Brandon Swain Class: Senior Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. High School: Washington Height / Weight: 6-4 / 255 Position: DE Experience: 1L

General: In his initially season at defensive end for WTAMU, Swain proved himself to be one of the nation's outstanding defensive linemen, earning numerous all-Conference and all-America honors.

2007: Swain easily made the transition to major college ball, totaling 78 tackles (27 solo, 51 assisted) while recording team-leading totals in tackles-for-loss (24.5 for minus-152 yards), sacks (13 for minus-114 yards), QB hurries (12) and forced fumbles (five). Those 14 sacks rank him second among WTAMU single-season leaders. He also picked off one pass, returning it for 18 yards. Against Northeastern State, Swain recorded a team-leading 11 takedowns in WT's 38-0 shutout over the RiverHawks. He was twice named LSC Defensive Player of the week, and at seasons end, Swain garnered all-America honors by the American Football Coaches Association (first team), Associated Press (first team), Don Hansen's Football Gazette (first team), Daktronics (first team) and D2Football.com (first team), in addition to being named all-LSC first-team as well as LSC Defensive Lineman of the Year.

Junior College: Swain attended Northeast Oklahoma A&M in Miami, Okla. In 2005 and 2006. While at NEO, he played defensive end under head coach Rob Green, helping lead the Golden Norsemen to a sixth-place national ranking and a 9-3 overall mark. NEO enjoyed a 21-19 victory over Mississippi Gulf Coast in the Dalton Defender's Bowl in 2005. He also led NEO to a second place finish in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference with a 4-2 record the same year. High School: Swain lettered three years at defensive end while helping Tulsa Booker T. Washington become State runners-up in 2004, finishing with a 13-1 mark. As a senior, he earned all-State accolades.

Major: Swain is majoring in Sports & Exercise Science.