Vicari Swain

#4 · DB · South Carolina6′0″ · 193 lb · Carrollton, GA · Central

Interception1122nd of 391 defensive backs Last gameW 42–25at Oklahoma · Oct 31

Nextvs Texas A&MSat Nov 7 · 3 pm ET

This week

RecordSouth Carolina is 5-3, No. 23 in the AP poll (week 10).
From the game thread
“no way yall callin Swain dumb for that penalty he literally just ducked lol”
South Carolina fan, r/CFB game thread · at Oklahoma, Oct 31
Next gamevs Texas A&M · Sat Nov 7

What’s being said

4 stories in the last 30 days, from 6 outlets.

Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

South Carolina DB Vicari Swain ejected for targeting vs. Tennessee

AOL.com +3 Oct 24

All 14 stories this season

His most important play this season

Q2, 3:29 · Florida tiedVicari Swain intercepts Aaron Philo and returns it 18 yardsSouth Carolina at Florida, week 6Q2, 3:29 · Florida 10, South Carolina 107Florida’s turnover led to a touchdown7Florida’s turnover led to a touchdownFlorida’s turnover led to a touchdownA.Philo pass intercepted by V.Swain at FLA44 V.Swain return 18 yards to the FLA26, End Of PlayWatch from this play

Vicari Swain

DB · South Carolina · #4

Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the South Carolina secondary. The first career honor came in 2025: SEC Special Teams Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Alabama — Week 4, 2026.

18 tackles · 1 sack

Style of play

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Tony BridgesOle Miss · 2016 · 90% season match
Cameron SuttonTennessee · 2016 · 86% season match
Caleb SpannCentral Michigan · 2022 · 85% season match
Ronald LewisLouisiana Tech · 2016 · 84% season match
Demello JonesGeorgia · 2025 · 79% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	South Carolina	18	12	1.5	1.0	3	1	--
2025	South Carolina	28	24	1.0	1.0	5	2	2
2024	South Carolina	13	11	1.0	1.0	1	--	--
2023	South Carolina	2	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		61	49	3.5	3.0	9	3	2

Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 57-0vs Kent State	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	W 45-9vs Towson	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 34-41vs Mississippi State	3	3	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 18-49@ No. 8 Alabama	7	5	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 5	L 34-35vs No. 24 Kentucky	4	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 38-19@ No. 16 Florida	1	0	0.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 8	W 27-24vs No. 11 Tennessee	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 42-25@ Oklahoma	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		18	12	1.5	1.0	1	3

The latest game

Oct. 31 · W 42-25 at Oklahoma, play by play

1 tackle.

FinalW 42-25

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.

How South Carolina’s defense played that day

Oklahoma’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.

The season, game by game

W 42-25 at OklahomaOct. 311 tkl0 TFLPlay by play just above

W 27-24 vs TennesseeOct. 241 tkl0 TFL

1 tackle.

FinalW 27-24

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

5 more games, with the play by play

W 38-19 at FloridaOct. 101 tkl0 TFL, 1 INT

1 tackle, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended Florida’s drive (int).

1 tackle
1 pass broken up
1 interception
2 drives ended on one of his plays

Second quarterbegan tied 7-7
2nd & 9○Broken up
2nd & 11✕Interception1
2nd & 11○Broken up1
FinalW 38-19

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.

1
Intercepted. Second quarter, tied 10-10. Ended Florida’s drive (int).

L 34-35 vs KentuckyOct. 30 tkl0 TFL

0 tackles.

Not drawn: there is no box score for this game yet.

L 18-49 at AlabamaSept. 267 tkl0 TFL

7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.

7 tackles
1 pass broken up

Second quarterbegan down 14-0
1st & 10○Broken up
FinalL 18-49

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

L 34-41 vs Mississippi StateSept. 193 tkl1 TFL, 1 sk

3 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.

3 tackles
1 for loss
1 sack
1 pass broken up

Third quarterbegan up 23-14
1st & 20●Sack, 1 yds1
1st & 10○Broken up
FinalL 34-41

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.

1
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Third quarter, up 23-14.

W 45-9 vs TowsonSept. 121 tkl0 TFL

1 tackle.

FinalW 45-9

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

Signature game

Week 3 · 2026

L 34-41

vs Mississippi State

1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles

Where he ranks

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from +6 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Defensive profile

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

PD rate

17%3 pass breakups

Interceptions

1interceptions

Tackle volume

18tackles this season

TFL rate

8%2 TFL

18 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Shane Beamer — 23-22 over that span.

2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced

2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy

2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning

2026South Carolina5-3HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 74 (#60 of 344). Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #60 of 344?

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (26th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#241 / 2515 · 86th pct

Sacks#575 / 2515 · 70th pct

1.0

Solo tackles#1113 / 2515 · 54th pct

Tackles for loss#1166 / 2515 · 49th pct

1.5

Tackles#1508 / 2515 · 38th pct

Interceptions#144 / 557 · 37th pct

QB hurries#1214 / 2515 · 26th 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.2
Road3g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	0.2	0.2	0.5
Weeks 8+2g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Shane Beamer

Pass share

46.2%

262 pass / 305 run

Plays / game

70.9

8 games

Team sack rate

5.8%

294 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

18 tackles in 8 games

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

74 · #60 of 344 corners

Former four-star. Now #60 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-SEC

Based on 2025: #10 of 57 SEC DBs

How the All-SEC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).

One of 14 return threats in 2026. See the others ›

Vicari Swain

This week

What’s being said

His most important play this season

Style of play

Similar players

In the news in the last 30 days

What they’re talking about

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

In the news across his career

What fans said

Named in

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Where he ranks

Defensive profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

18 tackles in 8 games

Four seasons at South Carolina

2023