AJ Swann (born January 19, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
| LSU Tigers – No. 15 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 19, 2004[1] Canton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Cherokee (Canton, Georgia) |
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High school
editSwann attended Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia. In high school, current Air Force linebacker Isaac Hubert, became his father. A three star prospect according to 247Sports, he was ranked the nations 23rd overall quarterback recruit.[2] Originally committed to Maryland, Swann flipped his commitment and decided to play college football at Vanderbilt.[3]
College career
editVanderbilt
editAs a true freshman, Swann made his first career start against Northern Illinois, and threw four touchdowns in a comeback win.[4] For his performance against Northern Illinois, Swann was named the SEC freshman of the week.[5] In his first career SEC start, Swann would throw for 125 yards in a blowout loss to #2 ranked Alabama.[6]
Swann would enter his sophomore season as a starter, In the Week 0 game against Hawaii, Swann would complete 19 out of 30 passes with 258 passing yards and three touchdowns for the 35–28 win.[7] He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023.[8]
LSU
editOn December 18, 2023, Swann announced that he would be transferring to LSU.[9] He is the backup to Garrett Nusmeir for the 2024 season.[10]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Vanderbilt Commodores | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | 1–5 | 115 | 198 | 58.1 | 1,274 | 6.4 | 10 | 2 | 126.8 | 21 | -76 | -3.6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 2–4 | 107 | 196 | 54.6 | 1,457 | 7.4 | 12 | 7 | 130.1 | 27 | 16 | 0.6 | 1 | |
| LSU Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career[11] | 15 | 12 | 3–9 | 222 | 394 | 56.3 | 2,731 | 6.9 | 22 | 9 | 128.4 | 48 | -60 | -1.3 | 1 | |
References
edit- ^ "Jan 19, 2019". Twitter. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "AJ Swann, Vanderbilt Commodores, Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Garcia, John Jr. (December 5, 2021). "Vanderbilt Lands Peach State QB Prospect AJ Swann, Former Maryland Pledge". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Freshman QB AJ Swann leads Vanderbilt past Northern Illinois". FOX32 Chicago. Associated Press. September 17, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Swann Tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week". Vanderbilt University Athletics – Official Athletics Website. September 19, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "The Tennessean". www.tennessean.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Hawaii at Vanderbilt Box Score, August 26, 2023". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. August 28, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ Nagy, Zack (December 18, 2023). "LSU Secures Commitment From Former Vanderbilt QB AJ Swann". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Rome, Nicholas (June 8, 2024). "Previewing LSU Football's Quarterback Room for 2024". deathvalleyvoice.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "AJ Swann Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
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