Usage Score
13.3
Player Dossier
2016-2021West Virginia
Martell Pettaway
RB • 5'9" • 196 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Martell Pettaway leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.3 efficiency.
Efficiency
40.3
Consistency
39.8
Season Value
39.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · West Virginia
161617171818192121
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 9
- Program Path
- West Virginia • Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Martell Pettaway, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · West Virginia. Martell Pettaway leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.3 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
West Virginia paired 684 primary output with 63.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 40.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across West Virginia, Middle Tennessee.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
36.5
Efficiency
40.3
Usage
13.3
Consistency
39.8
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Game-by-Game Trend
1234567891011
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 13. Unknown: 6. Virginia Tech: 9. UTSA: 28. Liberty: 4. UConn: 63. Southern Miss: 28. Western Kentucky: 4. Florida International: 109. Old Dominion: 57. Florida Atlantic: 81
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 7 by 19.3. Unknown: 3 by 20.8. Virginia Tech: 3 by 31.3. UTSA: 7 by 40.6. Liberty: 3 by 13.9. UConn: 12 by 54.7. Southern Miss: 10 by 27.6. Western Kentucky: 9 by 4.6. Florida International: 13 by 84.9. Old Dominion: 13 by 45.7. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 100
Split Comparison
Wins58.8 · n=5 · +38.4 vs Losses
Losses20.4 · n=5 · -38.4 vs Wins
First Half20.5 · n=6 · -35.3 vs Second Half
Second Half55.8 · n=5 · +35.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/17 | @ Toledo | W 31-24 | 7 | 13 | 1.90 | 0 | — | — | 1.9 |
| Sun 11/28 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 27-17 | 5 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13.5 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Old Dominion | L 17-24 | 13 | 57 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Florida International | W 50-10 | 11 | 95 | 8.60 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8.4 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Western Kentucky | L 21-48 | 9 | 4 | 0.40 | 0 | — | — | 0.4 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Southern Miss | W 35-10 | 9 | 23 | 2.60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Fri 10/22 | @ UConn | W 44-13 | 12 | 63 | 5.30 | 1 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Liberty | L 13-41 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ UTSA | L 13-27 | 6 | 23 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Virginia Tech | L 14-35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
West Virginia
2016-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Middle Tennessee
2021
Final stop
Season Progression
201620162017201720182018201920212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 281 | 50.7 | 25.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 281 | 50.7 | 25.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 177 | 35.4 | 6.3 | -104 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 177 | 35.4 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 684 | 63.8 | 14.5 | 507 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 684 | 63.8 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 79 | 31.1 | 13.4 | -605 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 402 | 40.3 | 13.3 | 323 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 402 | 40.3 | 13.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121
Primary metric
121 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.
#2
Iowa State
206
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
206 scrimmage yards and 48.4 usage.
#3
Florida International
109
Primary metric
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 19.1 usage.
#4
Unknown
55
Primary metric
Game with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.
#5
Florida Atlantic
81
Primary metric
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Postseason · West Virginia
684 primary output · 63.8 efficiency · 14.5 usage
62.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · West Virginia
62.7
684 primary · 63.8 efficiency · 14.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · West Virginia
39.7
281 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 25.9 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8753
Martin Luther King · Saint Clair Shores, MI
- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
2
Career teams
9
Seasons tracked
1,623
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 42 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.