Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025James Madison
George Pettaway
RB • 5'10" • 196 lbs • Suffolk, VA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
George Pettaway leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · James Madison
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Carolina • James Madison
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
George Pettaway, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · James Madison. George Pettaway leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,549
- Rushing yards
- 1,264
- Receiving yards
- 285
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
George Pettaway quick answers
- Latest team and position
- James Madison · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,549
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · James Madison
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Nansemond-Suffolk Academy · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Nansemond-Suffolk Academy · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 262 scrimmage yards · RB 328th (top 45%) · Sun Belt 93rd (top 35%) · National 885th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | North Carolina | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 10 | 110 | 89 | 21 | 2 | 21.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 13 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 79.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 13 | 1,073 | 876 | 197 | 7 | 79.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 11 | 39 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 30.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 11 | 223 | 193 | 30 | 0 | 30.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Carolina to James Madison | P4 to G5/FCS | 79.6 | Dec 4, 2023 |
George Pettaway played RB for North Carolina and James Madison. Across 4 tracked seasons, George Pettaway recorded 1,264 rushing yards, 285 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with James Madison.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
James Madison paired 1,173 primary output with 64.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 64.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 North Carolina, James Madison.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with 153 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · James Madison
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
90.2
Efficiency
64.3
Usage
24.9
Consistency
81.7
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 100. Charlotte: 58. Gardner-Webb: 116. North Carolina: 93. Ball State: 39. UL Monroe: 87. Coastal Carolina: 98. Georgia Southern: 81. Southern Miss: 153. Georgia State: 103. Old Dominion: 84. App State: 110. Marshall: 51
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 14 by 74.4. Charlotte: 9 by 46.4. Gardner-Webb: 14 by 84.5. North Carolina: 17 by 56.8. Ball State: 5 by 82.5. UL Monroe: 15 by 54. Coastal Carolina: 14 by 72. Georgia Southern: 16 by 51.4. Southern Miss: 18 by 81.9. Georgia State: 16 by 72.5. Old Dominion: 20 by 44.5. App State: 16 by 71.4. Marshall: 13 by 44
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins93.8 · Games = 9 · +11.5 vs Losses
Losses82.3 · Games = 4 · -11.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
84.5 vs Gardner-Webb
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/18 | vs Western Kentucky100 rush yards | W 27-17 | 14 | 100 | 7.10 | 0 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Marshall | L 33-35 | 12 | 53 | 4.40 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ App State | L 20-34 | 12 | 82 | 6.80 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Old Dominion | W 35-32 | 19 | 82 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Georgia State | W 38-7 | 13 | 95 | 7.30 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6.4 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Southern Miss100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 32-15 | 16 | 119 | 7.40 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 8.5 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia Southern | L 14-28 | 13 | 63 | 4.80 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 5.1 |
| Thu 10/10 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 39-7 | 13 | 89 | 6.80 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ UL Monroe | L 19-21 | 13 | 62 | 4.80 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ball State | W 63-7 | 4 | 35 | 8.80 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7.8 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ North Carolina | W 70-50 | 16 | 87 | 5.40 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 13-6 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 8.3 |
| Sun 9/1 | @ Charlotte2+ TD | W 30-7 | 8 | 25 | 3.10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6.4 |
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
North Carolina
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
James Madison
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | North Carolina | 114 | 43.9 | 4.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 114 | 43.9 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | -114 |
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 1,173 | 64.3 | 24.9 | 1,173 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 1,173 | 64.3 | 24.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 262 | 50.8 | 6.2 | -911 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 262 | 50.8 | 6.2 | 0 |
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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
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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