2012 Football Roster
Roster
J.J. Swain
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Burnsville, Minn.
- High School:
- Academy of Holy Angels
2011: Saw action in all 13 games at cornerback, earning the starting nod in each contest ... recorded 69 total tackles with 45 of them being solo stops ... picked off three passes and returned them for a total of 18 yards ... tallied three pass break-ups ... key member of the UNI defense that ranked 1st in the MVFC in pass
defense ... key member of the defense that ranked 12th in the nation in scoring defense ... recorded a season high 12 total stops in a 34-21 victory over Southern Utah (11/12) ... registered five stops, four of them being solo, including a tackle for a four-yard loss in a 38-10 victory over Western Illinois (9/24) ... recorded nine tackles, with four being solo, and a tackle for a four-yard loss in a hard-fought 21-17 victory over Youngstown State (11/05) ... tied a season-high for solo stops with six at North Dakota State (10/29) ... intercepted one pass at Stephen F. Austin (9/10) ... picked off two South Dakota State passes in a 31-14 victory at South Dakota State (10/15) .. tallied two pass break-ups in a 23-20 overtime victory at Illinois State to clinch a share of the MVFC crown (11/19).
2010: Second team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection at cornerback ... played in all 12 games for the Panthers, starting 10 times ... registered 37 total tackles (25 solo, 12 assists) ... also notched two TFLs and one sack on the year ... tallied a season-high six tackles against Stephen F. Austin (9/18) ... made three solo stops in a 19-14 road win over South Dakota, including his first career sack (10/16) ... secured five tackles and recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for his first career touchdown in a 38-14 triumph over Missouri State (11/13) ... recorded at least two tackles in every game.
2009: Saw action in seven games as a true freshman, starting the season finale at Illinois State ... a majority of his action came at cornerback ... registered five total tackles on the season ... recorded one pass break-up.
High School: Possesses great speed and excellent quickness ... strong cover corner who has the ability to come up and make big hits ... excellent return man ... high school coach: Mike Smalley.
Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1990 ... son of John and Stacy Swain ... majoring in communicative disorders.
