Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/17Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (17.6%).
Martell Pettaway
Martell Pettaway: RB · Middle Tennessee · #32.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Martell Pettaway
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 95 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Florida International, Week 11, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Middle Tennessee in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 81 | 372 | 4.6 | 3 | 65 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 27 | 72 | 2.7 | 2 | 23 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 98 | 623 | 6.4 | 6 | 55 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 43 | 149 | 3.5 | 2 | 17 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 49 | 260 | 5.3 | 1 | 23 |
| Career | 298 | 1,476 | 5.0 | 14 | 65 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 1 | 34 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Career | 17 | 147 | 8.6 | 1 | 34 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-15vs Monmouth | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-35@ No. 19 Virginia Tech | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ UTSA | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Liberty | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-13@ UConn | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-10vs Southern Miss | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-48@ Western Kentucky | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 50-10vs Florida International | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 1 | 57 | Season-high 95 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 17-24vs Old Dominion | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-17@ Florida Atlantic | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | 65 | |
| Total | 74 | 359 | 4.9 | 3 | 65 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2021
W 50-10
95 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 14 yds
Dominant 40-point win at home against Florida International.
With N. Vattiato — 147 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 47.0 · 25 rush yds (9 car) · J. Lane — 29 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 11 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.47M.Pettaway rushed to FIU End Zone for 57 yards. M.Pettaway for 57 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Week 1 · Monmouth · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.74M.Pettaway rushed to MNM End Zone for 9 yards. M.Pettaway for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Week 10 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −2.53Martell Pettaway run for a loss of 4 yards to the MTnSt 33 Martell Pettaway fumbled, recovered by WKent Jaden Hunter
- Week 8 · UConn · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Martell Pettaway run for 1 yd for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
- Week 8 · UConn · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Martell Pettaway run for 16 yds to the UConn 36 for a
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.44Martell Pettaway run for no gain to the MTnSt 43
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.38Martell Pettaway run for a loss of 4 yards to the MTnSt 28 Martell Pettaway fumbled, recovered by MTnSt Martell Pettaway
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.38Martell Pettaway run for 9 yds to the MTnSt 43
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.36Martell Pettaway run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 34
- Week 11 · Florida International · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.33N.Vattiato pass complete to FIU 42. Catch made by M.Pettaway at FIU 42. Gain of 10 yards. Tackled by FIU at FIU 32.
Teams and coaches
2016West Virginia10-3HC: Dana Holgorsen · Run-leaning
2017West Virginia7-6HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced
2018West Virginia8-4HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced
2019West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Pass-leaning
2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 45.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 29.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 10.5 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 52.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
51.0%
463 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
483 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
81 carries and 5 catches in 10 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
34 · #263 of 315 RBs · 2021
Three-star recruit. Now #263 at the position.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2021 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 6 · 10 games
- 2019 West Virginia BrownYear 4 · 4 games
- 2018 West Virginia HolgorsenYear 3 · 12 games
- 2017 West Virginia HolgorsenYear 2 · 12 games
- 2016 West Virginia HolgorsenYear 1 · 3 games
- High school Martin Luther KingSaint Clair Shores, MI · Class of 2016Three-star, No. 465 in the 2016 class. Signed with West Virginia.Also from Martin Luther King: Dante Moore (Oregon), Xavier Newsom (Auburn), Jaidon Windom (Cincinnati) and 6 more.
How it ended
Five seasons, at West Virginia and Middle Tennessee, 1,476 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2016 3 games
- Signed with West VirginiaThree-star, out of Martin Luther King
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coaches2016–2018
West Virginia
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Holgorsen, Neal Brown and Rick Stockstill.