Education
A native of Chesapeake, Virginia, Sweat attended Oscar F. Smith High School where he was teammates with Andrew Brown.
A native of Chesapeake, Virginia, Sweat attended Oscar F. Smith High School where he was teammates with Andrew Brown.
He currently attends Florida State University, where he plays for the Seminoles. Sweat was a standout defensive lineman at Oscar F. Smith High School in South Norfolk, Virginia. In his junior year, he recorded 94 tackles and helped Oscar Smith to march undefeated into the 2013 VHSL 6A state championship game, where they were upset by Centreville High School.
In off-season football camps, Sweat impressed with his athleticism and triggered comparisons to Jadeveon Clowney.
Starting his senior year as the top-rated prospect in the country by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, Sweat registered 25 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and eight sacks in the first two games of the season. During the third game of the season, against Western Branch High School, Sweat suffered a season-ending injury as he dislocated his knee and tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament. He underwent reconstructive surgery in New York performed by New York Giants team physician Russell Warren, before graduating from Oscar Smith in December 2014 to enroll early in college.
Initially being regarded the top prospect of his class, Sweat fell in the rankings after his injury. He dropped to Number. 11 in Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s final ranking of the class of 2015, but retained his five-star status.
Sweat committed to Florida State over offers from Virginia Technical, Georgia, Ohio State, and Oregon.
