Jayson Swain
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 27, 1984 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Huntsville (AL) Grissom |
| College: | Tennessee |
| Undrafted: | 2007 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Jayson Swain (born July 27, 1984) is an American former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and currently a host on his Radio Show Josh & Swain on 99.1 The Sports Animal Josh and Swain as well as his podcast The Swain Event which was named Best of the Best by Cityview Magazine in 2018.[1]
Early years
[edit]Swain was born in Chicago, Illinois, but attended Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama, where he was a starter for 4 years in football and 3 years in basketball.[2] He was an All-American and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was recruited by many major Universities as a Senior in High School.
College career
[edit]Swain garnered rave reviews upon arriving at Tennessee in 2003. He was part of a heralded recruiting class with receivers Robert Meachem and Bret Smith. As a freshman, Jayson caught 21 passes for 285 yards and was on the Knoxville News Sentinel's All-SEC Freshman Team. Swain started five games in his sophomore and junior seasons, before becoming a full-time starter in the 2006 season. For the 2006 season, Swain had 49 catches and 688 yards receiving and 6 touchdowns. He is currently 6th all-time in UT history with 126 receptions. Swain is also 13th in career receiving yards with 1,721.
Professional career
[edit]Jayson went undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft, though he was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Bears the day after.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Personal Twitter Account of Jayson Swain". Twitter.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ "Grissom Tigers". Alabama High School Football Historical Society. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ Moore, Randy (June 16, 2007). "Desire lost, Swain calls it quits". InsideTennessee.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.