Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10/113rd/4th & short
7/39Inside-5 share
10 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (90.9%). 7 of the team's 39 inside-the-5 carries (17.9%).
Kamryn Pettway
Last confirmed: Auburn, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 235 lb · Montgomery, AL · Prattville
Kamryn Pettway: RB · Auburn · #36.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kamryn Pettway
Wears you down at the goal line. Third year in the Auburn backfield. On tape: 128 rushing yards and 32 receiving yards against Mercer, Week 3, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Auburn in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 6-14@ No. 3 Clemson | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Mercer | 34 | 128 | 3.8 | 3 | 22 | Season-high 128 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-27@ LSU | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-20@ Arkansas | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 3 | 38 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Total | 76 | 305 | 4.0 | 6 | 38 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2017
W 24-10
vs Mercer
128 rush yds (34 car) · 3 TD · 3 rec · 32 yds
With J. Stidham — 364 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 89.9 · 23 rush yds (7 car) · R. Davis — 9 rec · 68 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Mercer · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −4.54Kamryn Pettway run for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 9 Kamryn Pettway fumbled, recovered by Mercr Jalen Penn
- Week 3 · Mercer · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Kamryn Pettway run for 9 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 3 · Mercer · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Kamryn Pettway run for 4 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 3 · Mercer · 1st and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.69Kamryn Pettway run for 4 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 3 · Mercer · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.64Jarrett Stidham pass complete to Kamryn Pettway for 6 yds to the Aub 41 for a
- Week 7 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.58Kamryn Pettway run for a loss of 2 yards to the Aub 42
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Mercer · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.53Jarrett Stidham pass complete to Kamryn Pettway for 16 yds to the Mercr 33 for a MERCER Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (LeMarkus Bailey) to the Mercr 18 for a
- Week 5 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA −1.47Kamryn Pettway run for 2 yds to the Aub 43 Kamryn Pettway fumbled, recovered by MisSt Gerri Green
- Week 2 · Clemson · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.27Kamryn Pettway run for 5 yds to the Clem 46 for a
- Week 3 · Mercer · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.18Kamryn Pettway run for 6 yds to the Mercr 41 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
73 of 76 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
42%73 carriesFumble rate
2.6%2 of 76 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds11%of carries
8 carries
Grind
1–3 yds48%of carries
35 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
28 carries
Explosive
10+ yds3%of carries
2 carries
10 of 11 (91%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 7 (29%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.0 yds/carry on 76 carries · 3% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Gus Malzahn, all run-heavy offenses — 25-15 over that span.
2015Auburn7-6HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2016Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2017Auburn10-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 67.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Road3g | 57.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 53.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 90.0 | 8.2 | 3.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
382 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
76 carries and 3 catches in 5 games
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Auburn
- 2017 Auburn MalzahnYear 4 · 5 games
- 2016 Auburn MalzahnYear 3 · 9 games
- 2015 Auburn MalzahnYear 2 · 2 games
- 2014 Auburn MalzahnYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Auburn in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 404 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Auburn in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Auburn, 1,529 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2014
- Signed with Auburn3-star out of Prattville
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coach2014–2017
Auburn
Played his entire career under Gus Malzahn.