Gavin Sawchuk RB Northwestern |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #27 ROLE: Work-Horse Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.24 seconds (100%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 23.0 DOB: 07/28/2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #27 | |
| ROLE: Work-Horse Back | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 4.24 seconds (100%*) | |
| Age: 23.0 DOB: 07/28/2003 | |
| Overall Rating: |
70.2 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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75% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Rushing: |
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70% |
| Break Tackles: |
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50% |
| Receiving/Hands: |
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47% |
| Pass Blocking: |
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52% |
| Run Blocking: |
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59% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
UDFA
Overall Rank:
#552
Position rank:
#24 (RB)
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| College Games: 34 College Snaps: 978 | ||
ESPN RATING: 86/100
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247 RATING: 94/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.9 (97%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Cam'Ron Harris - Miami |
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85% |
| Micah Bernard - Utah |
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62% |
| Donald Chaney - Charlotte |
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62% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Gavin Sawchuk emerged as Oklahoma's lead back in 2023, rushing for 744 yards and 9 touchdowns on 120 carries. The former Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year showed flashes of his elite speed, particularly late in the season with five 100+ yard games in his final five contests.Sawchuk's journey to Norman was paved with accolades. At Valor Christian High School, he racked up over 5,000 career rushing yards and 80 touchdowns. His back-to-back Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year awards in 2020 and 2021 put him in elite company with Christian McCaffrey. Sawchuk capped his prep career with 2,004 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior.
After a redshirt freshman season in 2022, Sawchuk broke out in 2023. He earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors while leading the Sooners' ground attack. His season culminated with a 135-yard, one-touchdown performance in the Alamo Bowl against Arizona, showcasing his potential on a national stage.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Fastest timed back in this entire group, a track-bred home-run gear.
- Led Florida State with eight rushing scores on barely a hundred carries.
- A 744-yard Oklahoma season already on the resume from 2023.
- Forty first downs on 109 carries shows the chain-moving efficiency.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Breakaway production collapsed: 88 yards all season despite the elite stopwatch.
- No hundred-yard game in 2025, with a 97-yard day against Kent State the peak.
- Receiving tape sits near the bottom of the group.
- In the portal again with the destination unresolved, a fifth college season ahead.
- The 2023 version has not reappeared in two years of tape.
Scouting Report: Summary
The stopwatch says the fastest back in the group; the tape keeps disagreeing. Sawchuk led Florida State with eight rushing touchdowns and converted forty first downs on just 109 carries, but the breakaway column read 88 yards for the entire season, no game crossed a hundred, and the home-run gear that produced a 744-yard Oklahoma season in 2023 has now been missing from two consecutive years of film.The pattern is the concern. Track speed without breakaway production usually means the burst is real and the vision is not, the receiving tape sits near the bottom of the group, and a second December portal entry, destination unresolved after a Tennessee visit, will make program three for a fifth college season. Teams grading him are buying a 2023 memory against two years of contrary evidence.
Speed this verified always gets the last workout of the spring, and a return-game audition rides along free. One season anywhere that reunites the stopwatch with the box score restores a late-round conversation, because the 2023 tape did happen. As the file stands he projects as a camp free agent whose forty time will be both the best thing on his pro day sheet and the hardest single number to reconcile with two years of his own film.
How other scouting services rate Gavin Sawchuk (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
609.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
37.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.