#12

Jaquaize Pettaway

WR · East Carolina · Fr. · #12

Returning to East Carolina for 2026
Fr. · Houston, Texas → Langham Creek HS
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Jaquaize Pettaway

WR · East Carolina · Jr · #12

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#81 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
East Carolina
2024
East Carolina
2025
Blake Harrell
East Carolina
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025East Carolina13322.50--
2024Oklahoma58717.40--
2023Oklahoma11706.40--
Career291896.50--
SeasonTeam
2025East Carolina42------
2024Oklahoma----------
2023Oklahoma110------
Career512------

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

East Carolina

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · East Carolina

Returning around him

  • 51% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #93

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mavin Anderson’s 2024 season.

California · 2024

#2

Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim

Louisiana Tech · 2024

80%
#3

Xavier White

Texas Tech · 2021

79%
#4

Emari White

UTEP · 2024

78%
#5

Talik Keaton

Marshall · 2020

All-Conference USA
75%

Matches Mavin on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Class year

Differs from Mavin on

Recruiting rating (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cavon Croom’s path through Bowling Green.

Cavon Croom

99%match

Bowling Green · 2022

#2

Landon Ruggieri

Bryant · 2023

99%
#3

Noah Gray

Duke · 2020

NFL Rd 5
99%
#4

Kenneth Womack

Western Michigan · 2024

All-MAC
98%
#5

Miequle Brock

Nicholls · 2025

98%

Matches Cavon on

Height
Yards per reception
Weight
202320242025

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaiden Credle's junior season at Middle Tennessee (2024).

Middle Tennessee · 2024

#2

Ethan Payne

Marshall · 2023

75%
#3

P.J. Prioleau

Virginia Tech · 2025

74%
#4

Dijon Stanley

New Mexico State · 2025

74%
#5

Charles Kellom

Akron · 2024

73%

Matches Jaiden on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Height

Differs from Jaiden on

Reception volume (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Jaquaize Pettaway

#1

Cavon Croom

Bowling Green · 2021

99%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #3163

Final rank
#3163
Avg #3217.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #3163 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2025
70.02023
87.02024
32.02025

-54%

Sharp dropoff (-54%) — career inflection point.

Background

Three-year letterman (1/East Carolina, 2/Oklahoma) … Played in 30 career games making two starts (1/2024, 1/2025) … Caught 29 career passes for 189 yards (6.5 ypc) … Rushed five times for 12 yards (2.4 ypr) … Transferred to ECU from Oklahoma in January of 2025. 2025 (East Carolina): Appeared in 1...

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