#27Gavin Sawchuk
Gavin Sawchuk is a Explosive Back for Florida State. Gavin's 2025 season ranks in the 20th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 122 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers
Elite per-carry efficiency — breaks big runs and creates chunk plays at a top rate while in a limited role.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.69 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 1.57 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs East Texas A&M.
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Etienne | Clemson | 2019 | 213 | 0.470 | 4.7 | 100.1 |
| Saquon Barkley | Penn State | 2016 | 288 | 0.340 | 3.9 | 97.9 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsAlabama | W31-17 | 14.8 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2 | vsEast Texas A&M | W77-3 | — | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 1.57 |
| 4 | vsKent State | W66-10 | -19.3 | 11 | 97 | 8.8 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.88 |
| 5 | @Virginia | L38-46 | 11.1 | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 6 | vsMiami | L22-28 | 20.7 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 7 | vsPittsburgh | L31-34 | 8.4 | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 8 | @Stanford | L13-20 | -11.8 | 20 | 70 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 10 | vsWake Forest | W42-7 | 5.7 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 2 | — | — | — | -0.30 |
| 11 | @Clemson | L10-24 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | -0.26 |
| 12 | vsVirginia Tech | W34-14 | -10.1 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.18 |
| 13 | @NC State | L11-21 | 4.8 | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 14 | @Florida | L21-40 | 3.5 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -0.37 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.26
- Passing downs
- 0.34
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.45 / 0.25
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).