Player Career

George Pettaway Career Story

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Player Story

George Pettaway story

George Pettaway built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Suffolk, VA wearing No. 6, spending time with James Madison and North Carolina. The clearest part of George Pettaway's career was his backfield work: 1,264 rushing yards, 217 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 285 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 285 receiving yards and 454 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives George 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. 1

    North Carolina

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    James Madison

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonNorth Carolina11443.94.2—
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina11443.94.20
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina000.8-114
2024 PostseasonJames Madison1,17364.324.91,173
2024 Regular SeasonJames Madison1,17364.324.90
2025 PostseasonJames Madison26250.86.2-911
2025 Regular SeasonJames Madison26250.86.20

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024North Carolina to James MadisonP4 to G5/FCS79.6Dec 4, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Southern Miss

Week 9 · W 32-15 · Conference game

Win with 153 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

153

Scrimmage Yards

90.7 takeover

153 scrimmage yards and 31.6 usage.

Game stats

#2

vs Gardner-Webb

Week 2 · W 13-6

116

Scrimmage Yards

80.7 takeover

Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

116 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

Game stats

#3

vs Weber State

Week 1 · W 45-10

96

Scrimmage Yards

79.3 takeover

Win with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96 scrimmage yards and 18 usage.

Game stats

#4

@ App State

Week 13 · L 20-34 · Conference game

110

Scrimmage Yards

73.6 takeover

Loss with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

110 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs Georgia State

Week 11 · W 38-7 · Conference game

103

Scrimmage Yards

73.4 takeover

Win with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

103 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · James Madison

1,173 primary output · 64.3 efficiency · 24.9 usage

79.3

#2

2024 Regular Season · James Madison

79.3

1,173 primary · 64.3 efficiency · 24.9 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · North Carolina

34.1

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

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