La'Michael Pettway

WR · Iowa State 2019 · #7

Last confirmed: Iowa State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 223 lb · Nashville, AR

La'Michael Pettway: WR · Iowa State · #7.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Zach PascalOld Dominion · 2014 · 93% season match
Max McCaffreyDuke · 2015 · 92% season match
Kevonn MabonBall State · 2014 · 90% season match
Ryan WingoTexas · 2026 · 86% season match
Jalen CampGeorgia Tech · 2020 · 79% season match

La'Michael Pettway

WR · Iowa State · Sr · #7

Moves the chains on third down. He has played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Bret Bielema, Chad Morris and Matt Campbell. A game that shows it: 100 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Texas — Week 12, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Iowa State in the news

Iowa State hires Jared Benko as athletics directorThe Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona players out for Iowa State gameArizona Daily Star Oct 22
Jared Benko named ADWide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Iowa State	55	676	12.3	6
2018	Arkansas	30	503	16.8	4
2017	Arkansas	6	92	15.3	0
2016	Arkansas	1	10	10.0	1
Career		92	1,281	13.9	11

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 29-26vs Northern Iowa	3	26	8.7	2	10	2 TD catches
Wk 3	L 17-18vs No. 19 Iowa	5	83	16.6	1	51
Wk 4	W 72-20vs UL Monroe	4	50	12.5	0	21
Wk 5	L 21-23@ Baylor	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 7	W 38-14@ West Virginia	8	81	10.1	0	20
Wk 8	W 34-24@ Texas Tech	4	41	10.3	1	17
Wk 9	L 27-34vs Oklahoma State	7	63	9.0	0	18
Wk 11	L 41-42@ No. 9 Oklahoma	2	46	23.0	0	24
Wk 12	W 23-21vs No. 22 Texas	8	100	12.5	0	22	Season-high 100 yds
Wk 13	W 41-31vs Kansas	6	96	16.0	2	25	2 TD catches
Wk 14	L 17-27@ Kansas State	3	22	7.3	0	13
Bowl	L 9-33vs No. 14 Notre Dame	4	54	13.5	0	18
Total		55	676	12.3	6	51

Signature game

Week 3 · 2019

L 17-18

vs Iowa

5 rec · 83 yds · 1 TD

With B. Purdy — 276 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.9 · 34 rush yds (9 car) · D. Jones — 51 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.7 · 4 rec · 31 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.92Jones to Pettway: a 51-yard touchdown pass.
Week 13 · Kansas · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.20Brock Purdy pass complete to La'Michael Pettway for 17 yds to the Kans 36 for a
Week 11 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.17Brock Purdy pass complete to La'Michael Pettway for 24 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 7 · West Virginia · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +3.15Brock Purdy pass complete to La'Michael Pettway for 12 yds to the WVirg 45 for a
Week 1 · Northern Iowa · 3rd and 8 · Q5 · EPA +2.97Purdy to Pettway: a 9-yard touchdown pass.
Week 5 · Baylor · 3rd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Brock Purdy pass complete to La'Michael Pettway for 14 yds to the Bayl 27 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Kansas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Brock Purdy pass complete to La'Michael Pettway for 25 yds for a TD, (Connor Assalley KICK)
Week 13 · Kansas · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.64Brock Purdy pass complete to La'Michael Pettway for 4 yds for a TD, (Connor Assalley KICK)
Week 1 · Northern Iowa · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Brock Purdy pass complete to La'Michael Pettway for 7 yds for a TD, (Connor Assalley KICK)
Week 8 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.58Brock Purdy pass complete to La'Michael Pettway for 17 yds for a TD, (Connor Assalley PAT MISSED)

Teams and coaches

2016Arkansas7-6HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

2017Arkansas4-8HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

2018Arkansas2-10HC: Chad Morris · Run-leaning

2019Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (83rd percentile). Strength: receptions (82nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#240 / 728 · 67th pct

0.65

Explosive rate#342 / 728 · 53rd pct

12.5%

TD rate#357 / 728 · 50th pct

5.0%

Yards / catch#427 / 728 · 41st pct

11.6

Catch rate#457 / 728 · 37th pct

66.2%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#77 / 556 · 83rd pct

Receptions#97 / 556 · 82nd pct

Rec yards#122 / 556 · 78th pct

676

Long catch#253 / 556 · 54th pct

Yards / catch#329 / 556 · 40th pct

12.3

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

65th → 67th percentile

Explosive rate

76th → 53rd percentile

Catch rate

28th → 37th percentile

TD rate

77th → 50th percentile

Yards / catch

88th → 41st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.5	69.7	12.5	0.8
Road5g	3.6	40.8	12.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	51.3	12.6	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	5.0	61.3	13.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Pass share

54.6%

482 pass / 400 run

Plays / game

67.8

13 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

516 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

55 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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