George Pettaway
Projected RB starter
767 2026 rush yards
7 2026 total TDs
29% Team touch share
22 Explosive plays
43 Career games (18 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Carries | Rush yds | YPC | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 7 | 7 | 109 | 767 | 7.0 | 6 | 44 | 7 |
| 2025 | James Madison | 12 | 0 | 34 | 195 | 5.7 | 9 | 67 | 1 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 13 | 11 | 162 | 980 | 6.0 | 24 | 200 | 7 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 11 | 0 | 20 | 93 | 4.7 | 5 | 21 | 2 |
2026 Percentile vs RBs
Rush yards per game 109.6 97
Yards per carry 7.0 90
Receiving yards per game 6.3 54
Total TDs 7 94
Around George
Projected 2026 starters · 2026 productionWR-SL Noah Grevious WR · 133 rec yds · 7g
The situation
James Madison 2026 offense ›Explosive play rate 13.0% 71
Red zone TD rate 76.1% 68
Line yards per carry 3.1 91
Sack rate allowed 3.8% 80
2026 Game log
| Week | Opponent | Carries | Rushing yards | Rushing TDs | Targets | Receptions | Receiving yards | Receiving TDs | RZ opps | Touch share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | LIB | 15 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| W2 | Wagner Seahawks | 10 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| W3 | @ SDSU | 20 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| W4 | @ ODU | 16 | 110 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | |
| W5 | MRSH | 14 | 206 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| W6 | @ GASO | 21 | 151 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
| W7 | GAST | 14 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Recruiting
2022 class · 247 compositeFour-star high school recruit
The 2022 board
#97 Barion Brown WR · Pearl-Cohn UK
#99
George Pettaway RB · Nansemond-Suffolk Academy UNC
George Pettaway RB · Nansemond-Suffolk Academy UNC#100 Oscar Delp TE · West Forsyth UGA
RBs in the class
#6 Jam Miller Tyler Legacy ALA
#8
George Pettaway Nansemond-Suffolk Academy UNC
George Pettaway Nansemond-Suffolk Academy UNC#9 TreVonte' Citizen Lake Charles College Prep MIA
2026 · 97th pctile of RBs Recruit · 96th pctile of class
James Madison
North Carolina
LIB
@ SDSU
@ ODU
MRSH
@ GASO
GAST