
Gavin Sawchuk is Oklahoma bound.
The star running back, who’s entering his senior season at Valor Christian High School, , according to 247sports.com.
“Boomer Sooner,” he tweeted Tuesday morning.
Boomer Sooner
— Gavin Sawchuk (@G27football)
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Sawchuk burst his way to 1,239 yards rushing on 131 carries and 17 touchdowns in eight games last season, helping the Eagles reach the 5A championship game as a junior. He was named the Gatorade Colorado football player of the year in May.
In 12 games as a sophomore, he had 197 carries for 1,786 yards and 23 TDs for Valor.
He is a four-star recruit, according to 247sports.com, and is the second-best running back and No. 43 overall player in the 2022 class. He had numerous offers from Division I programs, including Colorado, Colorado State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Southern California.
This marks the fifth straight year the top-ranked Colorado prep player in 247Sports’ composite rankings committed to an out-of-state school. The last top-ranked player to commit in-state was Pomona offensive lineman Jake Moretti, who signed with CU in 2017. He is also the only top-ranked commit from Colorado to sign with CU or CSU since 2010.
Three of the top five Colorado Class of 2022 recruits, , have already committed to out-of-state schools, including Fairview athlete Grant Page (Nebraska) and Eaglecrest offensive lineman Brayden Miller (Michigan State).
Should I stay or should I go?
Colorado has had a hard time hanging on to its top high school football players over the past 13 years. Over that period, just one recruit listed atop 247Sports’ composite rankings has remained in-state and seven have committed to schools outside the Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences.
| Year | Player, Pos. (high school) | School | Star rating* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gavin Sawchuk, RB (Valor) | Oklahoma | **** |
| 2021 | Terrance Ferguson, TE (Heritage) | Oregon | **** |
| 2020 | Andrew Gentry, OL (Columbine) | Virginia | **** |
| 2019 | Luke McCaffrey, QB (Valor) | Nebraska | **** |
| 2018 | Adrian Jackson, LB (Mullen) | Oregon | **** |
| 2017 | Jake Moretti, OL (Pomona) | Colorado | **** |
| 2016 | Carlo Kemp, DE (Fairview) | Michigan | **** |
| 2015 | Eric Lee, CB (Valor) | Nebraska | **** |
| 2014 | Christian McCaffrey, RB (Valor) | Stanford | **** |
| 2013 | Chris Fox, OL (Ponderosa) | Michigan | **** |
| 2012 | Cyler Miles, QB (Mullen) | Washington | **** |
| 2011 | Brendon Austin, OL (Chaparral) | Stanford | **** |
| 2010 | Chris Martin, DE (Grandview) | Florida | **** |
*Per 247Sports.com composite rankings



