Receiver, Wake Forest (from Washington, Montana), 2020–⁠25

Sawyer Racanelli

Number
No. 9
Height
6′3″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Brush Prairie, WA

Sawyer Racanelli played receiver at Washington (2020–⁠21), Montana (2022–⁠24) and Wake Forest (2025).

Career highs

7catches, career highat Duke, 2025123receiving yards, career highat Duke, 2025

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Montana912413.8126
2024Montana3040913.6281
2025Wake Forest1831517.5162
Career5784814.9481

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Washington540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Washington9WRYr 1
2021Washington9WRYr 2
2022Montana9WRYr 3
2023Montana9WRYr 4
2024Montana9WRYr 5
2025Wake Forest9WRSr. (Yr 6)6′3″208

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
2023Montana (FCS)101.95––19.5–
2024Montana (FCS)370.8640th (n=581)0.9231.75%
2025Wake Forest290.88––25.45%

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

2025 Wake Forest 7 games, 18 catches, 315 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 27vs.Georgia TechL 29–⁠30116016
Oct 4atVirginia TechW 30–⁠23388062
Nov 1atFlorida StateL 7–⁠42227026
Nov 15vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠12329023
Nov 22vs.DelawareW 52–⁠141707
Nov 29atDukeL 32–⁠497123122
Jan 2 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 43–⁠29125025
2024 Montana 11 games, 30 catches, 409 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atNorth DakotaL 24–⁠27326013
Sep 14vs.Morehead StateW 59–⁠2217015
Sep 21vs.Western CarolinaW 46–⁠3542809
Sep 28atEastern WashingtonW 52–⁠49222015
Oct 5vs.Weber StateL 48–⁠553704
Oct 12vs.Northern ArizonaW 31–⁠20465038
Nov 2atCal PolyW 42–⁠7219013
Nov 9vs.UC DavisL 14–⁠30122022
Nov 16vs.Portland StateW 28–⁠174102181
Nov 30vs.Tennessee StateW 41–⁠27235023
Dec 7atSouth Dakota StateL 18–⁠35366144
2023 Montana 8 games, 9 catches, 124 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.ButlerW 35–⁠20126026
Sep 9atUtah TechW 43–⁠13223012
Sep 30vs.Idaho StateW 28–⁠20––––
Oct 7atUC DavisW 31–⁠23110010
Oct 28vs.Northern ColoradoW 40–⁠0120120
Nov 11atPortland StateW 34–⁠10445020
Nov 18vs.Montana StateW 37–⁠7––––
Dec 2 ✦vs.DelawareW 49–⁠19––––

No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Ferris State; Dec 9 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.

2021 Washington 4 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 30atStanfordW 20–⁠13––––
Nov 6vs.OregonL 16–⁠26––––
Nov 13vs.Arizona StateL 30–⁠35––––
Nov 26vs.Washington StateL 13–⁠40––––

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

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