D.J. SWEARINGERSwearinger, Dayario JamalHeight: 5-10 Weight: 206 Born: September 1, 1991 Greenwood, SC High School: Greenwood (SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | South Carolina | Lettered |
| 2010 | South Carolina | Lettered |
| 2011 | South Carolina | Lettered |
| 2012 | South Carolina | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (57th overall) 2013 Houston Texans |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 36 | FS | 16 | 10 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 36 | SS | 16 | 12 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 36 | SS | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 36 | SS | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 Year (NFL)2015 Year NFL | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 36 | FS-SS | 16 | 12 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 36 | FS | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 36 | FS | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2019 ARI NFL | 36 | SS | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2019 OAK NFL | 21 | FS-SS | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 36 | FS | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL)2019 Year NFL | 9 | 7 | ||
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 36 | FS | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 DC Defenders (XFL)2023 DC XFL | 36 | SSS | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 DC Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL | 36 | S | 5 | 5 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 110 | 73 |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 994 | 0 | 0.0 | 797 | 78.1 | 197 | 40.3 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 1047 | 0 | 0.0 | 1018 | 90.2 | 29 | 6.3 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 209 | 0 | 0.0 | 113 | 10.3 | 96 | 21.5 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 199 | 0 | 0.0 | 152 | 14.5 | 47 | 10.1 |
| 2015 Year (NFL)2015 Year NFL | 408 | 0 | 265 | 143 | |||
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 988 | 0 | 0.0 | 837 | 77.9 | 151 | 31.6 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 1180 | 0 | 0.0 | 1095 | 99.6 | 85 | 17.9 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 961 | 0 | 0.0 | 961 | 93.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2019 ARI NFL | 292 | 0 | 0.0 | 292 | 25.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2019 OAK NFL | 172 | 0 | 0.0 | 172 | 18.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 3.0 | 11 | 2.4 |
| 2019 Year (NFL)2019 Year NFL | 508 | 0 | 497 | 11 | |||
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 214 | 0 | 0.0 | 124 | 11.9 | 90 | 19.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6300 | 0 | 5594 | 706 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 D.C. Defenders (XFL)2023 DC XFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 D.C. Defenders (XFL)2023 DC XFL | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 109 | 7.8 | 31 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4.5 | 29.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Year (NFL)2015 Year NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 D.C. Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 71 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2015 ARI NFL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Year (NFL)2015 Year NFL | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 66 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins (NFL)2017 WAS NFL | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2019 ARI NFL | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2019 OAK NFL | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL)2019 Year NFL | 50 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 D.C. Defenders (XFL)2023 DC XFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 D.C. Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 425 | 416 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Year (NFL)2015 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2016 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Washington Redskins2017 WAS NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Washington Redskins (NFL)2018 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 1 | 15 | 157 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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