Defensive end, LSU (from Oregon), 2020–24
Bradyn Swinson
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Douglasville, GA
- Born
- Jul 4, 2002
Bradyn Swinson played defensive end at Oregon (2020–22) and LSU (2023–24). The New England Patriots took Swinson in round 5, No. 146 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Alabama, 20243sacks, career highat South Carolina, 2024Honors
Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2020
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Oregon | 13 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Oregon | 13 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Oregon | 13 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | LSU | 13 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | LSU | 13 | DE | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 250 |
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.
Game by game
2024 LSU 13 games, 57 tackles, 8.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. USC | L 20–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Nicholls | W 44–21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at South Carolina | W 36–33 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UCLA | W 34–17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. South Alabama | W 42–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Ole Miss | W 29–26 | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | at Arkansas | W 34–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Texas A&M | L 23–38 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Alabama | L 13–42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Florida | L 16–27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 24–17 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Oklahoma | W 37–17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Baylor | W 44–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 LSU 11 games, 33 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Florida State | L 24–45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Grambling | W 72–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Mississippi State | W 41–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Arkansas | W 34–31 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Missouri | W 49–39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Auburn | W 48–18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Army | W 62–0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atAlabama | L 28–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Florida | W 52–35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Georgia State | W 56–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Texas A&M | W 42–30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Oregon 5 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 70–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. BYU | W 41–20 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Stanford | W 45–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Arizona | W 49–22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Colorado | W 49–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Oregon 9 games, 24 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Fresno State | W 31–24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Ohio State | W 35–28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. California | W 24–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atUCLA | W 34–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Colorado | W 52–29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Washington | W 26–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Washington State | W 38–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Utah | L 10–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs.Oklahoma | L 32–47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Oregon 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | vs.UCLA | W 38–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Oregon State | L 38–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | atUSC | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ |
| Weight | 255 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 81¼″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.13 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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