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Northwestern · Through Week 8

Gavin Sawchuk

#27 · RB · Fr. · 6'0" · 205 lbs · Littleton, CO

#95

of 218 running backs · Top 43%

+0.02

points added per game vs an average RB

Rushing +0.037 games
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What the numbers say about Gavin

  • •Cooling off: -0.23 points per play over his last three games, down from +0.08 for the season.
  • •Ranks #95 of 218 running backs (top 44%) with +0.02 points added per game.

Against every FBS RB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per carry0.14Top 44%
  • Rush success rate43.9%Top 47%
  • Yards per carry5.0Top 48%
  • Explosive run rate7.3%Bottom 33%
  • Stuffed rate12.2%Top 27%
  • Carry share18.2%Bottom 4%
  • EPA per target-1.12Bottom 2%

What he does best

No single stat in the top quarter at his position yet.

What to work on

  • EPA per target (Bottom 2%)
  • Explosive run rate (Bottom 33%)
  • Standard downs (+0.04 per play, vs +0.32 passing downs)

Coaching notes

  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: passing downs (+0.32 per play). Toughest: standard downs (+0.04).
  • By down. Best: 2nd down (+0.24 per play). Toughest: 1st down (-0.01).
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Players like Sawchuk

The closest matches at his position across every stat, not just the total.

Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down-0.01 EPA · 47% succ · 19 plays
  • 2nd down+0.24 EPA · 47% succ · 17 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.35 EPA · 20% succ · 5 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.04 EPA · 54% succ · 26 plays
  • Passing downs+0.32 EPA · 27% succ · 15 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone-0.29 EPA · 40% succ · 5 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs top-40 defenses+0.16 EPA · 43% succ · 21 plays
  • vs everyone else+0.12 EPA · 45% succ · 20 plays

Direction

  • Middle+0.07 EPA · 48% succ · 31 plays
  • Left+0.46 EPA · 29% succ · 7 plays
  • Right+0.04 EPA · 33% succ · 3 plays

Season stats

CarRush YdsYPCRush TDExpl%Stuff%Car Shr
412035.007.3%12.2%18.2%
TgtRecRec YdsRec TD
11-30

Game log

WkOpponentRushingReceivingEPA/play
1vsSouth Dakota State8 car, 69 yds, 0 TD—+0.64
3vsColorado9 car, 24 yds, 0 TD—-0.13
4atIndiana5 car, 26 yds, 0 TD—+0.33
5vsPenn State7 car, 32 yds, 0 TD—+0.41
6vsBall State4 car, 24 yds, 0 TD1/1, -3 yds, 0 TD-0.21
7atMichigan State4 car, 15 yds, 0 TD—-0.09
8vsRutgers4 car, 13 yds, 0 TD—-0.40