Freddie Swain

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Freddie Swain
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Swain with the Seattle Seahawks in 2021
No. 18 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1998-08-04) August 4, 1998 (age 23)
Ocala, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:North Marion High School
College:Florida
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 214
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2021
Receptions:33
Receiving yards:378
Receiving touchdowns:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Freddie Swain (born August 4, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators.

Early years[]

Swain attended North Marion High School, where he was a consensus four-star recruit and fielded scholarship offers from Alabama and Clemson before selecting Florida.[1] As a return specialist, Swain returned 22 punts for 224 yards in 2018, including an 85-yard return for a touchdown. In 2019, he compiled 14 returns for 56 yards. Swain tallied 38 catches for 527 yards and a team-high seven touchdowns as a senior. In 47 career games, including 10 starts, Swain gained 1,387 all-purpose yards.[2] He had 69 career receptions for 996 yards and 15 touchdowns.[1]

College career[]

Swain totaled 68 receptions for 996 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns in four seasons with the Florida Gators.[3]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄4 in
(1.84 m) 		197 lb
(89 kg) 		30+5⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.46 s 4.26 s 7.05 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 16 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4]

Swain was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round at No. 214 overall of the 2020 NFL draft.[2]

Swain scores a touchdown against the Washington Football Team in 2021.

Swain made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. During the game, Swain recovered a fumble lost by punt returner Sharrod Neasman in the 38–25 win. He caught his first pass for 17 yards in that game.[5] In Swain's second game at home against the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football, he caught his first touchdown for 21 yards thrown by Russell Wilson.[6] In Week 14, in a home game against the New York Jets, Swain caught a 19 yard touchdown pass thrown by Wilson.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Condotta, Bob (April 25, 2020). "Get to know Freddie Swain, the Seahawks' sixth-round NFL draft pick of Florida". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Arthur, Ben (April 25, 2020). "Seattle Seahawks take Florida WR Freddie Swain in 6th round of NFL draft". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Freddie Swain College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Freddie Swain Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons - September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Maske, Mark (September 21, 2020). "Russell Wilson throws for 5 TDs and Seahawks close out Patriots with goal-line stop". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "WATCH: Russell Wilson finds Freddie Swain for Seahawks TD Week 14". Seahawks Wire. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

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