#9

Sawyer Racanelli

WR · Wake Forest · Sr. · #9

Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Sawyer Racanelli

WR · Wake Forest · Sr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#919 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Wake Forest
2025
Wake Forest
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Washington4-8HC: Jimmy Lake · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Wake Forest1831517.51--
2021Washington----------
Career1831517.51--

How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Wake Forest

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Wake Forest

Returning around him

  • 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Devin Carter’s 2023 season.

Devin Carter

81%match

West Virginia · 2023

#2

Dontay Demus

Maryland · 2021

75%
#3

Noah Frith

Liberty · 2022

74%
#4

Joseph Ngata

Clemson · 2021

74%
#5

Chase Sowell

East Carolina · 2024

All-AAC
72%

Matches Devin on

TD rate
Weight
Reception volume

Differs from Devin on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Ali Jennings’s path through Virginia Tech.

Ali Jennings

88%match

Virginia Tech · 2024

#2

Gunner Romney

BYU · 2022

88%
#3

Eric McAlister

TCU · 2025

All-Big 12
86%
#4

Dontayvion Wicks

Virginia · 2022

NFL Rd 5
85%
#5

James Bostic

Ohio · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
86%

Matches Ali on

Recruiting rating
Yards per reception
Weight

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Camper's sophomore season at Indiana (2023).

Cam Camper

81%match

Indiana · 2023

#2

Joseph Ngata

Clemson · 2021

78%
#3

Dontay Demus

Maryland · 2021

77%
#4

Alex Bullock

Nebraska · 2023

76%
#5

Kaedin Robinson

App State · 2022

All-Sun Belt
76%

Matches Cam on

Yards / reception
Weight
Recruiting rating

Differs from Cam on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Sawyer Racanelli

#1

Ali Jennings

Old Dominion · 2021

88%
#2

Eric McAlister

Boise State · 2023

86%
#3

James Bostic

Ohio · 2022

86%
#4

Dontayvion Wicks

Virginia · 2021

85%
#5

Matt Landers

Toledo · 2021

81%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #785

Final rank
#787
Avg #960.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #785 this season.