Riley Swanson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1984)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Riley Swanson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|20}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 185

| college = Wake Forest

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2007}})*
• Rio Grande Valley Dorados AF2 (2009)
• Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2010}}–{{AFL Year|2011}})
• Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|2012}})
• Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2013}})

| pastcoaching =

• West Florida (2017)
  Running backs coach
• West Florida (2018)
  Cornerbacks coach
• Finlandia (2019)
  Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach
• St. Norbert College (2020–2021)
  Defensive coordinator
• Tennessee State (2022–2023)
  Director of recruiting
• Rockford (2023–2024)
  Associate head coach, defensive coordinator, & linebackers coach

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| highlights =

• Sporting News Freshman All-ACC (2003)
• ArenaBowl Champion (2013)

| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles

| aflstatvalue1 = 162

| aflstatlabel2 = Interceptions

| aflstatvalue2 = 11

| aflstatlabel3 = Pass deflections

| aflstatvalue3 = 25

| afl = 10587

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Riley Swanson, Jr. (born April 20, 1984) is an American college football coach.

He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Swanson played in the Arena Football League from 2010-2013 for the Arizona Rattlers and the Tampa Bay Storm. Swanson was on injury reserve with the Rattlers when they won ArenaBowl XXVI.{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2013/08/17/arenabowl-xxvi-rattlers-win-2nd-arena-football-league-title-in-row/ |title=ArenaBowl XXVI: Rattlers win 2nd Arena Football League title in row |date=August 17, 2013 |author=Joe Williams |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |work=www.orlandosentinel.com |access-date=August 19, 2013}}