{"id":81431,"date":"2020-03-02T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=81431"},"modified":"2025-09-16T20:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:49:20","slug":"dandre-swift-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/02\/dandre-swift-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"D&#8217;Andre Swift 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>D&#8217;Andre Swift Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Position: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running Back<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Height: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\u20198\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Weight: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">212 lbs<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Arms:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 29 \u215e\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Hands:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 9\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><b>School: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>NFL Combine Performance Data<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>40 Yard Dash: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.48 seconds<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Three Cone Drill: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N\/A<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Bench Press: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N\/A<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Vertical Jump: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35.5\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Broad Jump: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">121\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>D&#8217;Andre Swift 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a Philadelphia St. Joseph\u2019s high school senior, <\/span><b>D\u2019Andre Swift<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earned a roster spot in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl on his way to becoming a highly sought after prospect. A four-star recruit, Swift was ranked as the number one prospect in the state of Pennsylvania and received 23 total offers to play college football. Swift received offers from schools such as Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, LSU, Oklahoma, Penn State, and Michigan before ultimately committing to play for the Georgia Bulldogs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A true Freshman in 2017, Swift received immediate playing time with the Bulldogs as he appeared in all 15 games and ended the season as Georgia\u2019s third-leading rusher. The performance earned Swift recognition on the coaches\u2019 Freshman All-SEC Team. Swift continued his upward trend as a Sophomore where he played in 14 games and lead the team in both yards, with 1,049, as well as touchdowns, with ten. This past season was more of the same for Swift as he was named a team captain, earned a spot on the coaches\u2019 All-SEC first team, and again led the Bulldogs in rushing with 1,218 yards on 196 carries.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elite ball carrier vision<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong burst\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runs with physicality\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes smart cuts and always keeps his legs driving\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Controlled speed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tremendous balance when absorbing and bouncing off tacklers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soft hands coupled with the ability to run a full running back route tree\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solid pass protection technique\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does not possess eye-popping breakaway speed\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has not been given an extremely heavy workload\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>On the shorter side of running backs<\/li>\n<li>Physical running style could lead to injury at the next level<\/li>\n<li>Pass protection needs some polishing but the fundamentals are there<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>NFL Comparison: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CookDa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dalvin Cook<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Teams With Need at Position: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/falcons\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Texans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Projection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mid first to early second round<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on D&#8217;Andre Swift<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swift is considered by many to be the best running back in this year\u2019s draft class. He has the talent and potential to be a three-down runner in the NFL with an ability to impact the game in many different ways. Swift possesses an impressive blend of power, elite quickness, receiving ability, and vision within his game. While his one-cut, downhill style would benefit most within a zone-blocking scheme, his rare blend of skills will improve any team\u2019s offense. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps Swift&#8217;s two most impressive traits are his vision for finding a positive running lane despite traffic, and his ability to maintain balance while bouncing off tacklers. Furthermore, while <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BellLe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Le&#8217;Veon Bell<\/a><\/strong> is not the best overall comparison for Swift, the two share a very similar ability to patiently wait behind the offensive line before making a cut and bursting through an open hole. This is a rare quality for a runner even at the NFL level and one which is largely instinctive that cannot be fully taught. 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