Jayson Swain
{{Short description|American football player (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jayson Swain
| number = 1
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|27}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 205
| high_school = Huntsville (AL) Grissom
| college = Tennessee
| undraftedyear = 2007
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2007}})*
}}
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 [https://www.991thesportsanimal.com/josh-and-swain-12-to-3pm/ Josh and Swain] as well as his podcast [http://www.SwainEvent.com The Swain Event] which was named Best of the Best by [https://cityviewmag.com/best-of-the-best-2018/ Cityview Magazine in 2018].{{Cite web |title=Personal Twitter Account of Jayson Swain |url=https://twitter.com/JaysonSwain |publisher=Twitter.com |accessdate=February 1, 2012}}
Early years
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.{{Cite web |title=Grissom Tigers |url=http://www.ahsfhs.org/teams2/allstate.asp?Team=Grissom |publisher=Alabama High School Football Historical Society |accessdate=August 15, 2013}} 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
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
Jayson went undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft, though he was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Bears the day after.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Randy |date=June 16, 2007 |title=Desire lost, Swain calls it quits |url=http://tennessee.scout.com/2/652220.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111214243/http://tennessee.scout.com/2/652220.html |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |publisher=InsideTennessee.com |access-date=November 11, 2013}}
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130120044600/http://utsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/swain_jayson00.html UTSports.com Bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061116092055/http://utsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.html UTSports.com Stats]
- [http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2006&div=4&rpt=IA_playerrec_yards&site=org NCAA Official Receiving Statistics]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Players of American football from Chicago
Category:Players of American football from Huntsville, Alabama