D'Andre Swift

BIOGRAPHY

D'Andre Swift was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Swift attended Saint Joseph's Preparatory School. As a senior in high school, he rushed for 1,564 yards on 149 carries with 25 touchdowns. After a great last year of high school, Swift committed to play football at the University of Georgia.

Starting at Georgia as a freshman Swift was the 3rd string running back. On 73 carries he rushed for 597 yards with 3 touchdowns. In his sophomore year, Swift split carries and had 163 attempts for 1,049 yards and 10 TDs. In his final year at Georgia, he became the starter and rushed for 1,218 yards and 7 TDs with 196 carries. After his junior year, he declared for the draft and was drafted 35th by the Detroit Lions. The Lions have needed a running back for a while, this will help their offense immensely. 

In Swift's NFL debut on September 13, 2020, he recorded his first career rushing touchdown but later dropped what would have been a game-winning touchdown pass in the final seconds against the Chicago Bears. The Lions lost 27–23 to the Bears extending the Lions' losing streak to ten games. On October 18, in Week 6, Swift rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars, becoming the first Lions rookie running back to rush for 100-plus yards and score two touchdowns in a game since Barry Sanders in 1989. In Week 10, against the Washington Football Team, he had 149 scrimmage yards and a receiving touchdown in the 30–27 victory. In Week 15 against the Tennessee Titans, Swift recorded 82 yards from scrimmage and 2 rushing touchdowns during the 46–25 loss.