2025 Football Roster

76 Bastian Swinney

  • Position Offensive Line
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 310
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Experience 5th
  • Hometown Edina, MN
  • High School Edina HS

Biography

Pronunciation
BASS-tian  SWIN-e

Redshirt Junior (2024)
  • Appeared in 12 games as a starter on the offensive line
  • Made seven starts at right guard, two starts at center and one start as the left guard 
Redshirt Sophomore (2023)
  • Played in a career-high 12 games with two starts primarily on special teams and as a backup offensive lineman
  • Blocked for fourth-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-12 running back Jaydn Ott - the Pac-12 leader in rushing yards per game (109.6 ypg, No. 9 NCAA) and total rushing yards (1,315, No. 14 NCAA) - and a rushing offense that ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and 45th nationally with an average of 172.8 rushing yards per game that was its' highest since 2012
Redshirt Freshman (2022)
  • Played in one game off the bench
Freshman (2021)
  • Played in two games, including his first career start

Prior to Cal
Edina HS (Class Of 2021)
  • Played three seasons of varsity football primarily on the offensive line and twice earned first-team All-District honors as a 2019 junior and 2020 senior while he added a first-team All-Metro selection as a senior after being a two-time All-Metro honorable mention pick as a 2018 sophomore and a junior
  • Also was a team captain as a senior
  • Picked up a preseason All-Metro selection prior to his senior campaign
  • All three varsity teams he played for made the post-season with his top squad a 7-3 group as a 2018 sophomore that reached the second round of Minnesota’s AAAAAA state playoffs
  • Also saw action throughout his career on the defensive line
  • A two-sport athlete who also was an All-Lake Conference selection in basketball as a 2019-20 junior and was named by Northstar Hoops as one of Minnesota’s best dual sport talents in football and basketball
  • Picked up a Dean’s List award for his academic excellence during his 2019-20 academic year

Personal
  • Born October 8, 2002
  • Son of Matt and Heidi Swinney
  • Father is a hair stylist
  • Has worked with several different charities in his hometown of Minneapolis
  • Spent part of his childhood living in Puerto Rico and Florida
  • Major is American studies

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Historical Player Information

  • 76

    2021Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'6" 310 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'6" 310 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'6" 290 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'6" 305 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'6" 310 lbs
    76