AJ Swann
AJ Swann
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Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Mississippi State
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | App State | 130 | 222 | 58.6% | 1,494 | 6.7 | 10 | 8 | 122.7 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | LSU | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 106 | 196 | 54.1% | 1,418 | 7.2 | 12 | 7 | 127.9 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 115 | 198 | 58.1% | 1,274 | 6.4 | 10 | 2 | 126.8 | -- | -- |
| Career | 353 | 620 | 56.9% | 4,196 | 6.8 | 32 | 17 | 125.3 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | App State | 20 | -12 | -0.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | LSU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 28 | 11 | 0.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 21 | -76 | -3.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 69 | -77 | -1.1 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to AJ Swann’s 2023 season.
Matches AJ on
Differs from AJ on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Logan Smothers’s path through Jacksonville State.
Matches Logan on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kedon Slovis's senior season at BYU (2023).
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Player DNA
Players who play like AJ Swann
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #901
Peaked at #901 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+17%
Modest growth (17%) across the multi-season window.
Background
Career Notes Has appeared in 24 games with 18 starts in four years Before Mississippi State (2022-2025) Started in six of his seven games for Appalachian State ... Tallied 10 touchdowns on 1,495 yards...Before arriving in Boone, Swan earned a redshirt after appearing in two games for LSU ... Prio...