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TETommy Sweeney

Boston College — ACC

  • Height: 6-5
  • Weight: 260
  • Hometown: Ramsey, NJ
  • Age: 23

SENIOR (2018): All-ACC First Team... New England Football Writers All-New England Team... started the season opener vs. UMass (9/1/18)... caught his first pass of the season; a 17-yard reception from Anthony Brown vs. Holy Cross (9/8/18)... moved into top-10 in receptions by a BC tight end with five catches for 58 yards and a touchdown at Wake Forest (9/13/18)... made three catches for 26 yards and a 15-yard touchdown at Purdue (9/22/18)... caught a TD pass for the third consecutive game with a seven-yard score in the first quarter and totaled two catches for nine yards vs. Temple (9/29/18)... dove for one 13-yard reception at NC State (10/6/18)... made a season-high five catches for 18 yards against Louisville (10/13/18)... totaled 28 yards on three catches, including a fourth-down conversion, against No. 25 Miami (10/26/18)... went for 61 yards on four catches, including a fourth-quarter, 37-yard catch-and-run at Virginia Tech (11/3/18)... caught two passes for seven yards vs. Clemson (11/10/18)... grabbed three catches for 52 yards at Florida State (11/17/18)... totaled 59 receiving yards on three catches, with a long of 30, against No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).

JUNIOR (2017): All-ACC third team selection at tight end for the first time in his career … first BC tight end since Ryan Purvis in 2008 to garner All-ACC accolades … started all 13 games at tight end … led BC in receptions (36), receiving yards (512) and receiving touchdowns (4) … tied for team lead with four receptions at No. 2 Clemson (Sept. 23), including a career-long catch of 37 yards … tied for team lead with three catches against Central Michigan (Sept. 30) … led BC in receptions (four) and receiving yards (57) in the victory at Louisville (Oct. 14) … led BC with four receptions for 55 yards receiving and a career-best two touchdown receptions in the 41-10 win at Virginia (Oct. 21) … 11-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Brown as he broke several tackles in the 35-3 win over Florida State (Oct. 27) … led BC with four receptions for 55 yards against No. 23 NC State (Nov. 11) … two receptions against UConn (Nov. 18), including career-long 38-yard reception … huge performance in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl versus Iowa (Dec. 27), finishing with seven receptions for 137 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown reception.

SOPHOMORE (2016): Started all 13 games at tight end … third on the Eagles with 353 receiving yards on 26 catches … averaged 13.6 yards per catch and scored three touchdowns … recorded 30 receiving yards on two catches at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) … hauled in two catches for 30 yards against Buffalo (Oct. 1) ... tallied four receptions for 48 yards against Clemson (Oct. 7) ... set career highs in receptions and receiving yards against NC State (Oct. 29), finishing the game with seven catches for 78 yards and his first-career touchdown ... earned the Golden Helmet Award from the Eastern Massachusetts NFF chapter … recorded four receptions for 39 yards against Wake Forest (Nov. 26) and hauled in the game-winning touchdown … registered a career-long 24-yard catch and scored on a two-yard TD grab in the Quick Lane Bowl victory over Maryland (Dec. 26).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Played in 12 games … hauled in five catches for 68 yards … recorded first-career reception for 10 yards against Howard (Sept. 12) … secured a career-high two catches for 18 yards against Virginia Tech (Oct. 31) … tallied a career-long 22-yard reception against No. 3 Notre Dame (Nov. 21).

REDSHIRT (2014): Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-state honorable mention, National Underclassmen Combine (NUC) Tight End MVP, first-team all-county and first-team all-league as a senior ... tallied 27 receptions for 539 yards and five touchdowns in his final high school season.

PERSONAL: Thomas R. Sweeney … earned a degree in marketing from the Carroll School of Management in May 2018 … enrolled in graduate school with a focus on sports administration ... Tom and his older sister Moriah are the children of Annette and Bob Sweeney.