Player Dossier

2015-2018

Ole Miss

Eric Swinney

RB • 5'9" • 214 lbs • Riverdale, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Eric Swinney leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.4 efficiency.

Usage Score

6.5

Efficiency

41.4

Consistency

70.9

Season Value

36.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ole Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Eric Swinney, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss. Eric Swinney leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.4 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Ole Miss paired 218 primary output with 38.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Win with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Ole Miss

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

14.3

Efficiency

41.4

Usage

6.5

Consistency

70.9

Best Game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 19. UL Monroe: 20. Texas A&M: 10. Vanderbilt: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

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High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 2 by 89.6. UL Monroe: 9 by 24.1. Texas A&M: 2 by 33.3. Vanderbilt: 4 by 18.8

Split Comparison

Wins19.5 · n=2 · +10.5 vs Losses
Losses9 · n=2 · -10.5 vs Wins
First Half19.5 · n=2 · +10.5 vs Second Half
Second Half9 · n=2 · -10.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Kent State

Best efficiency game

89.6 vs Kent State

Result
Sun 11/18@ VanderbiltL 29-36351.700132
Sat 11/10@ Texas A&ML 24-381220185
Sat 10/6vs UL MonroeW 70-218192.400112.2
Sat 9/22vs Kent StateW 38-172199.5009.5

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ole Miss

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonOle Miss0
2016 Regular SeasonOle Miss662.52.26
2017 Regular SeasonOle Miss21838.98212
2018 Regular SeasonOle Miss5741.46.5-161

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Vanderbilt

Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

82

Primary metric

82 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.

#2

Kent State

19

Primary metric

Win with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

19 scrimmage yards and 3.1 usage.

#3

Florida State

6

Primary metric

Loss with 6 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

6 scrimmage yards and 2.2 usage.

#4

LSU

40

Primary metric

Loss with 40 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

40 scrimmage yards and 6.7 usage.

#5

UL Monroe

20

Primary metric

Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

20 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss

218 primary output · 38.9 efficiency · 8 usage

44.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss

41.9

6 primary · 62.5 efficiency · 2.2 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Ole Miss

36.1

57 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 6.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9453

Sandy Creek · Tyrone, GA

Committed To
Ole Miss
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

281

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Eric Swinney quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
246