D’Andre Swift’s skill set has him comparing favorably in the media with two successful professional running backs: ESPN’s Matt Bowen compared him to game breaker Dalvin Cook. While, Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller compared him to the versatile Alvin Kamara.
The first comparison speaks to the production Swift had in his three years at Georgia. His cutback ability is similarly lethal to that of Cook.
The second comparison tells of his passing game contributions, blocking and catching passes. As Swift’s career continued at UGA, he consistently became more versatile and complete. I think he’s a complete back.
Matt Miller said, “Love it. My comp is Kamara. Excellent receiving option. Hate that he got banged up late, saved some tread on his tires.”
First as a true freshman playing at UGA from Philly, Swift kicked in 618 rushing yards, in support of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, including the biggest play of the SEC championship game win over Auburn.
As a sophomore, Swift and Elijah Holyfield teamed as a pair of thousand-yard runners, a year after his former teammates Chubb and Michel did the same. Georgia going back-to-back, with a different pair of thousand yard backs, set a new milestone for the dominant Athens ground attack. The legacy of Georgia as “RBU” (Running Back University) intact.
Then, as a junior, Swift went for 1,218 yards on 196 carries. When healthy, he was clearly the best football player on the UGA roster last season. Sadly, he was nicked up in the 2019-2020 postseason, playing sparingly in the SEC championship game and Sugar Bowl.
He is reportedly well and ready. A recent mock draft had Swift going early in the second round. I had him going to the Atlanta Falcons with the 16th pick.