AJ Swann
{{Short description|American football player (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=AJ Swann
|school= Appalachian State Mountaineers
|currentnumber=
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class= Junior
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2004|1|19}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/swannalan1/status/1086678812962766854|title=Jan 19, 2019|website=Twitter|access-date=July 20, 2023}}
|birth_place=Canton, Georgia, U.S.
|heightft=6
|heightin=2
|bowlgames=
|weight_lb=229
|highlights=
|highschool=Cherokee
(Canton, Georgia)
|pastschools=
- Vanderbilt (2022–2023)
- LSU (2024)
- Appalachian State (2025–present)
|espn=5081405
|cbs=28878295
}}
AJ Swann (born January 19, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers. He previously played for the Vanderbilt Commodores and LSU Tigers.
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.{{Cite web |title=AJ Swann, Vanderbilt Commodores, Quarterback |url=https://247sports.com/player/aj-swann-46083200/ |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}} Originally committed to Maryland, Swann flipped his commitment and decided to play college football at Vanderbilt.{{Cite magazine |last=Garcia |first=John Jr. |title=Vanderbilt Lands Peach State QB Prospect AJ Swann, Former Maryland Pledge |url=https://www.si.com/college/2021/12/05/vanderbilt-aj-swann-former-maryland-pledge |access-date=October 6, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=December 5, 2021 |language=en-us}}
College career
=Vanderbilt=
As a true freshman, Swann made his first career start against Northern Illinois, and threw four touchdowns in a comeback win.{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2022 |title=Freshman QB AJ Swann leads Vanderbilt past Northern Illinois |url=https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/freshman-qb-aj-swann-leads-vanderbilt-past-northern-illinois |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=FOX32 Chicago|agency=Associated Press |language=en-US}} For his performance against Northern Illinois, Swann was named the SEC freshman of the week.{{Cite web |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Swann Tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week |url=https://vucommodores.com/swann-tabbed-sec-freshman-of-the-week/ |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=Vanderbilt University Athletics – Official Athletics Website |language=en-US}} In his first career SEC start, Swann would throw for 125 yards in a blowout loss to #2 ranked Alabama.{{Cite web |title=The Tennessean |url=https://www.tennessean.com/restricted/?return=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2022/09/25/vanderbilt-football-qb-aj-swann-offense-must-regroup-from-alabama-loss/69500134007/ |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=www.tennessean.com}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Hawaii at Vanderbilt Box Score, August 26, 2023 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2023-08-26-vanderbilt.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023.{{cite web | title=2024 College Football Transfer Portal | website=247Sports | date=2024-08-28 | url=https://247sports.com/season/2024-football/transferportal/?positionkey=57 | access-date=2024-10-18}}
=LSU=
On December 18, 2023, Swann announced that he would be transferring to LSU.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/lsu-secures-commitment-from-former-vanderbilt-qb-aj-swann|title=LSU Secures Commitment From Former Vanderbilt QB AJ Swann|magazine=Sports Illustrated|first=Zack|last=Nagy|date=December 18, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023}} He was the backup to Garrett Nussmeier for the 2024 season.{{Cite web |last=Rome |first=Nicholas |date=June 8, 2024 |title=Previewing LSU Football's Quarterback Room for 2024 |url=https://deathvalleyvoice.com/posts/previewing-lsu-football-s-quarterback-room-for-2024-01hztpdd7smq/2 |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=deathvalleyvoice.com}}
=Appalachian State=
On January 3 2025, Swann decided to transfer to Appalachian State.{{cite web |title=Transfer QB AJ Swann commits to Appalachian State|website=on3|date=2025-01-03|url=https://www.on3.com/college/appalachian-state-mountaineers/news/transfer-portal-qb-aj-swann-commits-to-appalachian-state-vanderbilt-commodores-lsu-tigers/|access-date=2025-01-03|first1=Sam|last1=Gillenwater}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ College statistics ! rowspan="2"| Season ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Vanderbilt Commodores}}"| Vanderbilt Commodores | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 9 || 6 || 1–5 || 115 || 198 || 58.1 || 1,274 || 6.4 || 10 || 2 || 126.8 || 21 || −76 || −3.6 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 6 || 6|| 2–4 || 107 || 196 || 54.6 || 1,457 || 7.4 || 12 || 7|| 130.1 || 27 || 16 || 0.6 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|LSU Tigers}}"| LSU Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 2 || 0 || 0–0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Appalachian State Mountaineers}}"| Appalachian State Mountaineers | |||||||||||||||
| 2025
| 0 || 0 || – || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Career{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/aj-swann-1.html|title=AJ Swann Stats|website=Sports-Reference|access-date=July 20, 2024}} | 17 | 12 | 3–9 | 222 | 394 | 56.3 | 2,731 | 6.9 | 22 | 9 | 128.4 | 48 | -60 | -1.3 | 1 |
References
External links
- [https://appstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/aj-swann/9964 Appalachian State Mountaineers bio]
- [https://vucommodores.com/roster/aj-swann/ Vanderbilt Commodores bio]
- [https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/aj-swann/ LSU Tigers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Cherokee County, Georgia
Category:Sportspeople from Canton, Georgia
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football players
Category:LSU Tigers football players
Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football players
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