Sawyer Goram-Welch is a nose tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Coastal Carolina.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for four head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Tom Herman, Steve Sarkisian, Tim Beck and Jeremiah Johnson. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Virginia — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 23 | 14 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 27 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 24 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-48@ Virginia | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38vs East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-20@ South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-47@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-8vs UL Monroe | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-37@ App State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 40-45@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-59vs No. 20 James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 8 · 2025
W 45-37
at App State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out App State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%3 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries23 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeremiah Johnson
Pass share
46.3%
399 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
66.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #166 at the position.
The No. 1,200 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Sun Belt as a senior.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Tom Herman, Steve Sarkisian and Tim Beck.
