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Fred Swendsen is a former defensive end out of Notre Dame, selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 53rd overall pick (round 3) in the 1972 NFL Draft.
Draft Details
Fred Swendsen Draft Context
Fred Swendsen was the 53rd overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, selected by the Buffalo Bills.
Picks Around Fred Swendsen
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Ed Marinaro | RB | Minnesota Vikings | Cornell |
| 51 | Lester Sims | DE | Cleveland Browns | Alabama State |
| 52 | Charles McKee | WR | Dallas Cowboys | Arizona |
| 54 | Jim LeClair | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | North Dakota |
| 55 | John Mendenhall | DT | New York Giants | Grambling State |
| 56 | Lewis Jolley | RB | Houston Oilers | North Carolina |
Buffalo Bills 1972 Draft Class
Other Buffalo Bills picks in 1972 include Walt Patulski (DE, round 1), Randy Jackson (RB, round 4), Leon Garror (DB, round 5), Bob Penchion (OG, round 5), Ralph Stepaniak (DB, round 7).
Other Notre Dame players drafted in 1972 include Walt Patulski, Clarence Ellis, Mike Kadish, Eric Patton, Tom Gatewood, Ralph Stepaniak, Mike Zikas.
No NFL career statistics are available for Fred Swendsen in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).
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More from the 1972 Draft
| Rd | Pick | Team | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  BUF |
Walt Patulski | DE |  Notre Dame |
| 1 | 2 |  CIN |
Sherman White | DE |  California |
| 1 | 3 |  CHI |
Lionel Antoine | OT | Southern Illinois |
| 1 | 4 |  ARI |
Ahmad Rashad | WR |  Oregon |
| 1 | 5 |  DEN |
Riley Odoms | TE |  Houston |
| 1 | 6 |  TEN |
Greg Sampson | DE |  Stanford |
| 1 | 7 |  GB |
Willie Buchanon | DB |  San Diego State |
| 1 | 8 |  NO |
Royce Smith | OG |  Georgia |
| 1 | 9 |  NYJ |
Jerome Barkum | TE |  Jackson State |
| 1 | 10 |  MIN |
Jeff Siemon | LB | Stanford |
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