Freddie Swain (born August 4, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida.
![]() Swain with the Seattle Seahawks in 2021 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
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Born: | Ocala, Florida, U.S. | August 4, 1998||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | North Marion (Citra, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Florida (2016–2019) | ||||||||
Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 214 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Early years
editSwain attended North Marion High School, where he was a consensus four-star recruit and fielded scholarship offers from Alabama and Clemson before selecting Florida.[1] As a return specialist, Swain returned 22 punts for 224 yards in 2018, including an 85-yard return for a touchdown. In 2019, he compiled 14 returns for 56 yards. Swain tallied 38 catches for 527 yards and a team-high seven touchdowns as a senior. In 47 career games, including 10 starts, Swain gained 1,387 all-purpose yards.[2] He had 69 career receptions for 996 yards and 15 touchdowns.[1]
College career
editSwain totaled 68 receptions for 996 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns in four seasons with the Florida Gators.[3]
Professional career
editHeight | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.46 s | 1.57 s | 2.60 s | 4.26 s | 7.05 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
16 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[4][5] |
Seattle Seahawks
editSwain was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round with the 214th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.[6]
Swain made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. During the game, Swain recovered a fumble lost by punt returner Sharrod Neasman in the 38–25 win. He caught his first pass for 17 yards in that game.[7] In Swain's second game at home against the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football, he caught his first touchdown for 21 yards thrown by Russell Wilson.[8] In Week 14, in a home game against the New York Jets, Swain caught a 19 yard touchdown pass thrown by Wilson.[9] On August 30, 2022, Swain was released by the Seahawks.[10]
Miami Dolphins (first stint)
editOn September 2, 2022, Swain was signed to the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.[11] On December 10, 2022, Swain was elevated to the active roster.[12]
Denver Broncos
editOn December 13, 2022, Swain was signed by the Denver Broncos to their active roster.[13] He was waived on March 14, 2023.[14]
Miami Dolphins (second stint)
editOn March 15, 2023, the Dolphins claimed Swain off waivers.[15] He was waived on August 13, 2023.[16]
Philadelphia Eagles
editOn August 23, 2023, Swain was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.[17] He was waived on August 29.[18]
Miami Dolphins (third stint)
editOn October 3, 2023, Swain was signed to the Dolphins practice squad.[19] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract.[20]
Chicago Bears
editOn May 13, 2024, Swain signed with the Chicago Bears.[21] He was placed on injured reserve on August 21.
References
edit- ^ a b Condotta, Bob (April 25, 2020). "Get to know Freddie Swain, the Seahawks' sixth-round NFL draft pick of Florida". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Arthur, Ben (April 25, 2020). "Seattle Seahawks take Florida WR Freddie Swain in 6th round of NFL draft". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Freddie Swain College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Freddie Swain Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Draft Scout Freddie Swain, Florida NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons - September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Maske, Mark (September 21, 2020). "Russell Wilson throws for 5 TDs and Seahawks close out Patriots with goal-line stop". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Mathews, Liz (December 13, 2020). "WATCH: Russell Wilson finds Freddie Swain for Seahawks TD Week 14". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ Weaver, Tim (August 30, 2022). "Seahawks 2022 roster cuts: WR Freddie Swain has been released". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Dolphins sign Swain to practice squad". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins elevate Swain". MiamiDolphins.com. December 10, 2022.
- ^ Payne, Scotty (December 13, 2022). "Report: Broncos sign wide receiver Freddie Swain off the Dolphins practice squad". Mile High Report. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 14, 2023). "Broncos release CB Ronald Darby, waive WRs Victor Bolden and Freddie Swain". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Miami Dolphins (August 13, 2023). "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "Eagles sign WR Freddie Swain ahead of preseason finale". Eagles Wire. August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Spadaro, Dave; McPherson, Chris (August 29, 2023). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Practice Squad Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. October 3, 2023.
- ^ Masala, Mike (January 15, 2024). "Dolphins sign 8 players to reserve/future contracts after 2023 season". USA Today.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 13, 2024). "Roster Moves: Bears sign six free agents". ChicagoBears.com.