AJ Swann
American football player (born 2004)
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AJ Swann (born January 19, 2004) is an American college football quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He previously played for the Vanderbilt Commodores, LSU Tigers and Appalachian State Mountaineers.
Canton, Georgia, U.S.
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 19, 2004[1] Canton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cherokee (Canton, Georgia) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
High school
Swann attended Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia. 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
Vanderbilt
As 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
On December 18, 2023, Swann announced that he would be transferring to LSU.[9] He was the backup to Garrett Nussmeier for the 2024 season.[10]
Appalachian State
On January 3, 2025, Swann decided to transfer to Appalachian State.[11]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 6 | 1–5 | 115 | 198 | 58.1 | 1,274 | 6.4 | 10 | 2 | 126.8 | 21 | −76 | −3.6 | 0 |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 6 | 2–4 | 107 | 196 | 54.6 | 1,457 | 7.4 | 12 | 7 | 130.1 | 27 | 16 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2024 | LSU | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Appalachian State | 7 | 6 | 2–4 | 130 | 222 | 58.6 | 1,495 | 6.7 | 10 | 8 | 122.8 | 20 | -12 | -0.6 | 0 |
| Career[12] | 24 | 18 | 5–13 | 354 | 620 | 57.1 | 4,236 | 6.8 | 32 | 17 | 126.0 | 68 | -72 | -1.1 | 1 | |