Running back, Southern Utah, 2025–⁠26

Ran Sawyer

Number
No. 4
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
St. George, UT

Ran Sawyer plays running back for Southern Utah.

2026 so far

7 returns, 238 yards

Last game: vs. UC Davis, W 38–⁠17

Next game: at Idaho, Oct 24

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025Southern Utah173360
2026Southern Utah72381
Career245741

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Southern Utah4RBFr.
2026Southern Utah4RBSo.5′9″185

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Southern Utah (FCS)51.64––8.2–
2026Southern Utah (FCS)16-0.27––-4.3–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Southern Utah 5 games, 7 returns, 238 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTD
Aug 29atMontanaL 21–⁠282480
Sep 19atSt. Thomas (MN)L 26–⁠28–––
Sep 26vs.Idaho StateL 24–⁠283520
Oct 3atUtah TechW 46–⁠3321381
Oct 17vs.UC DavisW 38–⁠17–––
2025 Southern Utah 10 games, 17 returns, 336 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTD
Aug 30vs.Idaho StateW 46–⁠242240
Sep 20atUC DavisL 34–⁠501170
Sep 27vs.West GeorgiaL 24–⁠27150
Oct 4atTarleton StateL 42–⁠521270
Oct 18vs.Abilene ChristianW 31–⁠242390
Oct 25atUtah TechW 28–⁠71240
Nov 1vs.Austin PeayW 33–⁠171170
Nov 8atEastern KentuckyW 27–⁠172230
Nov 15vs.Central ArkansasW 28–⁠212430
Nov 22atNorth AlabamaW 36–⁠3441170

No box score in the source for Sep 14 vs. Northern Arizona, so that game is not listed.

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

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