{{Short description|American football coach (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Colton Swan | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Defensive coordinator, linebackers coach | current_team = Utah | current_conference = Big 12 | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|31}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Weber State University (2003) | player_years1 = 1999–2003 | player_team1 = Weber State | player_positions = Linebacker | coach_years1 = 2004–2005 | coach_team1 = Weber State (GA) | coach_years2 = 2006–2008 | coach_team2 = Weber State (SAF) | coach_years3 = 2009–2011 | coach_team3 = Weber State (co-DC/LB) | coach_years4 = 2012–2013 | coach_team4 = Weber State (LB) | coach_years5 = 2014 | coach_team5 = Weber State (co-STC/TE) | coach_years6 = 2015–2016 | coach_team6 = Weber State (STC/TE) | coach_years7 = 2017–2018 | coach_team7 = Weber State (STC/LB) | coach_years8 = 2019–2025 | coach_team8 = Utah (LB) | coach_years9 = 2026–present | coach_team9 = Utah (DC/LB) | overall_record = | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = }}
'''Colton Swan''' (born October 31, 1980) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Utah Utes.
==Playing career== Swan played college football as a linebacker for the Weber State Wildcats from 1999 through 2003, where he was a key contributor, racking up 109 tackles in his senior, while earning second-team All-Big Sky Conference honors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coles |first1=Joe |title=Utah football: Sione Po’uha, Colton Swan settling into new roles on Ute staff |url=https://www.deseret.com/2019/4/16/20671007/utah-football-sione-po-uha-colton-swan-settling-into-new-roles-on-ute-staff/ |website=Deseret News |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Facer |first1=Dick |title=Utah football: Utes hire Weber State's Colton Swan as linebackers coach |url=https://www.deseret.com/2019/1/7/20662724/utah-football-utes-hire-weber-state-s-colton-swan-as-linebackers-coach/ |website=Deseret News |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Swan got his first coaching job in 2004 with his alma mater Weber State as a graduate assistant. Over the next 14-seasons, he would serve in multiple different roles, coaching safeties, linebackers, and tight ends, while also serving stints as the co-defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator until 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kragthorpe |first1=Kurt |title=Utes hire Colton Swan from Weber State to coach linebackers |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2019/01/07/utes-hire-colton-swan/ |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kragthorpe |first1=Kurt |title=New Ute linebackers coach Colton Swan has made a good impression. Now comes the real evaluation. |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2019/08/19/new-ute-linebackers-coach/ |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Furlong |first1=Josh |title=Utah adds Colton Swan as newest linebacker coach |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/46463080/utah-adds-colton-swan-as-newest-linebacker-coach |website=KSL News |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref> Before the start of the 2019 season, Swan joined Utah as the team's linebackers coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kamrani |first1=Christopher |title=One day roping at the rodeo, where a college football linebackers coach chases his second lifelong passion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2772477/2021/08/18/one-day-roping-at-the-rodeo-where-a-college-football-linebackers-coach-chases-his-second-lifelong-passion/ |website=The New York Times |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref> Ahead of the 2026 season, he was promoted to serve as the Utes defensive coordinator.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coles |first1=Joe |title=Utah linebackers coach Colton Swan named program’s defensive coordinator |url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2026/01/02/colton-swan-utah-defensive-coordinator/ |website=Deseret News |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Swan is a native of Jerome, Idaho.<ref>https://utahutes.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/colton-swan/4436</ref>
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==External links== * [https://utahutes.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/colton-swan/4436 Utah Utes profile] * [https://weberstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/colton-swan/489 Weber State Wildcats profile]
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