Background
Schwenke was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Due to his father’s job in the Navy, he grew up in Hawaii and later San Diego.
Schwenke was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Due to his father’s job in the Navy, he grew up in Hawaii and later San Diego.
Schwenke attended Oceanside High School, where he played for the Oceanside Pirates high school football team
He was drafted by the Titans in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at California. Schwenke was teammates with lineman Larry Warford, who attended Oceanside during his freshman, and sophomore year, Sam Brenner offensive lineman and with quarterback Jordan Wynn.
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Schwenke was rated as the Number.
44 offensive guard prospect in his class. While attending the University of California, Berkeley, Schwenke played for the California Golden Bears football team from 2009 to 2012.
He played in 48 of 50 possible games during his four seasons with the program, starting 36 of 37 games over his final three seasons. He started his career at guard, making 16 starts at left guard and then eight at right guard, before being moved to center during his senior year.
He started 12 games and earned first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors.
2013 NFL Draft
The Tennessee Titans chose Schwenke in the fourth round, with the 107th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft.