Senior tight end for Arizona State. 2023: 6 catches, 48 receiving yards.
6′8″ · 260 lb · Glen Head, NY
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 867 nationally · Signed with Missouri
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Arizona State. 2023: 6 catches, 48 receiving yards.
Messiah Swinson
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Eli Drinkwitz, Herm Edwards and Kenny Dillingham. The receipt: 18 rec yds, 1 receptions against Colorado — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona State, 317 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 0.7 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona State | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 15 | 185 | 12.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Missouri | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Missouri | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 317 | 11.3 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 24–21
1 rec · 5 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With J. Carlson — 39 AVG · 46 LONG · 6 NO · J. Rashada — 236 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 27.5 · 2 rush yds (3 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Southern Utah | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-29vs Fresno State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Colorado | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 38-27vs Washington State | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-49vs Oregon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-59vs Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 6 | 48 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Mason Tharp’s 2021 season.
Matches Mason on
Differs from Mason on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cole Spence's junior season at Vanderbilt (2025).
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Player DNA