Player Dossier

2014-2017

Oregon

Jimmie Swain

ILB • 6'2" • 243 lbs • Olathe, KS, USA

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Jimmie Swain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

85%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

77

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Oregon

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Player Story

Jimmie Swain built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as an inside linebacker from Olathe, KS wearing No. 18, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Jimmie Swain's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8961

Olathe North · Olathe, KS

Committed To
Oregon
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Jimmie Swain, ILB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Oregon. Jimmie Swain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
142
TFL
5
QB hurries
4
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Jimmie Swain quick answers

Latest team and position
Oregon · ILB
Career Tackles
142
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Oregon
Top game
Washington
Recruit profile
4-star · Olathe North · Oregon
High school pipeline
Martin County · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 18 · Class 2017
2017 Tackles rank
65 tackles · ILB 17th (top 36%) · Pac-12 33rd (top 7%) · National 382nd (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonOregon00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonOregon00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonOregon10772022052.6
2017 PostseasonOregon1210-0-1053.8
2017 Regular SeasonOregon1255302-053.8

Related Context

Jimmie Swain played ILB for Oregon. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jimmie Swain recorded 142 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Oregon.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Oregon paired 6 primary output with 27.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 27.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Postseason · Oregon

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

27.2

Usage

6.6

Consistency

33.3

Best Game by takeover score

Washington

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 1. Southern Utah: 0. Wyoming: 0. Arizona State: 0. California: 0. Washington State: 1. Stanford: 0. UCLA: 1. Utah: 0.5. Washington: 1.5. Arizona: 1. Oregon State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 10 by 51.7. Southern Utah: 4 by 16.7. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. California: 1 by 4.2. Washington State: 2 by 18.3. Stanford: 9 by 37.5. UCLA: 8 by 43.3. Utah: 5 by 25.8. Washington: 13 by 65. Arizona: 7 by 39.2. Oregon State: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Washington

Best efficiency game

65 vs Washington

Result
Sat 12/16vs Boise State10+ tacklesL 28-38103001
Sun 11/26vs Oregon StateW 69-1042000
Sun 11/19vs ArizonaW 48-2873000
Sun 11/5@ Washington10+ tacklesL 3-381351.5000
Sat 10/28vs UtahW 41-20520.5000
Sat 10/21@ UCLAL 14-3184100
Sun 10/15@ StanfordL 7-4995000
Sun 10/8vs Washington StateL 10-3321000
Sun 10/1vs CaliforniaW 45-2411000
Sun 9/24@ Arizona StateL 35-3711000
Sat 9/16@ WyomingW 49-1310000
Sun 9/3vs Southern UtahW 77-2143000

Player Story

Jimmie Swain story

Jimmie Swain built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as an inside linebacker from Olathe, KS wearing No. 18, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Jimmie Swain's career was his defensive production: 142 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 3 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Oregon. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jimmie Swain's production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon.

The arc is straightforward: Jimmie Swain moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Oregon

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonOregon0
2015 Regular SeasonOregon00
2016 Regular SeasonOregon637.77.16
2017 PostseasonOregon627.26.60
2017 Regular SeasonOregon627.26.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Washington

Week 10 · L 3-38 · Conference game

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Washington

Week 6 · L 21-70 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

#3

@ California

Week 8 · L 49-52 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

70.3 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#4

@ UCLA

Week 8 · L 14-31 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

70 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#5

vs Arizona State

Week 9 · W 54-35 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Oregon

6 primary output · 27.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage

53.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · Oregon

53.8

6 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Oregon

52.6

6 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

1

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games