Keyshawn Swanson: DB · Western Kentucky · #23.
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Keyshawn Swanson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for four head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Tom Arth, Chip Lindsey, Jon Sumrall and Tyson Helton. On tape: 14 tackles against Jacksonville State, Week 15, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 63 | 39 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Troy | 47 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Troy | 25 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Troy | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 153 | 91 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
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 0-63@ No. 5 Alabama | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-21@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-21@ Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-17vs UTEP | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-14@ Sam Houston | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-28@ New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-12vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-38@ Liberty | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 19-17vs Jacksonville State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 12-52@ Jacksonville State | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
 Bowl | L 17-27vs James Madison | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 39 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL63 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
52.2%
469 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
64.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
63 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #356 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Akron, Troy and Western Kentucky, 153 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Tom Arth, Chip Lindsey, Jon Sumrall and Tyson Helton.
