Running back, Northwestern (from Oklahoma, Florida State), 2022–⁠26

Gavin Sawchuk

Lettered 2025 at Florida State (school media guide)

Number
No. 27
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Littleton, CO

Gavin Sawchuk plays running back for Northwestern, after Oklahoma (2022–⁠24) and Florida State (2025).

2026 so far

209 rushing yards

Last game: at Michigan State, W 24–⁠21

Next game: vs. Rutgers, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 69SDST
  2. 48COLO
  3. 26@IU
  4. 27PSU
  5. 24BALL
  6. 15@MSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

135rushing yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. TCU, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Oklahoma171056.2125
2023Oklahoma1207446.2964
2024Oklahoma391283.3121
2025Florida State1094864.5840
2026Northwestern412095.1021
Career3261,6725.11964

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Oklahoma188.008
2023Oklahoma14946.7020
2024Oklahoma8283.507
2025Florida State131219.3153
2026Northwestern1−3−3.000
Career372486.7153

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Oklahoma27RBYr 1
2023Oklahoma27RBYr 2
2024Oklahoma27RBYr 3
2025Florida State27RBYr 4
2026Northwestern27RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Oklahoma180.02––0.4––
2023Oklahoma1300.2778th (n=450)0.1734.717%0.27
2024Oklahoma48-0.20––-9.49%0.09
2025Florida State1260.2894th (n=576)0.1035.615%0.22
2026Northwestern42-0.0418th (n=478)0.10-1.911%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Florida State56%3.200.800.607%
2026Northwestern48%3.301.200.9018%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Northwestern 6 games, 209 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.South Dakota StateW 34–⁠18869021––
Sep 19vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠71248021––
Sep 25atIndianaL 23–⁠29526011––
Oct 2vs.Penn StateW 34–⁠13827013––
Oct 10vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠144240181−3
Oct 17atMichigan StateW 24–⁠2141505––
2025 Florida State 12 games, 486 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.AlabamaW 31–⁠1762811413
Sep 6vs.East Texas A&MW 77–⁠3835211153
Sep 20vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠101197240––
Sep 26atVirginiaL 38–⁠46177411314
Oct 4vs.MiamiL 22–⁠281147015325
Oct 11vs.PittsburghL 31–⁠341471033116
Oct 18atStanfordL 13–⁠2020700921
Nov 1vs.Wake ForestW 42–⁠761025––
Nov 8atClemsonL 10–⁠24110127
Nov 15vs.Virginia TechW 34–⁠1431106––
Nov 21atNC StateL 11–⁠218350715
Nov 29atFloridaL 21–⁠40470317
2024 Oklahoma 8 games, 128 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.TempleW 51–⁠361505––
Sep 7vs.HoustonW 16–⁠124402––
Sep 14vs.TulaneW 34–⁠1961607210
Sep 21vs.TennesseeL 15–⁠252−200––
Oct 12vs.TexasL 3–⁠34290617
Nov 23vs.AlabamaW 24–⁠32808––
Nov 30atLSUL 17–⁠3741108––
Dec 27 ✦vs.NavyL 20–⁠211367121511
2023 Oklahoma 11 games, 744 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.SMUW 28–⁠111101––
Sep 16atTulsaW 66–⁠179251529
Sep 30vs.Iowa StateW 50–⁠207200729
Oct 7vs.TexasW 34–⁠301−100––
Oct 21vs.UCFW 31–⁠291063130212
Oct 28atKansasL 33–⁠3861918––
Nov 4atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠271311116415
Nov 11vs.West VirginiaW 59–⁠2022135030––
Nov 18atBYUW 31–⁠241410712921
Nov 24vs.TCUW 69–⁠4522130341216
Dec 28 ✦vs.ArizonaL 24–⁠3815134162342
2022 Oklahoma 2 games, 105 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 1atTCUL 24–⁠552503––
Dec 29 ✦vs.Florida StateL 32–⁠351510012518

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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