.[4] In the 2022 season, he totaled eight tackles, with one and a half being for a loss.[5] After the season, Swinson entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[5]
LSU
Swinson transferred to play for the LSU Tigers.[6] In his first season with LSU he notched 35 tackles with six and a half being for a loss, two sacks, five pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.[7]
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Professional career
The New England Patriots selected Swinson with the 146th pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.[10][11]
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