2015 Auburn Football Recruiting Class Player Profiles
Oct 4, 2014; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers and LSU Tigers at the line of scrimmage during the second half at Jordan Hare Stadium. Auburn won 41-7. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports
Maurice Swain
- Position: Defensive Tackle
- Height: 6-foot-4
- Weight: 295 pounds
- Hometown: LaGrange, Georgia
- Previous School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- National Position Rank: No. 10 JUCO 247Sports, No. 10 ESPNJC50
- National Overall Rank: No. 20 JUCO 247Sports, Not Ranked ESPNJC50
- Status: Enrolled
A top-50 JUCO prospect in the 247Sports Composite, Maurice Swain has an opportunity to play immediately as an interior defensive lineman. At 6-foot-4, and 295 pounds, Swain has the size to play nose guard or defensive tackle – two spots in desperate need of depth in 2015 because of the graduation of four seniors from last year’s two-deep.
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However, the Georgia native proved he was athletic enough to play defensive end in junior college. In 2014, Swain recorded 32 tackles and 6.5 tackles for a loss splitting time between end and tackle, and earned MACJC All-State honors.
He’s already on campus and will participate in spring practice, giving the three-star prospect extra time to impress the defensive coaching staff heading into fall camp.
“We’ll know what to expect, especially the JUCO guys,” Swain said in January. “They’re expecting us to step in right now. I think it’s a big deal.”
“Swain’s a guy that we’ve known about for a long time,” Gus Malzahn said after Swain signed in December. “(Defensive line) Coach (Rodney) Garner recruited him at Georgia. I talked to him before he went to junior college. He’s a big, athletic guy that we feel like can come in and make an immediate impact up front because we are losing so many guys. So we’re tickled to death to have him.”
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