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High school

Swain was born in

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, but he attended

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where he was a starter for 4 years in football and 3 years in basketball. He was an All-American and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was recruited by many major Universities as a Senior in High School.

College

Swain garnered rave reviews upon arriving at Tennessee in 2003. He was part of a heralded recruiting class with receivers

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and Bret Smith. As a freshman, Jayson caught 21 passes for 285 yards and was on the Knoxville News Sentinel's All-SEC Freshman Team. Swain started five games in his sophomore and junior seasons, before becoming a full-time starter in the 2006 season. For the 2006 season, Swain had 49 catches and 688 yards receiving and 6 touchdowns. He is currently 6th all-time in UT history with 126 receptions. Swain is also 13th in career receiving yards with 1,721.

NFL

Jayson went undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft though he was signed as a free agent by the Bears the day after.

References

External links

UTSports.com BioNCAA Official Receiving Statistics
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