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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Born: | (1991-01-30)January 30, 1991 (age 34) Concord, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Kingwood(Houston, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | Arkansas | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014: 3rd round, 76th pick | ||||||
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Travis Swanson (born January 30, 1991) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acenter in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by theDetroit Lions in the third round of the2014 NFL draft. He playedcollege football for theArkansas Razorbacks.
A native ofHouston,Texas, Swanson attendedKingwood High School, where he playedhigh school football. He was coached by Dougald McDougald. During his senior year, he graded out at 84% on the season.[1] Swanson was named one of 10 finalists for the 2008Greater Houston Area Offensive Player of the Year—eventually won byRussell Shepard—and was the onlylineman among the finalists. He was also a first-team all-state selection by the writers and a second-team honoree by the coaches.
Regarded as a three-star recruit byRivals.com, Swanson was ranked as the No. 73offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2009, which was highlighted byD. J. Fluker andMason Walters.[2] Swanson chose Arkansas over offers fromArizona,Kansas, andTexas Tech.[3]
After beingredshirted as a freshman in 2009, he took over as the Razorbacks startingcenter in 2010.[4] The Razorbacks, who started the sameoffensive line every game, broke 24 game or season school records on offense in 2010. QuarterbackRyan Mallett set the Arkansas single-season passing yards record with 3,869 and running backKnile Davis posted the fourth-highest single-season rushing yards total in program history with 1,322 yards. Arkansas finished the season first in theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) and fourth in theNCAA in passing (333.7), becoming just the third team since 1992 to lead the conference in passing in consecutive seasons. Swanson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
As a sophomore, Swanson started every game at center for a Razorback offense that led the SEC in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense to become just the fifth different school, and first since 2001, to lead the conference in all three categories in a single season and became the sixth team in conference history, and second since 1992, to lead the SEC in passing offense for three straight seasons.
In his junior year, Swanson was namedteam captain and started all 12 games at center in an offensive line that allowed 1.0 or fewersacks in eight games in 2012 and ranked third in the SEC with an average of just 1.58 sacks allowed per game.
Swanson was a second-team All-SEC selection,[5] and a first-team All-American byUSA Today, making him just the third center in program history to earn All-American honors, joiningJonathan Luigs in 2007 andRodney Brand in 1969.[6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 312 lb (142 kg) | 33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 20 reps | ||||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
Swanson was selected by theDetroit Lions in the third round (76th overall) of the2014 NFL draft.[8]
On December 28, 2014, Swanson made his first career start at center against theGreen Bay Packers.[9] On January 2, 2016, Swanson was placed oninjured reserve due to a shoulder injury.[10]
In 2017, Swanson started 11 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 29, 2017 with a concussion.[11]
On April 4, 2018, Swanson signed with theNew York Jets.[12] He was released on September 1, 2018.[13]
On September 3, 2018, Swanson was signed by theMiami Dolphins, but was released the next day.[14][15] He was re-signed on September 11, 2018.[16] He started 11 games at center after a season-ending injury toDaniel Kilgore in Week 4.
Swanson announced his retirement from football on May 19, 2019.[17]
