Bradyn Swinson
American football player (born 2002)
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Bradyn Swinson (born July 4, 2002) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and Oregon Ducks. Swinson was selected by the New England Patriots in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
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Swinson with the LSU Tigers in 2023 | |||||
| No. 57 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
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| Position | Outside linebacker | ||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | July 4, 2002 | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Chapel Hill (Douglasville, Georgia) | ||||
| College | |||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 5th round, 146th overall pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||
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Early life
Swinson attended Chapel Hill High School in Douglasville, Georgia. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks over Arizona State, Florida State, Missouri and North Carolina.[1]
College career
Oregon
As a freshman in 2020 Swinson played in seven games where he made three tackles.[2] In 2021, he notched 24 tackles with four being for a loss, three sacks, and two pass deflections.[3] During week 2 of the 2021 season, Swinson made the start against Ohio State and had five tackles, a sack, and a pass deflection in the upset win, earning Pac-12 Conference defensive lineman of the week honors.[4] In the 2022 season, he totaled eight tackles, with one and a half being for a loss.[5] After the season, Swinson entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[5]
LSU
Swinson transferred to play for the LSU Tigers.[6] In his first season with LSU he notched 35 tackles with six and a half being for a loss, two sacks, five pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.[7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | 33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft 9+1⁄4 in (2.06 m) | 4.33 s | 7.13 s | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots selected Swinson with the 146th pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.[10][11] On August 26, 2025, he was released by the Patriots as part of final roster cuts and signed to the practice squad the following day.[12][13] On November 15, 2025 he was signed to the active roster.[14] and made his debut in Week 12, November 23 versus the Cincinnati Bengals playing on special teams. Swinson played his first defensive snaps in Week 17, December 28, 2025 against the New York Jets.
On August 30, 2026, Swinson was released by the Patriots.[15]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On September 1, 2026, Swinson was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[16]