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 | 120 | — |
| Success rate | 50.8% | 72nd / 320 |
| Explosive run rate | 17.5% | 72nd / 320 |
| Stuffed at the line | 15.0% | 161st / 320 |
| First downs | 37 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 22 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 6 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 18 | — |
| Target share | 9.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 44.4% | — |
| Success rate per target | 22.2% | — |
| Yards per target | 3.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| 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 targeted18 targets charted
Run direction122 carries
2025 charting · James Madison
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Pettaway’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted5 targets charted
Run direction10 carries
Career
5 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 |  James Madison#51 · 7-1 | 8 | 56% | 124 | 824 | 6.6 | 8 | 50.8% | 8 | 57 | 0 | 9.7% |
| 2025 | James Madison#19 · 12-2 | 11 | 14% | 34 | 195 | 5.7 | 0 | 41.7% | 9 | 67 | 1 | 4.7% |
| 2024 | James Madison#46 · 9-4 | 13 | 47% | 162 | 980 | 6.0 | 5 | 48.7% | 24 | 200 | 2 | 8.0% |
| 2023 |  North Carolina#39 · 8-5 | 2 | 1% | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1% |
| 2022 | North Carolina#55 · 9-5 | 10 | 10% | 20 | 93 | 4.7 | 2 | 22.2% | 5 | 21 | 0 | 3.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. George Pettaway's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
George 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Liberty | W 20–13 | 5.6 | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Wagner | W 87–3 | 7.5 | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 3 | 32 |
| 3 | @ San Diego State | W 26–13 | 2.9 | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | @ Old Dominion | W 46–20 | 7.6 | 16 | 110 | 6.9 | 0 | 35 |
| 5 |  Marshall | W 45–17 | 9.7 | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 2 | 73 |
| 6 | @ Georgia Southern | W 27–24 | 7.9 | 21 | 151 | 7.2 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 |  Georgia State | W 49–22 | 7.7 | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | @ App State | L 31–34 | 6.6 | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 1 | 24 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.9 | 124 | 824 | 6.6 | 8 | 73 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 124 | — |
| Yards | 824 | 7th / 1458 |
| Yards / carry | 6.6 | 31st / 322 |
| Touchdowns | 8 | 11th / 633 |
| Long | 73 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 703rd / 1995 |
| Yards | 57 | 979th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 7.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 9 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4249th / 5416 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Liberty | ✓ RB | 49 | ~34 (23–44) | 17 | 69% |
| Wk 2 · Wagner | ✓ RB | 62 | ~23 (16–30) | 10 | 37% |
| Wk 3 · San Diego State | ✓ RB | 74 | ~46 (39–51) | 23 | 62% |
| Wk 4 · Old Dominion | ✓ RB | 79 | ~46 (39–51) | 20 | 58% |
| Wk 5 · Marshall | ✓ RB | 66 | ~30 (20–39) | 14 | 45% |
| Wk 6 · Georgia Southern | ✓ RB | 77 | ~48 (41–53) | 23 | 62% |
| Wk 7 · Georgia State | — | 68 | ~31 (21–40) | 15 | 46% |
| Wk 8 · App State | ✓ RB | 75 | ~50 (42–55) | 21 | 67% |
| Season | 7 GS | 550 | 308 (244–380) | 143 | 56% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the James Madison roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | George Pettaway | RB | SR | 124 | 824 | 6.6 | 8 | 8 | +0.27 |
| 23 | Nick Herman | RB | SO | 46 | 301 | 6.5 | 3 | 5 | +0.15 |
| 34 | Seth Cromwell | RB | SR | 42 | 179 | 4.3 | 2 | 2 | +0.01 |
| 21 | Jackson McCarter | RB | SO | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | — | -0.13 |
| 27 | Phoenix Donghia | RB | FR | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | — | +0.67 |
| 33 | Trashon Dye | RB | JR | 1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | — | +2.55 |
| 20 | Malachi Fannin-Render | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. James Madison depth chart →