University of West Alabama

At Georgia Southern

2012: All-America honors from College Sports Journal... Selected as a second team offensive All-American by Phil Steele Publications… Also named to All-Southern Conference second team by Phil Steele Publications… Picked for initial watch list for running back of the year by College Football Performance Awards… Surpassed the 1,000-yard milestone in 2012 with his second carry in Old Dominion NCAA FCS playoff win… Second-straight 1,000-yard-plus rushing season finished with 1,246 yards (204 att.) after 1,023 (168 att.) as a true freshman… Checked in at No. 24 nationally on the NCAA FCS individual rushing chart (103.83 ypg), one of only four sophomores to appear in the top 25… Instrumental to Eagles winning NCAA team rushing title with 399.4 yards per game … Fifth in Southern Conference individual rushing rankings… Played in 12 games with 11 starts … Recorded six 100-yard-plus rushing games in 2012, nine overall in his career …16 rushing touchdowns … 12th on Georgia Southern career rushing yards list (2,269) … Single-season total of 1,246 yards ranks 13th all time, while 2011 total of 1,023 was 19th … Ranked fourth for career yards per game with a 90.7 ypg average (2,269 yards, 25 games) … Seventh on the GSU career yards-per-rush list, averaging 6.10 yards per carry (372-2,269) … Ran for career-best three touchdowns vs. Jacksonville … Named Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week and Southern Pigskin/Steak ‘n’ Shake SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Wofford.

2011: Southern Conference Freshman of the Year... Selected to Coaches’ SoCon All-Freshman team... Named SoCon Freshman of the Week for October 3rd, November 14th and November 21^st ... Played in 13 games with six starts at B-Back ... Started the final four games of the year and all three FCS Playoff games... Rushed for 1,033 yards and seven touchdowns on 168 carries... Averaged 6.1 yards per carry and 78.7 yards per game... Totaled season-highs of 31 carries, 255 yards and two touchdowns in the FCS Playoff opener against Old Dominion (12/3)... Rushed for over 150 yards in three-straight games against Wofford (11/12), Alabama (11/19) and the Monarchs.

PREP: Class AAAA All-State honorable mention in 2008 at Sequoya High School... Played for the Chiefs before transferring to Buford... Ran for 219 yards and three touchdowns for fifth-ranked Sequoyah High School against Clarke Central as a sophomore... Scored 29 touchdowns with 1,480 rushing yards... Returned three punts for touchdowns in 2008... Started last half of the season as a freshman... Won two varsity letters at Sequoya ... Second-leading rusher for Wolves with 705 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, scoring six during the playoffs... Averaged 7.9 yards per carry... Also returned punts for Buford, averaging 21.1 yards on 10 attempts ... Helped lead the Wolves to a 14-1 record in 2010 and record-tying fourth-straight state championship for Class AA Coach of the Year Jess Simpson.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dominique Shawn Swope ... son of Martin Toussaint and Grace Swope ... born February 27, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga., ... has three siblings Aleyah, Andrew, and Derek ... brother Andrew was a four-year linebacker at Buford.