Luke Swan

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Luke Swan
Biographical details
Born (1984-09-05) September 5, 1984 (age 39)
Fennimore, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
2004-2007 Wisconsin
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2014 Wisconsin (graduate assistant)

Luke Swan (born September 5, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver and college football coach. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. [1] He was also a cast member on Spike TV's Fourth and Long .

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Early years

Swan attended Fennimore High School, where he participated in football, basketball, baseball, and track. Swan started out as an option quarterback in his freshman season but switched to wide receiver his sophomore season.

As a senior, Swan captained both his football and basketball teams. He finished his high school career with 121 receptions, for 2,234 yards and 26 touchdowns, along with 18 interceptions as a defensive back. Swan was a two-time All-State, All-Conference, and All-Area selection. [2] He was also a two-time All-Conference basketball selection, two-time conference long jump champion, and won titles in the 100-meter dash, 300 intermediate hurdles, and 200-meter dash.[ citation needed ]

Swan graduated from Fennimore High School in 2003 and enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, walking on the football team. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in December 2007. [3]

College career

Swan walked onto the football team in 2004 and was redshirted for his freshman year after appearing in one game. As a sophomore, he appeared in eight games as a reserve receiver, earning a varsity letter. He received a football scholarship his junior year, [4] and he was named Academic All-Big Ten. [5]

In 2006, Swan appeared in all 13 games, making 10 starts at receiver. He finished the year as the team's third leading receiver with 35 receptions for 595 yards (17.0-yard average) and 5 touchdowns. He was named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 Team, Academic All-Big Ten, and won University of Wisconsin's Ivan B. Williamson Scholastic Award. [6]

In 2007, as a senior, Swan was selected team captain by his teammates. For the year, he started 6 games at receiver and had 25 receptions for 451 yards (18.0-yard average) and 2 touchdowns. Swan's season was cut short after he sustained a hamstring injury at Illinois after making four receptions for 67 yards. He was the team's second leading receiver for the season. [7]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		189 lb
(86 kg)		x sx sx s3.91 s6.54 s38.5 in
(0.98 m)		10 ft 9.5 in
(3.29 m)		15 repsx
Values from Wisconsin Pro Day

Kansas City Chiefs

Swan was signed as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2008, by the Kansas City Chiefs. [8] On June 10, 2008, Swan was placed on waivers. [9]

Fourth and Long

Swan was selected as a part of the twelve-man cast for Michael Irvin's football reality show Fourth and Long; the winner received an invitation to attend the Dallas Cowboys training camp and a shot at making their roster. [10] Swan was eliminated fourth in the competition because of nagging injuries.

Coaching career

A year and a half after competing for an NFL spot, Swan was signed to coach by his former head coach at Wisconsin, Bret Bielema.

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References

  1. ↑ "Luke Swan College Stats".
  2. ↑ "Small-Town Flash Uw Junior Wide Receiver Luke Swan is from a Simple, Loving Family and a Common, Warm Town. But Nothing About His Journey with the Badgers is Normal".
  3. ↑ "Alumni US | University of Wisconsin-Madison - School of Business".
  4. ↑ "Maragos continues Wisconsin walk-on tradition". October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Walk-On U: Wisconsin Badgers' Top Walk-Ons of the Past 20 Years". Bleacher Report .
  6. ↑ "Madison Wisconsin State Journal Archives, Dec 2, 2006, p. 24". December 2, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Luke Swan College Stats".
  8. ↑ "Chiefs Agree to Terms with 17 Rookie Free Agents". kcchiefs.com. May 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
  9. ↑ "June 2008 transactions for the Kansas City Chiefs". profootballweekly.com. June 26, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  10. ↑ Former College Players Aim to Take TV Route to NFL Yahoo Sports, March 12, 2009
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