2026 Spring Football Roster
Biography
Pronunciation
BASS-tian SWIN-e
Redshirt Senior (2025)
- Appeared in all 13 games and started the final four games of the season.
- Helped protect Sagapolutele who had the second-highest totals for completions, attempts, passing yards and passing touchdowns by a Cal freshman quarterback to only Jared Goff in 2013.
- Helped pave the way for running back Kendrick Raphael who finished the season with 943 rushing yards, 245 yards receiving and 1,188 all-purpose yards.
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.
Prep
- Played at 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
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2021Freshman
Offensive Lineman
6'6"
310 lbs
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2022Redshirt Freshman
Offensive Lineman
6'6"
310 lbs
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2023Redshirt Sophomore
Offensive Line
6'6"
290 lbs
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2024Redshirt Junior
Offensive Line
6'6"
305 lbs
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2025Redshirt Junior
Offensive Line
6'6"
310 lbs
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2026Redshirt Senior
Offensive Line
6'6"
315 lbs