No. 48 – Green Bay Packers | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Bay Shore, New York, U.S. | April 20, 2000
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, New York) |
College: | Missouri (2018–2021) Arizona State (2022–2023) |
Undrafted: | 2024 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Practice squad |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Messiah Swinson (born April 20, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and for the Missouri Tigers.
Swinson attended high school at Long Island Lutheran located in Brookville, New York. Coming out of high school, Swinson was rated as a three-star recruit, and he committed to play college football for the Missouri Tigers. [1] [2]
In Swinson's four-year career with Missouri, from 2018 to 2021, he played in 23 games and totaled seven receptions for 84 yards. [3] [4] After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Swinson decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [5] [6]
Swinson decided to transfer to play for the Arizona State Sun Devils. [7] [8] During Swinson's two-year career at Arizona State in 2022 and 2023, he appeared in 24 games, notching 21 receptions for 233 yards and two touchdowns. [9]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 7+1⁄8 in (2.01 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | 34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m) | 4.87 s | 1.77 s | 2.91 s | 4.77 s | 7.63 s | 28 in (0.71 m) | 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) | 15 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [10] |
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Swinson signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent. [11]
On September 3, 2024, the Carolina Panthers signed Swinson to their active roster off the Packers practice squad. [12] He was waived on September 24, 2024. [13]
On September 26, 2024, Swinson signed with the Packers' practice squad. [14]
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