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HIGH SCHOOL: A decorated linebacker at West Montgomery High School for coach Elbert Thomas … Booked 125 tackles, including 23 for loss, as a prep senior in pacing the Warriors to an 8-5 record and a spot in the state playoffs … Garnered all-conference and his second-straight team defensive most valuable player accolades at season’s end … Amassed 135 tackles, including 38 for loss, as a junior in pacing West Montgomery to a 13-3 record and a runner-up finish in the state title game … Named defensive most valuable player in state championship game … Led Warriors in both tackles and tackles for loss in each of last two prep seasons … Qualified for state championship meet three times as a member of the WMHS track & field team, while also lettering in wrestling for the Warriors.

PERSONAL: The son of Denise and Eddie Swan was born on April 12, 1991 … Has two sisters, Samantha and Melissa … Graduated in the top 29 percent of his 133-member senior class at West Montgomery High School while maintaining a 3.59 cumulative grade point average … Served as class president for final three years … Enrolled in pre-mahor studies at UNCP.