I was going to say the same thing. Swope is one of those players you notice when scouting someone else. Whether it was Tannehill or Manziel, I'm watching for those guys and yet it's Swope who just keeps grabbing your attention making play after play. Knile Davis (Ryan Mallett) and Jared Abbrederis (Russell Wilson) are a couple other examples. Ryan Broyles (Landry Jones) too. Deep throws, slot throws, Swope was great wherever they put him. Don't like pulling the race card (as it begs to be blown out of proportion), but let's be real, if he was African American, 6'1", 206, 4.4 in the forty, and clutch as hell, and productive for an SEC/BIG12 school he'd be in the first or second round discussion without a doubt. It's almost like a rule- if you are white and you play WR/RB, you will not be an early pick. Whiteness aside, the fact that he looks like he's 15 years old in all his pictures probably doesn't help much either.
Swope is my #1 slot WR. Austin is spectacular, but I think I'd rather have him playing outside in a similar role to Golden Tate.
Another thing about Swope that makes him perfect- he's not a target whore. He's perfectly comfortable in an offense that spreads the ball and treats everyone like a #2 WR. That's Johnny Football to a tee, and Swope was as good as ever in that kind of offense. You will not find a QB in college football for many years that compares as well to Wilson as Manziel does, and Manziel had awesome chemistry with Swope, even as a freshman. I could see Wilson mind melding with Swope in no time.
Swope is like a faster, better Charlie Martin. Same size, same clutchness, same goofy teenager face. If Martin ran a 4.4 he'd probably still be on our roster right now. And it means nothing, but Swope is from Texas A&M. Martin was from West Texas A&M.