#13

Bradyn Swinson

Former defensive end at LSU. 2024: 8.5 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 57 tackles.

DE · LSU · Sr. · #13

6′4″ · 250 lb · Douglasville, GA

CFB Index 91 · #12 of 426 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceNew England — drafted 2025, Rd 5, Pick 8, #146 overall

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 502 nationally · Signed with Oregon

Statement game5 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksat South Carolina (FBS) · W 36-33

Top 1% sacks game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at LSU. 2024: 8.5 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 57 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon in 2020.
Transferred from Oregon to LSU in 2023.
Drafted round 5 by the New England in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at LSU, 14 sacks — drafted at #146 overall by New England.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20203 games

Signed with Oregon3-star out of Chapel Hill

202311 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202413 games

All-SECsecond

2025

Drafted by New Englandround 5, pick 146

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#502 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #146

New England · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM

All-SEC 2nd team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020–2021

Ed Orgeron

LSU

2022–2024

Brian Kelly

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New EnglandEntering 2nd NFL season

#146Rd 5 · Pick 8

New EnglandEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Oregon4-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning

2021Oregon10-4HC: Bryan McClendon · Run-leaning

2022Oregon10-3HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

91All-America level #12 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (98th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#25 / 2892 · 99th pct

8.5

Tackles for loss#41 / 2892 · 98th pct

13.0

QB hurries#42 / 2892 · 98th pct

Tackles#440 / 2892 · 84th pct

Solo tackles#488 / 2892 · 83rd pct

Passes defended#504 / 2892 · 78th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home9g	4.3	0.8	0.5	0.3
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

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

91 · #12 of 426 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #12 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	LSU	57	31	13.0	8.5	3	--	--
2023	LSU	33	13	5.5	2.0	4	--	--
2022	Oregon	8	5	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Oregon	24	14	4.0	3.0	2	--	--
2020	Oregon	3	2	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		125	65	24.0	13.5	10	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2024

W 29–26

vs Ole Miss

8 TOT · 5 SOLO · 2 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With G. Nussmeier — 337 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 73.0 · 16 rush yds (2 car) · P. Todd — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 20-27vs 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 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@ Texas A&M	7	6	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 13-42vs 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

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology