Linebacker, New Mexico (from Saint Francis), 2022–26
Mercury Swaim
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Bedford, PA
Mercury Swaim plays linebacker for New Mexico, after Saint Francis (2022–24). Last time out, at Hawai’i: 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks. Swaim leads New Mexico in tackles this season.
2026 so far
32 tackles, 1.5 sacks
Last game: 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks at Hawai’i, W 21–10
Next game: vs. North Dakota State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Air Force, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023* | Saint Francis | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Saint Francis | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 52 | 26 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | New Mexico | 32 | 16 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 103 | 53 | 12 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Saint Francis | 2 | LB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Saint Francis | 2 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Saint Francis | 2 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | New Mexico | 2 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | New Mexico | 2 | LB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 216 |
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
2026 New Mexico 6 games, 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Central Michigan | W 38–7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Mercyhurst | W 70–7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Oklahoma | L 6–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at New Mexico State | W 42–18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. UTEP | W 61–7 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Hawai’i | W 21–10 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2025 New Mexico 11 games, 52 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at UCLA | W 35–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs.New Mexico State | W 38–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at San José State | L 28–35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Boise State | L 25–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Nevada | W 24–22 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Utah State | W 33–14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at UNLV | W 40–35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Colorado State | W 20–17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Air Force | W 20–3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs. San Diego State | W 23–17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 17–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Saint Francis 3 games, 11 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Kent State | W 23–17 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Eastern Michigan | L 0–36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Stonehill | W 34–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
No box score in the source for Nov 16 at Long Island University, so that game is not listed.
2023 Saint Francis 2 games, 8 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Western Michigan | L 17–35 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Duquesne | L 35–38 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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