Brett Swenson

Brett Swenson (born February 10, 1988) is an American former college football player who was a placekicker for the Michigan State Spartans. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2010.

Early life Brett Swenson was born on February 10, 1988, in West Islip, New York to parents Gary and Celia Swenson.

College career Swenson enrolled at Michigan State University where he majored in criminal justice. As a freshman in 2006, he led the team in scoring with 78 points. He made 15 of 19 field goal and all 33 extra point attempts. Swenson tied for third in the Big Ten Conference with 1.25 field goals per game and 0.789 field goal percentage. He was honored as a Lou Groza Star of the Week for a 28-yard go-ahead field goal against Northwestern with 13 seconds remaining, which capped the greatest comeback in NCAA history. He was named a Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News, College Football News, and Rivals.com first-team freshman All-American.

In 2007, he finished second on the team in scoring with 98 points, behind school record-setting running back Jehuu Caulcrick. Swenson made 15 of 22 field goal and 53 of 54 extra points attempts. He set the school single-season record for extra points, besting Morten Andersen's previous record of 52 in 1978. Swenson finished the season as the tenth-leading scorer in the Big Ten. Against Indiana, he was named a Lou Groza Star of the Week for a career-high 16 points, career-high four field goals, and career-long 48-yard field goal. Due in part to a missing all three field goal attempts against Michigan, Swenson was not selected as one of the twenty Lou Groza Award semifinalists, which Michigan State associate athletic director for communications John Lewandowski called "remarkably disappointing". The following game, he was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Wisconsin. He made all four field goal attempts including a game-winning 44-yard kick with seven seconds remaining to put the Spartans ahead 25–24. Swenson was named to the All-Big Ten second-team by both the media and coaches.

In 2009, Swenson was named Team MVP for his role in several games, including a high-scoring victory over Purdue. He participated in the 2010 Senior Bowl. As of January 2010, CBS Sports affiliate The NFL Draft Scout considered him the number-one placekicker prospect for the 2010 NFL draft and projects him being selected in the sixth or seventh round. and was eventually released on July 28, 2011.