'09 SC S D.J. Swearinger (Tennessee Verbal)

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'09 SC S D.J. Swearinger



Safety
Greenwood (SC) Greenwood

Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 188 lbs
Forty: 4.44 secs
Bench max: 255 pounds
Squat max: 355 pounds
GPA: 3.3
Class: 2009 (High School)

PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

DB D.J. Swearinger (6-1 205) of Greenwood was offered Monday night by Vanderbilt, his first official offer. "I just got my first offer on the the phone from Vanderbilt," Swearinger informed PalmettoSports.com in a text message. Swearinger plans to go to Clemson this Saturday for junior day. He also plans to go to North Carolina in April. Swearinger also getting interest from USC, NC State, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Texas.

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February 27, 2008 Second Offer For Swearinger

By Phil Kornblut
DB DJ Swearinger (6-1 205) received an offer from Illinois Wednesday. He also has an offer from Vanderbilt and his getting interest from USC, Clemson, NC State, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Texas.

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2/27

From O&B News...recaps his junior season. Vandy and Illinois have offered but says he favors Tennessee and Georgia. Penn State and Maryland have also been in touch recently.

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3/9

By Farrell...talks about his sophmore and junior seasons. Still has the two offers and says he thinks Penn State is close to offering.

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DB DJ Swearinger (6-1 205) of Greenwood was offered Thursday night by Maryland. Swearinger said he received a note earlier in the day from the Terps and called his recruiter later in the night. He also has offers from Vanderbilt and Illinois, and he said NC State, Penn State and Virginia have indicated they will offer. Swearinger visited Clemson last Saturday and will visit NC State on March 29th. USC, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech also have shown interest. He plans to camp this summer at USC, Georgia and Tennessee.

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A visit to NC State last week resulted in in another offer for DB DJ Swearinger (6-1 205) of Greenwood. He also has offers from Vanderbilt, Illinois, Maryland and Auburn. Swearinger was impressed by what he saw at State. "The facilities are nice," he said. "Coach O'Brien is very cool, seems like a good guy. He wants to build NC State just like he did Boston College." Swearinger also is drawing interest from Penn State, Virginia and Tennessee. He's not hearing much at this point from Clemson or USC.

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Greenwood DB DJ Swearinger (6-1 205) says he and three teammates will attend USC's spring game Saturday. Swearinger said he'll be joined by DE Sam Montgomery, rising junior DL Kelcy Quarles, who has an offer from USC and is the son of former Gamecock Buddy Quarles, and Devin Partlow. USC has not offered Swearinger. "They've been telling me to come to camp," Swearinger said. He has offers from Vanderbilt, Illinois, Maryland, Auburn and NC State. He's also hearing from Penn State and Duke. Swearinger said Auburn and NC State are showing the strongest interest, and Vanderbilt has told him he's their top safety prospect.

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4/21

From the South Carolina site...talks about being in Columbia for the spring game. Talks about his summer plans which could include stops at Tennesee, Georgia and Auburn.

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5/6

From the Auburn site...talks about his contact with the staff and will visit Auburn for their camp. Favors Auburn and Tennessee.

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5/25

From TheWolverine....talks about Michigan, who he says would be in his top 5 should they offer, and about his contact with the staff. South Carolina appears to be close to offering. Talks about playing SS or FS.

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6/1

By Simmons...took a tour of Georgia Tech this past weekend and was offered by Wake Forest. Plans to hit some camps during the first part of June, including stops at South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Auburn.

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PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

Greenwood DB DJ Swearinger (6-2 208) had nine offers to his credit before he finally got the notice of one of the in state major programs. Swearinger was offered by USC Thursday while attending a Gamecock camp session. "It was a big offer, man," Swearinger said. "I've been waiting on an in state offer. Early in my recruiting, South Carolina was in my top three. That kind of went away, but now they are starting to move back in there. I was doing drills with coach Cooper (at the camp). He said he really liked what I was doing out there." Swearinger also has offers from Vanderbilt, Illinois, Maryland, Auburn, NC State, Duke, Wake Forest, Michigan and North Carolina. He will camp at Tennessee June 12th, Georgia on the 14th, Auburn on the 15th, and North Carolina on the 16th. Swearinger said his top five is USC, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia and Michigan. "If I had to say a favorite, I'd say Auburn," Swearinger said. "It's a top notch school. They produce good players every year. They have a great defense every year. They put players in the league every year." Swearinger was one of several players from Greenwood at the camp Thursday. He said some of the others were DE Sam Montomgery, DB Byron Best, who may draw a USC offer once his test scores are in, and junior OL Kelcy Quarles.

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6/9

From the South Carolina site. D.J. says he was excited to get the offer from South Carolina, as he was looking for an in-state offer. Auburn leads, followed by Georgia, Tennesse, Michigan and South Carolina.