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Jersey Number 9
Montez Sweat
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- Copiah-Lincoln [MS] CC
Bio
2019 NFL Combine Participant2019 Senior Bowl Selection
2018 First-Team All-American (FWAA, Sporting News, Phil Steele)
2018 Second-Team All-American (Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports)
2018 First-Team All-SEC (Associated Press, Coaches)
2018 Bednarik Award Semifinalist
2018 Bednarik National Player of the Week (vs. Auburn)
2018 Bronko Nagurski National Player of the Week (vs. Auburn)
2018 SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (vs. K-State, vs. Auburn)
2018 Senior Bowl Defensive Senior of the Week (vs. K-State)
2017 First-Team All-SEC (Associated Press, Coaches)
2017 SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (vs. UK, A&M, Arkansas)
CAREER: One of the most feared edge rushers in America, who makes his presence known in the backfield … Returned for his senior season after he tied for the SEC lead in sacks and tackles for loss in 2017 … Earned first-team All-SEC honors by both the AP and coaches in each of his two seasons in Starkville … Teamed with Jeffery Simmons to become one of the best defensive line duos in America … He and Simmons were the first SEC Coaches First-Team duo to return the following year … Likely to be a high pick in the 2019 NFL Draft … Collected 22 sacks in 26 career games at MSU … Totaled 101 tackles and 29.5 tackles for loss … His 0.85 career sacks per game ranked second nationally among active players, while his 22 sacks were the second most since the start of the 2017 season among Power 5 players … Finished his MSU career ranked tied for fifth on the school’s career list for sacks (22) and eighth for tackles for loss (29.5) … The 22 sacks were also good for ninth in the country among active players … Appeared on MSU’s single-season career list for sacks in each of his two years in Starkville, ranking seventh in 2018 (11.5) and eighth in 2017 (10.5) … Five-time SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, good for the most in MSU history … Logged at least a half sack in 16 of 26 games at MSU … Came to MSU as one of the top junior college pass rushers and played his freshman season at Michigan State … Enrolled at MSU in January 2017 … Graduated from MSU in December 2018 with a degree in communication.
2018 SENIOR SEASON: ne of the nation’s best defensive ends for the second straight season … Started 12 of 13 games … Earned first-team All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Phil Steele … Collected second-team All-America status from The Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports … Finished as a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, given annually to the nation’s top defensive player … Teamed with Jeffery Simmons to become the first defensive line duo in MSU history to win first-team All-SEC honors from the AP in back-to-back seasons … Also was named a first-team All-SEC selection by the league’s coaches for the second straight year … Led MSU in sacks for the second straight year (11.5) … Finished second in the SEC and tied for sixth nationally in sacks after leading the league as a junior … His 11.5 sacks were also good for seventh in single-season MSU history … Racked up 14 tackles for loss, which ranked second on the team behind Simmons’ 17 and seventh in the SEC … Totaled 100 yards on tackles for loss, which ranked second in the SEC and eighth nationally … Had seven sacks and seven tackles for loss in SEC games … Logged at least 0.5 sacks in eight games and tallied four games with at least 1.5 sacks … Recorded the second-most total pressures in the SEC (47) and tied for the second-most QB Hits (10) among edge defenders according to Pro Football Focus … Earned the third-highest overall grade (86.3) and the fourth-best pass-rushing grade (83.2) among edge defenders from PFF … Was also strong in the run game with the third-best PFF run-defense grade (86.8) among edge defenders … Ranked second in the SEC and sixth nationally in sacks per game (0.89) … Opened the season with six tackles, a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … A week later, was honored as SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week and Senior Bowl Defensive Senior of the Week at Kansas State (9/8) … Registered three tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack against the Wildcats … Had six tackles and 1.5 sacks at Kentucky (9/22) … Named the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week and Bednarik Player of the Week vs. No. 8 Auburn (10/6) … Was unstoppable off the edge against the Tigers, posting a career-best three sacks for a loss of 27 yards … Also forced one fumble and added two quarterback hurries that forced incompletions and became the first Bulldog with three or more sacks in a game since Willie Evans had three versus Tulane on Sept. 17, 2005 … Became only the third Bulldog in the last 20 years to achieve the feat and the first in a conference game since Ed Smith versus Arkansas on Nov. 21, 1998. All three sacks in that game came in the second half … Turned in seven tackles and one sack at No. 5 LSU (10/20) … Posted three tackles and a sack vs. Louisiana Tech (11/3) … Closed the regular-season with six tackles and 1.5 sacks at Ole Miss (11/22) … In his final college game against Iowa (1/1) in the Outback Bowl, collected a pair of tackles and a half sack.
2017 JUNIOR SEASON: A first-team All-SEC selection in his first season, starting all 13 games … Played outside linebacker in the 3-4 and defensive end in the 4-3 … Joined Jeffery Simmons as the two became just the second duo in the SEC West since 2003 to both earn first-team All-SEC honors … Became the first Bulldog to lead the SEC in sacks since 2005 with 10.5 for a loss of 64 yards … Tied for eighth nationally in sacks … Also had 7.5 sacks in SEC only games, which tied for the league lead … Produced 11 games with at least 0.5 tackles for loss … Ranked seventh in MSU single-season history in sacks … The only player in the SEC to earn SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors three times (vs. Kentucky, Texas A&M, Arkansas) … Tied for the SEC lead in tackles for loss with the fifth-highest total in MSU single-season history (15.5) … Had three tackles in his debut against Charleston Southern (9/2) … Collected three tackles, including the first sack of his career, and a recovered fumble nearly for a touchdown at No. 13 Auburn (9/30) … Turned in his best SEC performance against Kentucky (10/21) and was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week with a career-best seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Racked up six tackles and two sacks in win at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28) … Earned his second SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honor with four tackles and a season-high 2.5 sacks that helped MSU to a comeback win at Arkansas (11/18) … Dominating performance in the TaxSlayer Bowl with four tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack of Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson … Ended the year with a combined 6.5 tackles for loss in the final three games.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Considered the sixth-best junior college defensive end prospect in the nation according to 247 Sports and was listed No. 43 on Scout.com’s Top 100 prospects … No. 47 on 247Sports’ Top 100 JUCO recruits … A three-star recruit who posted 39 tackles with six for loss in 2016 at Co-Lin … Also recorded five sacks, forced two fumbles and grabbed one interception.
2014 AT MICHIGAN STATE: Appeared in two games at defensive end in his first season at Michigan State (vs. Jacksonville State and Eastern Michigan) … In his collegiate debut, collected four tackles, including a half sack (2 yards), against Jacksonville State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked one of the top tight ends in the nation coming out of Stephenson High School, the home of former Bulldog and current Washington Redskin pass rusher Preston Smith … Recorded 33 tackles, including six for losses with one sack, in 12 games his senior season playing for Coach Ron Gartrell … Helped lead Stephenson to a 9-3 record and the round of 16 in the Georgia high school state playoffs … Also played basketball and averaged 12.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born Shaquan Montez Sweat in Richmond, Ky., on Sept. 4, 1996 … Nickname is “Tez” … Grandparents are Charles and Deborah Sweat … Has one brother, Anthony and one sister, Yvette … Twitter handle is @_sweat.
SWEAT’S CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 7, (twice) last at LSU (10-20-18)
Tackles For Loss: 3.5, vs. Stephen F. Austin (9-1-18)
Sacks: 3.0, vs. Auburn (10-6-18)
Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Auburn (10-6-18)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Auburn (9-30-17)
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Brylan Lanier INT
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell TD
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Ferrie 55-yard FG
Saturday, August 30
