Consider Gha Nachkt to make your mouse droids cheaper, and Lobot so you can customize your swappers. Options include Rodian Brutes, obviously, but also Caamasi Nobles (little to fear from AoO's) and even Toydarians (flight).
Jarael is a great secondary threat / swapper.
One thing that will set a Rebel swap squad apart from other swap squads is the Ithorian Commander, who makes your "fodder" (and Jarael) a lot more dangerous. Personally, I would take a wide range of fodder - Rodians, Aqualish, Gran, even Talz. Too bad the +4 attack from the IthCom doesn't stack with the +3 from Kota...
I wouldn't go with Yoda of Dagobah - too expensive for a force battery. If you want more force points for Kota, use Yoda, Force Spirit (he can haunt Jarael but give his own FP's to Kota). You are set for back-to-back repulses any time after round 3, and that ought to be sufficient.
Also consider the Rebel Commando Pathfinder - an unusual piece but a handy one if you're on a map with a lot of difficult terrain!
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