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2025 Football

23 Chris Swayne

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Position LB
  • Major Exercise Science
  • Hometown LaSalle, Ill.
  • Prev School LaSalle-Peru Township

Biography

  • 2x Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2023 & 2024)
  • College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2024)
  • 2x MSFA All-Academic Team (2023 & 2024)
  • NAIA All-American Third Team (2024)
  • MSFA Midwest League First Team (2024)
  • 2x MSFA Midwest League Defensive Player of the Week (10/9/23 & 10/14/24)

2024

Played in all 11 of the team's games ... led the Cougars with 100 tackles (38 solos) ... finished with 8.0 tackles for loss for 24 yards and 1.0 sack for six yards ... posted six pass breakups along with a team-best four interceptions, three quarterback hurries and a blocked kick ... totaled 12 tackles (two solos) with a tackle for loss in the season opener at Lawrence Tech (Mich.) on Sept. 7 ... recorded seven tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss vs. No. 10 St. Thomas (Fla.) on Sept. 14 ... came away with 12 tackles (six solos) and 2.0 tackles for loss at Madonna (Mich.) on Sept. 21 ... made nine stops (three solos) with two QB hurries, a sack and a pass breakup vs. Concordia (Mich.) on Sept. 28 ... posted a season-high 15 tackles with two pass breakups and 0.5 tackles for loss at No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan ... made four tackles, with two interceptions, a 'Pick-Six' and a pass breakup vs. Defiance (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... collected 11 tackles (seven solos) with 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and a pass breakup at Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on Oct. 26 ... posted 10 tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Marian (Ind.) on Nov. 2 ... registered eight stops (four solos) at No. 22 Saint Francis (Ind.) on Nov. 9 ... ended the season with seven tackles (two solos) and a quarterback hurry vs. Judson (Ill.) on Nov. 16.

2023

Played in 11 of the team's 12 games ... collected 26 tackles (18 solos) ... recorded 2.5 tackles for loss for 22 yards ... tallied 2.0 sacks for 21 yards ... registered two pass breakups and had one quarterback hurry ... posted two stops at Saint Francis (Ind.) on Sept. 2 ... made four tackles (two solos) with a sack at No. 6 Marian (Ind.) ... came away with a season-high eight tackles (five solos) with a sack and a QB hurry vs. Judson (Ill.) on Oct. 7 ... registered seven tackles (six solos) with 0.5 tackles for loss at No. 1 Northwestern (Iowa) in the NAIA Football Championship Series Quarterfinals.

2022

Played in nine of the team's 12 games as a freshman ... made his first collegiate tackle vs. Roosevelt (Ill.) on Oct. 1 ... added a tackle at Judson (Ill.) on Oct. 29.

Prep:  Played football at LaSalle-Peru Township High School in LaSalle, Ill.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2022Freshman

    LB
    5'9" 200 lbs
    32
  • 23

    2023Sophomore

    LB
    5'9" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2024Junior

    LB
    5'10" 210 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2025Senior

    LB
    5'10" 215 lbs
    23