Bradyn Swinson: DE · LSU · #13.
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Bradyn Swinson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2024: All-SEC. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Alabama — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-27vs No. 23 USC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Nicholls | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-33@ South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17vs UCLA | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 42-10vs South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-26vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 34-10@ Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-38@ No. 14 Texas A&M | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-42vs No. 11 Alabama | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-27@ Florida | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-17vs Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 44-31vs Baylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 31 | 13.0 | 8.5 | — | 3 |
Week 7 · 2024
W 29-26
vs Ole Miss
2 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%8 sacksTFL rate
23%13 TFLHurry rate
14%8 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
52%8 of 16 pressures57 tackles · 13 for loss · 8.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
59.2%
533 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
69.3
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #12 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oregon and LSU, 14 sacks — drafted at #146 overall by the New England Patriots.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mario Cristobal, Dan Lanning and Brian Kelly.
Next stop · NFL
New England PatriotsEntering 2nd NFL season
New England PatriotsEntering 2nd NFL season
