George Pettaway
George Pettaway
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mack Brown and Bob Chesney. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Sun Belt. The receipt on tape: 99 rush yds, 1 receptions against Weber State, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 34 | 195 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 163 | 976 | 6.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 20 | 93 | 4.7 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 217 | 1,264 | 5.8 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 24 | 197 | 8.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 39 | 285 | 7.3 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 63–27
vs Old Dominion
21 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 36-point win at home against Old Dominion.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · James Madison
Returning around him
- 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +7 net (37 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #127 · 2026 recruiting class #80
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brashard Smith’s 2024 season.
Matches Brashard on
Differs from Brashard on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jahmyr Gibbs’s path through Alabama.
Cooper Wallace
Calvin Turner
Matches Jahmyr on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Emmett Johnson's junior season at Nebraska (2025).
Matches Emmett on
Differs from Emmett on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+110%
Up 110% from first season to most-recent.
Background
2025: Played in 12 games Had 34 carries for 195 rushing yards, averaging 5.7 per rush Also had nine receptions for 67 receiving yards and a touchdown and had two kickoff returns for 38 yards (19.0) with a long of 24 Season-high 99 rushing yards vs. Weber State (Aug. 30) Had two receptions for 37...