Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tyrone Swoopes was born November 14, 1994, in Stephenville, Texas. He is a tight end in the NFL.

Swoopes played a significant role for the Longhorns in the 2015 season. He started the season shaky in a loss in the season opener against Notre Dame; Swoopes was 7-of-22 for 93 yards and had ten rushing attempts for 17 yards. On September 26, he had his first rushing touchdown of the season against Oklahoma State. In the next game against TCU, he had his first passing touchdown of the season. In the next game against Oklahoma, Swoopes had a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown. Two weeks later, against Kansas State, he had a career-high three rushing touchdowns to along with 50 rushing yards. On November 7, Swoopes had a career-day against Kansas. Against the Jayhawks, he had 98 yards passing and one passing touchdown. In addition, he had a career-high four rushing touchdowns to along with 59 rushing yards. On November 26, against Texas Tech, he had 98 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. He started at quarterback in the last game of the year at #12 Baylor. Texas won the game in an upset by a score of 23-17. In the victory, Swoopes had a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown