It had been roughly a month and a half since the Ducks picked up their last verbal commitment to their 2020 recruiting class, but that all changed Friday evening, as Douglasville (Ga.) Chapel Hill three-star defensive end Bradyn Swinson announced his commitment to Oregon.

COMMITTED🦆 #ScoDucks pic.twitter.com/JPyG5mve8d

— ⁶ (@OfficialSwintt) September 21, 2019

Despite being ranked as the 103rd-best recruit in the state of Georgia according to 247Sports’ Composite Rankings, Swinson compiled a fairly impressive list of offers, as notable suitors included North Carolina, Florida State, Arizona State, and Michigan State. With Swinson’s commitment, the Ducks rise to no. 14 in 247Sports’ Composite Team Rankings.

Swinson also becomes the 20th member of Oregon’s 2020 class, and the third defensive lineman to pledge to the Ducks, joining fellow three-star prospects Jake Shipley and Maceal Afaese.

Below we take a closer look at Swinson’s game, examining his weaknesses and strengths, as well as projecting how he may make an impact for the Ducks when he ultimately arrives on campus.

Notable weaknesses:

• Raw pass rushing skills: Swinson’s physical skills certainly shine through on film, but he’s still noticeably raw as a pass rusher, which is the role he figures to excel in once he arrives on campus. Specifically, he could improve the use of his hands in order to be more consistent in defeating opposing linemen.
• Will need to improve fundamentals: Swinson’s obvious physical stature offers him a tremendous advantage that allows him to be a destructive force at the high school level. But if he’s to take the next step in his development, he’ll need to improve his fundamentals. Not only are Swinson’s pass rush skills somewhat underdeveloped, but he relies far too much on god given ability to simply bull his way past over-matched opposition. Playing with better leverage and developing skills that allow him to be more effective utilizing his natural length will make him more polished across the board.

Notable strengths:

• Possesses a mature frame: Physically speaking, Swinson looks like a player who will have little trouble fitting in his first day in a collegiate weight program. He’s well constructed, possessing the kind of the thick, mature build that will allow him to hold his own early on in the development process.
• Shows quickness, strength penetrating the backfield: Not only does Swinson have an impressive physical profile, but he backs it up with tremendous athletic gifts that reveal impressive long-term upside. He shows quickness knifing into the backfield, the speed to chase down ball carriers, and the strength to habitually collapse the pocket and apply pressure to the quarterback.
• Solid length: Swinson’s length is another one of his most impressive qualities on the gridiron. Though he may not use it to his advantage as consistently as we would like, he does show an ability with his 6-foot-4, 245-pound frame to cloud passing lanes and shed blocks in order to make plays.

Overall outlook:

Somewhat similar to fellow 2020 Duck verbal commits Jake Shipley and Maceal Afaese, Bradyn Swinson should be viewed as a player who is a likely developmental prospect his first few years in the program. Like Shipley and Afaese, there is absolutely no denying Swinson’s physical makeup, not to mention the talent rich area from which he hails. However, based on his junior year film, it’s easy to see that Swinson has some necessary strides to make before he can be reliably called upon to contribute. There’s also the fact that the competition for playing time is expected to be stiff upon arrival. Yes, the Ducks will lose Gus Cumberlander, Drayton Carlberg, Sione Kava, and Gary Baker to graduation following this season, but the Ducks return a load of young talent that will be poised to step into larger roles. Youngsters like Andrew Faoliu, Kristian Williams, Sua’ava Poti, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and Brandon Dorlus will have an opportunity to vie for starting jobs, joining other key veteran defensive ends like Austin Faoliu and DJ Johnson. Swinson might require some initial patience, but he’s an intriguing long-term prospect under the tutelage of a master teacher in Ducks defensive line coach Joe Salave’a.