Gavin Sawchuk

Position:
RB
Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-11
Weight:
187
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.
High School:
Valor Christian HS

Season	GP-GS	RUSH	AVG	TD	LG	REC	AVG	TD	LG
2022	2-0	17-105	6.2	1	25	1-8	8.0	0	8
2023	12-7	120-744	6.2	9	64	14-94	6.7	0	20
2024	9-4	39-128	3.3	1	21	8-28	3.5	0	7
Career	23-11	176-977	5.6	11	64	23-130	5.7	0	20

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team … a Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist … played in nine games and made four starts … starts came vs. Temple (8/30), vs. Houston (9/7), vs. Tulane (9/14) and in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy (12/27) … missed four games due to injury … totaled 128 rushing yards on 39 carries and added eight receptions for 28 yards … notched a team-high 67 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and five receptions for 11 yards in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy (12/27) ... registered six carries for 16 yards vs. Tulane (9/14) … tallied 15 rushing yards on six attempts vs. Temple (8/30).

2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 acclaim … played in 12 games and started each of last seven … led team with 744 rushing yards and 120 carries (6.2 yards per rush) and scored nine touchdowns, most among running backs … also tallied 14 receptions for 94 yards … rushed for at least 100 yards five times, all in last five contests …ran for 135 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries and caught three passes for 42 yards in Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona (12/28) … rushed for 130 yards and a career-high three TDs on 22 carries and caught two passes for 16 yards vs. TCU (11/24) … notched 107 rushing yards and a TD on 14 carries (7.6 average) at BYU (11/18) … rushed 22 times for a career-high 135 yards (6.1 average) vs. West Virginia (11/11) … rushed 13 times for 11 yards and a TD (8.5 yards per rush) at Oklahoma State (11/4) … scored a TD and rushed for 19 yards on six carries at Kansas (10/28) … carried 10 times for 63 yards and a score and caught two passes for 12 yards vs. UCF (10/21) … rushed for 20 yards on seven carries and made two receptions for nine yards vs. Iowa State (9/30) … notched 25 yards and a TD on nine rushes and had two receptions for nine yards at Tulsa (9/16).

2022 (OKLAHOMA)
Saw in action in two games ... made collegiate debut at TCU (10/1) and rushed two times for five yards ... carried 15 times for 100 yards (6.7 average) and a 15-yard touchdown vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... also caught one pass for eight yards vs. FSU ... teamed with Jovantae Barnes (108) to become first pair of OU freshmen each with at least 100 rushing yards in same game since 1985 (QB Eric Mitchel [135 yards] and FB Leon Perry [132 yards] vs. Iowa State).

HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus four-star prospect ... ranked as the consensus No. 1 rated prospect in the state of Colorado by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports and No. 2 by On3 … ranked as the No. 4 running back by ESPN, No. 7 by 247Sports, No. 10 by Rivals and No. 22 by On3 … rated as the No. 60 overall player by ESPN, No. 132 by Rivals and No. 131 by 247Sports … rushed for 2,004 yards and 28 touchdowns on 287 carries (7.0 yards per rush) during his senior season … ran for 150 or more yards eight times in 2021 … also caught 10 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns as a senior … helped Valor Christian to the 2021 5A state title game … won back-to-back Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year awards in 2020 and 2021 (first player to win the award consecutively since Christian McCaffrey) … named the 2021 MaxPreps Colorado High School Football Player of the Year … a three-time CHSAA/MaxPreps All-State player … a 2022 All-American Bowl invitee … a 2022 Polynesian Bowl invitee … chose the Sooners over Notre Dame, Ohio State, USC and others.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2022 ... major is finance ... brother (Gabe) is an OU freshman running back.