Snap share
26%
likely 21–32%
Rush yards
209
275th of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.1
117th of 325 in FBS
Rush TD
0
Receptions
1
1613th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.04
228th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

42 plays · -1.9 total EPA · 228th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays-0.04
Passing-0.76
Rushing-0.01
1st down-0.45
2nd down+0.36
3rd down+0.08
Standard downs-0.32
Passing downs+0.50
SawchukRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays1%
Run plays18%
1st down10%
2nd down14%
3rd down9%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs12%
SawchukRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries37—
Success rate48.6%106th / 321
Explosive run rate16.2%94th / 321
Stuffed at the line13.5%132nd / 321
First downs9—
Red-zone carries5—
Goal-line carries2—

Charting

Where Sawchuk's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction40 carries

Left
20%
5.0 YPC · 38% succ.
Middle
78%
5.4 YPC · 52% succ.
Right
3%
8.0 YPC · 100% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Florida State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Sawchuk’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
8
4 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
0.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.8
15 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
4
of 19 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

76% comp0.2 avg. depth3.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (50%), 3 caught (75%), 14 yds, 3.5 per target475% · 14yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction22 carries

Left
18%
2.5 YPC · 25% succ.
Middle
77%
2.8 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
5%
7.0 YPC · 100% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

5 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNorthwestern#26 · 5-1626%412095.1048.6%1-304.3%
2025Florida State#43 · 5-71235%1094864.5857.5%1312115.9%
2024Oklahoma#35 · 6-7818%391283.3138.5%828010.1%
2023Oklahoma#9 · 10-31136%1207446.2940.0%149407.4%
2022Oklahoma#25 · 6-725%171056.2157.1%1804.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Gavin Sawchuk's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Gavin Sawchuk's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

4.7 avg. game scoreBest: 6.2 vs South Dakota State (Week 1)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1South Dakota StateW 34–186.28698.6021
3ColoradoW 41–75.112484.0021
4@IndianaL 23–295.15265.2011
5Penn StateW 34–132.18273.4013
6Ball StateW 45–145.14246.0018
7@Michigan StateW 24–214.34153.805
2026 · 6 games4.7412095.1021

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries41—
Yards209275th / 1456
Yards / carry5.1117th / 325
Touchdowns0—
Long21—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11613th / 1995
Yards-31968th / 1981
Yards / catch-3—
Touchdowns0—
Long0—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14244th / 5408
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards39—
Average19.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long24—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · South Dakota State54~16 (11–21)8·130%
Wk 3 · Colorado73~22 (15–29)13··30%
Wk 4 · Indiana56~19 (13–25)5··34%
Wk 5 · Penn State69~15 (10–19)81122%
Wk 6 · Ball State55~13 (3–25)5··24%
Wk 7 · Michigan State71~13 (3–25)4··18%
Season37898 (78–121)431226%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
5Caleb KomolafeRBJR754015.3411+0.18
Gavin SawchukRB412095.101-0.04
6Joseph Himon IIRBSR3034611.535+0.53
22Daniel AndersonRBFR61830—-0.26
12Marcus RomainRBFR451.30—-0.33
36Sean Morris IIRBFR21050—+0.11
41Robby PreckelRBSO11101-1.97
7Mar'Kel PorterRBSO——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Northwestern depth chart →