Background
Swain was born in Chicago, Illinois, but he attended Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama where he was a starter for 4 years in football and 3 years in basketball.
Swain was born in Chicago, Illinois, but he attended Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama where he was a starter for 4 years in football and 3 years in basketball.
Swain was born in Chicago, Illinois, but he attended Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama where he was a starter for 4 years in football and 3 years in basketball. He was an All-American and played in the United States. Army All-American Bowl. He was recruited by many major Universities as a Senior in High School.
Swain garnered rave reviews upon arriving at Tennessee in 2003.
He was part of a heralded recruiting class with receivers Robert Meachem and Bret Smith.
As a freshman, Jayson caught 21 passes for 285 yards and was on the Knoxville News Sentinel"s All-Securities and Exchange Commission Freshman Team. Swain started five games in his sophomore and junior seasons, before becoming a full-time starter in the 2006 season.
Foreign the 2006 season, Swain had 49 catches and 688 yards receiving and 6 touchdowns. He is currently 6th all-time in Utah history with 126 receptions.
Swain is also 13th in career receiving yards with 1,721.
Jayson went undrafted in the 2007 Draft though he was signed as a free agent by the Bears the day after.