Samuel Swinney

Prepped locally at Mars Hill Bible School in Florence ... Coached by Darrell Higgins ... First Team All-State, All-Region and All-Area defensive tackle and right tackle for the Panthers ... Led the Panthers to the 2024 and 2025 AHSAA State Championship Game and won both times ... Graduation year is 2026. Birthday is March 23 ... From Florence, Alabama ... Son of Casey and Alicia Cooper ... Has three siblings — Mason, Marykatherine and Saylor ... His uncle is Brett Borden, who played football at UNA and went on to coach the Lions as an assistant for many years ... His brother, Mason, played baseball at Alabama and Dallas Baptist and is now a senior at North Greenville ... Major is undecided.