Swayze Bozeman holds the WLB · Depth spot in Cincinnati Bengals’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Swayze Bozeman played 6 games in 2025 with a 8% snap share.

Swayze Bozeman is a 6'1", 225-pound weak-side linebacker with two years of NFL experience. He began his college career at Copiah-Lincoln Community College (2017-18), recording 133 total tackles in 19 games, before joining Southern Mississippi, where he appeared in 39 games with 27 starts and tallied 189 tackles over five seasons (2019-23). Bozeman signed with Kansas City as a college free agent in May 2024 and appeared in six games as a rookie, including three postseason contests and two special teams tackles in Super Bowl LIX. After stints with Chicago and the New York Giants in 2025, Cincinnati acquired him on waivers in May 2026. His career includes 12 games of regular-season and postseason action, with five defensive tackles and four special teams stops in regular-season play.

Chiefs2024

Giants2025

Bengalspresent

CollegeSouthern Mississippi; Copiah-Lincoln Junior CollegeAcquiredAcquired from Kansas City Chiefs · drafted thereHometownFlora, MS