6′2″ · 285 lb · Des Moines, IA · Iowa Western C.C.
John Swisher: DT · Ball State · #92.
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John Swisher
Wins his gap play after play. A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at Ball State. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Akron — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ball State | 27 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Career | 39 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-31vs UAB | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-33@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-55@ Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-31@ Akron | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 9-56vs Central Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-58vs Toledo | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-56@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-40vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
11%3 hurries27 tackles · 2 for loss.
2 seasons under Mike Neu — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
45.3%
405 pass / 489 run
Plays / game
74.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ball State, 39 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
