Player Career

La'Michael Pettway Career Story

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Player Story

La'Michael Pettway story

La'Michael Pettway built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Nashville, AR wearing No. 7, spending time with Arkansas and Iowa State. The clearest part of La'Michael Pettway's career was his receiving role: 92 catches, 1,281 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas and Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: La'Michael Pettway moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Arkansas

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Iowa State

    2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonArkansas0
2016 Regular SeasonArkansas1066.77.710
2017 Regular SeasonArkansas9268.95.482
2018 Regular SeasonArkansas50386.416411
2019 PostseasonIowa State67679.419.1173
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State67679.419.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Eastern Illinois

Week 1 · W 55-20

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

93

Receiving Yards

93.1 takeover

93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Texas

Week 12 · W 23-21 · Conference game

100

Receiving Yards

90.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

100 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Kansas

Week 13 · W 41-31 · Conference game

96

Receiving Yards

88.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Mississippi State

Week 12 · L 6-52 · Conference game

83

Receiving Yards

85.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Ole Miss

Week 7 · L 33-37 · Conference game

77

Receiving Yards

83.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Iowa State

676 primary output · 79.4 efficiency · 19.1 usage

78.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Iowa State

78.3

676 primary · 79.4 efficiency · 19.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Arkansas

66.9

503 primary · 86.4 efficiency · 16 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games