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, 2025Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2023
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Montana | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 1 | 26 |
| 2024 | Montana | 30 | 409 | 13.6 | 2 | 81 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 18 | 315 | 17.5 | 1 | 62 |
| Career | 57 | 848 | 14.9 | 4 | 81 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Washington | 9 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Washington | 9 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Montana | 9 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Montana | 9 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Montana | 9 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 9 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Montana (FCS) | 10 | 1.95 | – | – | 19.5 | – |
| 2024 | Montana (FCS) | 37 | 0.86 | 40th (n=581) | 0.92 | 31.7 | 5% |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 29 | 0.88 | – | – | 25.4 | 5% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 29–30 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 30–23 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 62 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 7–42 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 28–12 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 52–14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 32–49 | 7 | 123 | 1 | 22 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 43–29 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
2024 Montana 11 games, 30 catches, 409 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | L 24–27 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 59–2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 46–35 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 52–49 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 48–55 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 31–20 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 38 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 42–7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 14–30 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 28–17 | 4 | 102 | 1 | 81 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 41–27 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 23 |
| Dec 7 | at | L 18–35 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 44 |
2023 Montana 8 games, 9 catches, 124 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 35–20 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 43–13 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 28–20 | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 31–23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 40–0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 34–10 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 37–7 | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 2 ✦ | vs. | W 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | at | W 20–13 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 16–26 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 30–35 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 13–40 | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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