Ran
Sawyer
Ran Sawyer is a sophomore running back and kick returner from St. George, Utah, and Dixie High School who wears No. 4 for Southern Utah football. His 99-yard kickoff return touchdown in the 46-33 win at Utah Tech on October 3, 2026, earned him the Big Sky's Special Teams Player of the Week award.
Who is Ran Sawyer?
Ran Sawyer is a Running Back for SUU's football program from St. George, Utah. 2026 in 4 games: 7 kickoff returns for 238 yards (34.0 average, team lead), 1 TD; Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week, Oct. 5
A St. George returner who took one back in his hometown
Sawyer wears No. 4 for Southern Utah, whose roster lists him as a 5-foot-9 sophomore running back from St. George and Dixie High School. His biography says he was Dixie's Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,389 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior, and that as a freshman in 2025 he led Southern Utah with 477 kickoff return yards, including a 95-yard touchdown against Northern Arizona.
His biggest moment came in the Battle for the Ax. In Southern Utah's 46-33 win at Utah Tech on October 3, he fielded a kickoff at his own 1-yard line and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown, 17 seconds after Utah Tech had taken the lead, and Southern Utah never trailed again, per the Thunderbirds' release. He finished with 138 yards on two returns, and the Big Sky named him its Special Teams Player of the Week.
What the official record shows
Southern Utah's 2026 statistics, read on October 16 after six games, list Sawyer with seven kickoff returns for 238 yards, a 34.0 average and a touchdown, the team lead, along with nine carries and five catches. Follow the Thunderbirds on the Southern Utah football team page.
At a glance
Key achievements
- Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week, Oct. 5, 2026: 99-yard kickoff return touchdown at Utah Tech
- Team-leading 34.0 yards per kickoff return in 2026 (7 for 238, 1 TD)
- Led Southern Utah with 477 kickoff return yards as a 2025 freshman, including a 95-yard touchdown
- Dixie High School Offensive Player of the Year: 1,389 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior (Southern Utah biography)
Official sources
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- Southern Utah Athletics: 2026 football rostersuutbirds.com
- Southern Utah Athletics: Ran Sawyer biographysuutbirds.com
- Southern Utah Athletics: 2026 football statisticssuutbirds.com
- Southern Utah: Ran Sawyer named Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 5, 2026)suutbirds.com
- Southern Utah: Burns' big night powers T-Birds past Trailblazers in Battle for the Ax (Oct. 3, 2026)suutbirds.com
What each source confirms
- Southern Utah Athletics: 2026 football roster
- #4 Ran Sawyer, Running Back, 5-9, 185, So., St. George, UT, Dixie HS. Read 2026-10-16.
- Southern Utah Athletics: Ran Sawyer biography
- 2025: led SUU with 477 kickoff return yards on 19 attempts, 95-yard TD vs Northern Arizona; Dixie HS Offensive Player of the Year, 1,389 rushing yards and 20 TDs as a senior.
- Southern Utah Athletics: 2026 football statistics
- Read 2026-10-16 (6 games): KR 7-238, 34.0, 1 TD, long 99; 9 rushes, 5 receptions.
- Southern Utah: Ran Sawyer named Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 5, 2026)
- Two returns for 138 yards at Utah Tech; 99-yard TD fielded at the SUU 1, 17 seconds after Utah Tech took the lead; SUU never trailed again.
- Southern Utah: Burns' big night powers T-Birds past Trailblazers in Battle for the Ax (Oct. 3, 2026)
- 46-33 at Utah Tech.
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