2019 Football Roster

D'Andre Swift
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- St. Joseph's Prep
Career Highs:
* 186 rushing yards vs. Auburn, 2018
* 25 rush attempts vs. Florida, 2019
* Long rush of 83 yards at Kentucky, 2018
* 6 receptions vs. Alabama, 2018
* 84 receiving yards vs. Florida, 2017
2019: Coaches’ All-SEC 1st Team...All-SEC 2nd Team by AP...named one of four permanent team captains...co-winner of Vince Dooley Offensive MVP, given at team’s post-season awards gala...a key player on Georgia teams that won 11 or more games three straight seasons, won three straight SEC Eastern Division titles, and played in three straight New Year’s Six Bowl game (2018 Rose, 2019 Allstate Sugar, 2020 Allstate Sugar)...finished with 2,885 rushing yards for his career, good for seventh place on UGA’s all-time list...played in all 14 games, starting in 11...team’s leading rusher with 1218 yards on 196 carries, with seven TDs...also had 24 catches for 216 yards, including a 48-yarder for a TD vs. Arkansas State, as well as a 44-yarder vs. Tennessee...in the Auburn game he became the fifth player in UGA history to have multiple 1,000-yard seasons and first since Nick Chubb (2014, 16-17)...also had nine career games of over 100 yards rushing...SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Kentucky...named one of three team captains for the Kentucky, Florida, Missouri and Auburn games...limited significantly in season's last two games because of a shoulder injury...named to pre-season watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year...Sporting News Preseason All-America Second Team...Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Second Team... Sports Illustrated Preseason All-America Second Team ... CBS Sports Preseason All-America Second Team ... Preseason All-SEC First Team Offense by media.
2018: Started five of 14 games and gained a team-high 1049 yards on 163 carries, with 10 TDs (also a team high)...set career bests in rushing yards and carries in two November games...went over the 100-yard mark in rushing in four of the last seven games...led team in rushing (75 yds.) and receiving (six catches) vs. Alabama, scoring a TD each way...earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week after Kentucky and Auburn games...rushed for 156 yards, including a career-long 83 yarder, in win at Kentucky...followed with 186 yards on 17 carries vs. Auburn, highlighted by a 77-yarder for a score...also had three catches for 37 yards vs. UK...then-career-best 104 yards vs. Florida included a fourth-quarter TD run of 33 yards...team-high 72 yards on 12 carries (career high) at LSU...rushed eight times for 43 yards and a TD and also caught four passes for 33 yards vs. Austin Peay...scored a first-quarter TD on a 17-yard run vs. South Carolina, finishing the game with 64 yards...gained 50 yards on 12 carries (2 TDs) vs. Tennessee and also had a 22-yard catch in the game...caught a 35-yard TD pass vs. Vanderbilt.
2017: Coaches' Freshman All-SEC Team...played in all 15 games, starting in the first Auburn game...one of three offensive Newcomers of the Year, as given at team's post-season awards gala...team's third-leading rusher with 618 yards and its fourth-leading receiver with 17 catches for 153 yards...the Bulldogs' top rusher twice: vs. Missouri and again in the SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn...his 64-yard TD dash early in the 4th quarter capped scoring in the latter contest...best statistical effort came vs. Mizzou, when he gained 94 yards on just six carries, including a season-long 71 yard run...finished with 69 yards on 10 carries against Miss. State...also hauled in an eight-yard reception against the maroon Bulldogs...caught three passes for 84 yards vs. Florida, including a 39-yarder that set up Georgia's first TD...rushed five times for 36 yards at Tennessee...had nine rushes for 54 yards and one touchdown against Samford...the TD rush against Samford was the first of his career...rushed for 42 yards at Notre Dame, including a 40-yard scamper that set up the go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter...made collegiate debut against Appalachian State and finished with six rushes for 31 yards, including a 24-yard run, against the Mountaineers...also had three catches for 18 yards in the game...also credited with a special teams stop when he tackled the Missouri punter for an 18-yard loss after a mishandled snap.
High School: St. Joseph’s Prep, coached by Gabe Infante…Selected to play in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl…American Family Insurance 2016 USA Today All-USA First Team offense…Prepstar Magazine 5-star prospect, #48 player nationally on the Top 150 Dream Team…ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #66 player in the nation, #6 RB nationally, #1 player in the state of Pennsylvania...247Sports.com 4-star prospect, #33 player nationally, #4 RB nationally, #1 player in the state of Pennsylvania...Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #35 player nationally, #3 RB nationally, #2 player in the state of Pennsylvania...Scout 4-star prospect, #37 player nationally, #4 RB in the country, #2 player in the state…Named the 2016 Pa. Football Writers All-State player of the year…Led his team to a 14-0 record and a 2017 PIAA Class 6A State title, where he rushed for 140 yards and three TDs…as a senior, he carried 149 times for 1,564 yards, and 25 TD’s…also had 21 pass receptions for 405 yards and nine TD’s…amassed 716 rushing yards and nine TD’s in three playoff games.
Personal: D’ANDRE T. SWIFT...Major: Mass Communications...recipient of the IV Chandler Football Scholarship and the Christian Walker Football Scholarship.