Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 18 | — |
| Success rate | 5.6% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 5.6% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 22.2% | — |
| First downs | 1 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 3 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 9 | — |
| Target share | 8.0% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Pettaway's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted10 targets charted
Run direction21 carries
2025 charting · Bowling Green
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Pettaway’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted1 targets charted
Run direction22 carries
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Iowa State#45 · 3-3 | 6 | 22% | 21 | 51 | 2.4 | 0 | 5.6% | 7 | 51 | 0 | 8.0% |
| 2025 |  Bowling Green#113 · 4-8 | 9 | 22% | 72 | 365 | 5.1 | 0 | 46.5% | 8 | 139 | 2 | 6.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cameron Pettaway's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Cameron Pettaway's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Southeast Missouri State | W 38–10 | 2.9 | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 26 | · | · | · |
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 13–16 | — | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | Bowling Green | W 55–7 | 9.0 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 100 | · | · | 1 |
| 4 |  Utah | L 17–31 | 5.6 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 65 | · | · | · |
| 5 |  West Virginia | W 45–42 | 3.6 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ BYU | L 10–24 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.3 | 21 | 51 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 224 | · | · | 1 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 21 | — |
| Yards | 51 | 622nd / 1457 |
| Yards / carry | 2.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 791st / 1995 |
| Yards | 51 | 1036th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 7.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 13 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 0 | — |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 1 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 7 | — |
| Yards | 224 | — |
| Average | 32 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | — |
| Long | 100 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Southeast Missouri State | 48 | ~17 (12–22) | 8 | 1 | 35% |
| Wk 2 · Iowa | 53 | ~9 (2–17) | 2 | · | 17% |
| Wk 3 · Bowling Green | 63 | ~14 (4–27) | 7 | 1 | 22% |
| Wk 4 · Utah | 73 | ~17 (12–22) | 6 | 3 | 23% |
| Wk 5 · West Virginia | 76 | ~13 (3–25) | 4 | 2 | 17% |
| Wk 6 · BYU | 57 | ~12 (3–23) | 4 | · | 21% |
| Season | 370 | 82 (60–179) | 31 | 7 | 22% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aiden Flora | RB | SO | 90 | 680 | 7.6 | 6 | 10 | +0.31 |
| 3 | Arnold Barnes III | RB | SR | 25 | 90 | 3.6 | 2 | — | -0.03 |
| 0 | Cameron Pettaway | RB | SO | 21 | 51 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 | -0.18 |
| 22 | Ryver Peppers | RB | FR | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | -0.19 |
| 20 | Caleb Francois | RB | FR | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | — | -0.19 |
| 25 | Easton Miller | RB | JR | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 2 | -0.48 |
| 7 | Salahadin Allah | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Wyatt Archer | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Iowa State depth chart →