Quarterback, Mississippi State (from Vanderbilt, LSU, App State), 2022–⁠26

A.J. Swann

Number
No. 17
Height
6′2″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Canton, GA

A.J. Swann plays quarterback for Mississippi State, after Vanderbilt (2022–⁠23), LSU (2024) and App State (2025).

Career highs

368passing yards, career highvs. Charlotte, 20254touchdown passes, career highat Northern Illinois, 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Vanderbilt11519858.11,2746.4102
2023Vanderbilt10619654.11,4187.2127
2024LSU2450.0102.500
2025App State13022258.61,4946.7108
Career35362056.94,1966.83217

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Vanderbilt21−76−3.607
2023Vanderbilt28110.4125
2025App State20−12−0.6019
Career69−77−1.1125

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Vanderbilt17QBYr 1
2023Vanderbilt17QBYr 2
2024LSU17QBYr 3
2025App State17QBYr 4
2026Mississippi State17QBSr. (Yr 5)6′2″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2022Vanderbilt2080.1813th (n=250)0.3236.940%0.38
2023Vanderbilt2140.2633rd (n=255)0.3255.355%0.26
2024LSU4-0.21––-0.9––
2025App State2380.099th (n=314)0.2421.247%0.17

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025App State40%10.3 yds2.8 yds18 of 9139%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025App State100%5.102.301.900%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 App State 7 games, 1,494 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.CharlotteW 34–⁠1131463683025
Sep 6vs.LindenwoodW 20–⁠1319342932115
Sep 13atSouthern MissL 22–⁠381523217036
Sep 27atBoise StateL 14–⁠4711246412−21
Oct 25atOld DominionL 21–⁠24121614020–
Nov 6vs.Georgia SouthernL 23–⁠25345134821−13
Nov 15atJames MadisonL 10–⁠588286401−24
2024 LSU 2 games, 10 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 16atFloridaL 16–⁠2711200–
Nov 30vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠1713800–
2023 Vanderbilt 6 games, 1,418 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 26vs.Hawai’iW 35–⁠28193025830−26
Sep 2vs.Alabama A&MW 47–⁠1315291942124
Sep 9atWake ForestL 20–⁠36263931432−8
Sep 16atUNLVL 37–⁠4016352963122
Sep 23vs.KentuckyL 28–⁠4516401890311
Nov 25atTennesseeL 24–⁠48142316710−12
2022 Vanderbilt 9 games, 1,274 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 27atHawai’iW 63–⁠10375100–
Sep 10vs.Wake ForestL 25–⁠4581114620−7
Sep 17atNorthern IllinoisW 38–⁠2818282554014
Sep 24atAlabamaL 3–⁠55132611500−33
Oct 8vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠52273828120−9
Oct 15atGeorgiaL 0–⁠55122310500−6
Oct 22atMissouriL 14–⁠17133011501−1
Nov 5vs.South CarolinaL 27–⁠38101812721−13
Nov 26vs.TennesseeL 0–⁠5611177900−21

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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