Tray Pettway

#80 · WR · Jr. · Massachusetts6′3″ · 195 lb · Prattville, AL

Tray Pettway: WR · Massachusetts · #80.

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Tray Pettway

WR · Massachusetts · Jr · #80

Moves the chains on third down. One game to point at: 54 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 3, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

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

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Massachusetts	17	217	12.8	0	38
Career		17	217	12.8	0	38

Season	Team
2021	Massachusetts	1	−2
Career		1	−2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 28-45vs Boston College	1	17	17.0	17
Wk 3	L 28-42vs Eastern Michigan	5	54	10.8	15	Season-high 54 yds
Wk 4	L 3-53@ No. 17 Coastal Carolina	1	0	0.0	0
Wk 5	L 7-45vs Toledo	2	14	7.0	12
Wk 6	W 27-13vs UConn	1	7	7.0	7
Wk 8	L 3-59@ Florida State	2	4	2.0	5
Wk 9	L 17-62@ Liberty	1	4	4.0	4
Wk 10	L 22-35vs Rhode Island	1	31	31.0	31
Wk 11	L 10-35vs Maine	2	48	24.0	33
Wk 12	L 17-33@ Army	1	38	38.0	38
Total		17	217	12.8	38

Signature game

Week 11 · 2021

L 10-35

vs Maine

2 rec · 48 yds

With G. Georgopoulos — 35.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · E. Merriweather — 177 rush yds (27 car) · 3 rec · 24 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Maine · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Brady Olson pass complete to Tray Pettway for 33 yds to the UMass 46 for a
Week 2 · Boston College · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.89Brady Olson pass complete to Tray Pettway for 17 yds to the UMass 47 for a
Week 11 · Maine · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +1.73Brady Olson pass complete to Tray Pettway for 15 yds to the UMass 34 for a
Week 10 · Rhode Island · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.69Tyler Lytle pass complete to Tray Pettway for 31 yds to the RIsld 2 for a
Week 3 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.62Brady Olson pass complete to Tray Pettway for 12 yds to the UMass 40 for a
Week 5 · Toledo · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.62Brady Olson pass complete to Tray Pettway for 12 yds to the UMass 40 for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Garrett Dzuro pass complete to Tray Pettway for 38 yds to the Army 7 for a
Week 3 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.22Brady Olson pass complete to Tray Pettway for 15 yds to the UMass 37 for a
Week 3 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +1.18Brady Olson pass complete to Tray Pettway for 10 yds to the EMich 37
Week 8 · Florida State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA −0.63Brady Olson pass complete to Tray Pettway for 1 yd to the UMass 48

Teams and coaches

2021Massachusetts1-11HC: Walt Bell and Alex Miller · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 30 (#432 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

30Below cohort / limited sample #432 of 468 · 2021?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: catch rate (1st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#283 / 655 · 57th pct

13.1

Explosive rate#485 / 655 · 25th pct

8.3%

TD rate#568 / 655 · 7th pct

0.0%

EPA / target#644 / 655 · 2nd pct

0.02

Catch rate#650 / 655 · 1st pct

47.2%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#305 / 557 · 44th pct

12.8

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Long catch#405 / 557 · 26th pct

Receptions#438 / 557 · 20th pct

Rec yards#450 / 557 · 19th pct

217

Rush yards#229 / 273 · 15th pct

Rec TDs#494 / 557 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. 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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.0	28.5	16.1	0.0
Road4g	1.2	11.5	11.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	18.4	8.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.4	25.0	19.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Alex Miller

Pass share

44.7%

331 pass / 409 run

Plays / game

61.7

12 games

Team sack rate

7.1%

351 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

17 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

30 · #432 of 468 WRs · 2021

Three-star recruit. Now #432 at the position.

Tray Pettway

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

17 catches and 1 carry in 10 games

2021 season at Massachusetts, 10 games

Moves

2021 10 games

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