The Patriots are carrying 11 rookies on their initial 53-man roster, but Bradyn Swinson is not one of them.
The fifth-round edge rusher out of LSU was a surprise cut on Tuesday. Over the course of training camp, Swinson was passed on the depth chart by undrafted free agent Elijah Ponder, who made the team over him.
The Patriots took Swinson at No. 146 overall last spring, long after experts expected he’d be off the board. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler had a third round grade on Swinson (No. 100 overall), NFL Media’s Lance Zierlein had him as a Round 3 or 4 projection, and Daniel Jeremiah ranked the edge rusher 87th in his Top 150.