Erik Swoope
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Born: | Lake Elsinore, California | May 8, 1992||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||
Position: | Tight end | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Erik Swoope (born May 8, 1992) is an American former
High school career
Swoope attended
He was also named the Mission League
College career
Swoope attended the
As a freshman during the 2010–11 season, he appeared in 29 games (nine starts) as a true freshman. He averaged 1.4 points and one rebound in 6.5 minutes per game. He was named to the 2011 ACC All-Academic Basketball team. As a sophomore in the 2011–12 season, he appeared in 23 games (eight starts). He averaged 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11.7 minutes per game, while shooting 50% (23-of-46) from the field and 47.1% free throw percentage.
As a junior during the 2012–13 season, he appeared in 27 games. He averaged 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 18-of-28 (64.3%) from the field. As a senior in the 2013–14 season, he appeared in 31 games (10 starts). He averaged five points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.4 blocks and 18.4 minutes per game.[4]
For his career, he appeared in 110 games (27 starts). He averaged 2.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.3 steals, 0.3 assists, 0.3 blocks in 10.8 minutes per game.
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010–11 | Miami | 29 | 9 | 6.5 | .440 | .000 | .600 | 1.0 | .1 | .4 | .06 | 1.4 |
2011–12 | Miami | 23 | 8 | 11.7 | .500 | .000 | .471 | 1.7 | .3 | .4 | .4 | 2.3 |
2012–13 | Miami | 27 | 0 | 6.0 | .643 | 1.000 | .316 | 1.2 | .1 | .1 | .07 | 1.6 |
2013–14 | Miami | 31 | 10 | 18.4 | .514 | .143 | .672 | 2.7 | .5 | 0.3 | .3 | 5.0 |
Career Archived March 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | 110 | 27 | 10.8 | .519 | .200 | .577 | 1.7 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.6 |
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
After going
Swoope started his first career game against the Denver Broncos during Week 2 of the 2016 season.[9] Swoope caught his first career touchdown in a 34–6 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15.[10]
On September 4, 2017, Swoope was placed on injured reserve after undergoing minor knee surgery in August 2017.[11][12]
On September 13, 2018, Swoope was waived by the Colts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14] He was promoted back to the active roster on September 22, 2018.[15] He was waived again on September 28, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 3, 2018.[18] One day later, he scored his first touchdown since the 2016 season against the New England Patriots in a 38–24 loss on Thursday Night Football.[19] On December 11, 2018, Swoope was waived by the Colts.[20]
New Orleans Saints
On December 12, 2018, Swoope was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints, only to be waived the next day after failing his physical.[21][22]
Indianapolis Colts (second stint)
On December 26, 2018, Swoope was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[23]
Oakland Raiders
On May 21, 2019, Swoope signed with the Oakland Raiders.[24] He was waived on July 30, 2019.[25]
San Francisco 49ers
Swoope had a tryout with the San Francisco 49ers on August 23, 2020,[26] and signed with the team two days later.[27] He was waived on August 29.[28]
Career statistics
Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
2015 | IND | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2016 | IND | 16 | 4 | 15 | 297 | 19.8 | 45 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2018 | IND | 7 | 2 | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career | 24 | 6 | 23 | 384 | 16.7 | 45 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Personal life
Swoope is the son of Denise and Gerald Swoope. He has a brother named Devin Swoope.[2]
References
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric. "Football: Former Harvard-Westlake basketball player Erik Swoope trying for NFL career". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Erik Swoope Profile - University of Miami Hurricanes Official Athletic Website". Hurricanesports.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ Wells, Mike. "Erik Swoope on learning football fundamentals: 'It was like teaching a child'". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Rave Report" (PDF). Hurricanesports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ Wells, Mike (May 12, 2014). "Colts sign Erik Swoope to play TE". espn.go.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Erik Swoope Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ESTABLISH PRACTICE SQUAD". Indianapolis Colts. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "INDIANAPOLIS COLTS MAKE ROSTER MOVES". Indianapolis Colts. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Erik Swoope: Game Logs (2016)". NFL.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (December 19, 2016). "Erik Swoope Continues Development With First-Career Touchdown". colts.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (August 14, 2017). "Erik Swoope Undergoes Minor Knee Scope; Is 'Week-To-Week'". Colts.com. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 4, 2017. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Colts Elevate DE Jihad Ward To Active Roster; Waive TE Erik Swoope". Colts.com. September 13, 2018.
- ^ "Colts Bring Back TE Erik Swoope To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Bring Back TE Erik Swoope To Active Roster". Colts.com. September 22, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign Three To Active Roster From Practice Squad; Place T/G Joe Haeg On IR". Colts.com. September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign LB Skai Moore, TE Erik Swoope Back To Practice Squad". Colts.com. October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Bring TE Erik Swoope Back To Active Roster". Colts.com. October 3, 2018.
- ^ Wilner, Barry (October 5, 2018). "Patriots defeat Colts 38-24; Brady reaches 500 TD passes". WISH. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Move: Colts Waive TE Erik Swoope". Colts.com. December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Saints add tight end Erik Swoope, release Brandon Marshall". NOLA.com. December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Saints cutting tight end Erik Swoope a day after claiming him: report". NOLA.com. December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Bring Back TE Erik Swoope To Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 26, 2018. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Florio, Mike (May 21, 2019). "Raiders add tight end Erik Swoope". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Raiders sign defensive tackle Ethan Westbrooks". Raiders.com. July 30, 2019. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ @AlbertBreer (August 23, 2020). "And here's today's tryout/visit list. Ex-Ohio State QB Cardale Jones and ex-Lions RB Theo Riddick worked out for Vegas" (Tweet). Retrieved August 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "49ers Sign TE Erik Swoope; Waive RB Salvon Ahmed". 49ers.com. August 25, 2020. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 29, 2020.
External links
- Miami Hurricanes men's basketball bio Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Indianapolis Colts bio