Ryan Swope (born September 20, 1990) is a former

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wide receiver. He was drafted by the

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in the

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College career

As a sophomore at Texas A&M in 2010, Swope and Jeff Fuller both broke

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’s 24 year-old school single-season receptions record with 72. As a junior the following season, Swope broke his own record for receptions and set the record for single-season receiving yards with 89 catches for 1,207 yards. He also had 11 receiving touchdowns that year, which at the time was the second highest single-season total on school history. As a senior in 2012, he set the school record for career receptions with 252. Although his single-season yardage record has since been broken by Mike Evans, his season and career reception records both still stand. Swope was also a sprinter, with a personal best of 10.70 seconds in the

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Professional career

Swope was drafted in the 6th round of the

by the

. On July 25, 2013, the Cardinals announced that Swope was placed on the reserve/retired list due to ongoing concussion issues.

References

External links

Texas A&M profile
1990 births Living people American football wide receivers Texas A&M Aggies football players Players of American football from Austin, Texas Arizona Cardinals players {{Widereceiver-1990s-stub