Player Dossier

2016-2020

Stanford

Jovan Swann

DL • 6'2" • 280 lbs • Greenwood, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jovan Swann shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.7

Efficiency

4.4

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

3.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Stanford

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Stanford • Indiana
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: California

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.

Jovan Swann, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Stanford. Jovan Swann shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Stanford paired 12.5 primary output with 25.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 4.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Stanford, Indiana.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Indiana

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

4.4

Usage

0.7

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Maryland

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0. Michigan State: 0. Ohio State: 1. Maryland: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 0 by 0. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 0 by 0. Ohio State: 0 by 10. Maryland: 0 by 0

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=5
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ohio State

Best efficiency game

10 vs Ohio State

Result
Sat 11/28vs MarylandW 27-1100000
Sat 11/21@ Ohio StateL 35-4200001
Sat 11/14@ Michigan StateW 24-000000
Sat 11/7vs MichiganW 38-2121000
Sat 10/31@ RutgersW 37-2121000
Sat 10/24vs Penn StateW 36-3500000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Stanford

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Indiana

    2020

    Final stop

Season Progression

2016201720172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonStanford0
2017 PostseasonStanford615.35.46
2017 Regular SeasonStanford615.35.40
2018 PostseasonStanford12.520.56.66.5
2018 Regular SeasonStanford12.520.56.60
2019 Regular SeasonStanford12.525.48.80
2020 Regular SeasonIndiana14.40.7-11.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

California

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.

#2

San Diego State

4.5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.

#3

Oregon

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#4

Rice

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

#5

Notre Dame

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 43.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Stanford

12.5 primary output · 25.4 efficiency · 8.8 usage

27.5

#2

2018 Postseason · Stanford

20

12.5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Stanford

20

12.5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8567

Homestead · Homestead, FL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

90

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jovan Swann quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
90