Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Middle Tennessee
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.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- West Virginia • Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Martell Pettaway built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Detroit, MI wearing No. 32, spending time with Middle Tennessee and West Virginia. The clearest part of Martell Pettaway's...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Martell Pettaway, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · West Virginia. Martell Pettaway leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,623
- Rushing yards
- 1,476
- Receiving yards
- 147
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Martell Pettaway quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,623
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Martin Luther King · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Martin Luther King · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 402 scrimmage yards · RB 246th (top 37%) · Conference USA 65th (top 24%) · National 600th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | West Virginia | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 269 | 244 | 25 | 1 | 50.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 12 | 173 | 145 | 28 | 2 | 31.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 12 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 12 | 623 | 562 | 61 | 7 | 69.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 4 | 79 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 37 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 389 | 359 | 30 | 3 | 44.2 |
Related Context
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Martell Pettaway played RB for West Virginia and Middle Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, Martell Pettaway recorded 1,476 rushing yards, 147 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with West Virginia.
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.
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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
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 13. Monmouth: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 7 by 19.3. Monmouth: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins50 · Games = 6 · +29.6 vs Losses
Losses20.4 · Games = 5 · -29.6 vs Wins
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 Monmouth | W 50-15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Player Story
Martell Pettaway story
Martell Pettaway built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Detroit, MI wearing No. 32, spending time with Middle Tennessee and West Virginia. The clearest part of Martell Pettaway's career was his backfield work: 1,476 rushing yards, 298 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 147 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 147 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 90 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Martell Pettaway's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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 Value 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
@ Iowa State
Week 13 · W 49-19 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
206
Scrimmage Yards
88.5 takeover
206 scrimmage yards and 48.4 usage.
#2
@ Texas
Week 10 · W 42-41 · Conference game
121
Scrimmage Yards
80.8 takeover
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.
#3
vs Florida International
Week 11 · W 50-10 · Conference game
109
Scrimmage Yards
79.8 takeover
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 19.1 usage.
#4
vs Delaware State
Week 3 · W 59-16
55
Scrimmage Yards
69.1 takeover
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 13 · W 27-17 · Conference game
81
Scrimmage Yards
68.5 takeover
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · West Virginia
684 primary output · 63.8 efficiency · 14.5 usage
69.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · West Virginia
69.4
684 primary · 63.8 efficiency · 14.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · West Virginia
50.9
281 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 25.9 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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