George Pettaway

2025: Played in 12 games Had 34 carries for 195 rushing yards, averaging 5.7 per rush Also had nine receptions for 67 receiving yards and a touchdown and had two kickoff returns for 38 yards (19.0) with a long of 24 Season-high 99 rushing yards vs. Weber State (Aug. 30) Had two receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown at Oregon (Dec. 20) in the College Football Playoff Rushed for 29 yards vs. App State (Nov. 15) Had 21 yards on the ground at Louisville (Sept. 5) and vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 18) Also caught a season-best three passes at Louisville HERO Sports Group of Five Preseason First Team All-American Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt running back Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt all-purpose 2024: Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for Week 9 (Oct. 29) Played in all 13 games, making 11 starts at running back Had 162 carries for 980 rushing yards and five touchdowns Averaged 6.05 yards per carry Also had 24 receptions for 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns Averaged 24.2 yards per kick return on six attempts with a long of 40 Turned in pair of 100-yard rushing performances Ranked 19th in FBS and led the Sun Belt in yards per rush Also ranked sixth in the Sun Belt in rush yards per game (75.4) Career-high 119 rushing yards and touchdown, as well as 180 all-purpose yards vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 26) Ran for 100 yards on 14 carries vs. Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 18) Had first career two-touchdown game at Charlotte (Aug. 31), rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown while catching a career-long 33-yard touchdown pass Rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and made three catches for eight yards vs. Georgia State (Nov. 9) Had 89 rushing yards and caught a nine-yard touchdown pass vs. Coastal Carolina (Oct. 10) Ran for 87 yards at North Carolina (Sept. 21) Tallied 84 rushing yards on 10 carries and caught a career-high four passes for 32 yards vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 7) Rushed for 81 yards and tied career high with four receptions for 31 yards at App State (Nov. 23) Also had 82 rushing yards at Old Dominion (Nov. 16) Rushed for 75+ yards in eight games Produced eight games with at least 100 all-purpose yards Caught three or more passes in four games and 2+ in six outings Had double-digit carries in 11 games 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll 2023 at North Carolina: Played in four games, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility Had one reception and averaged 17.0 yards per kickoff return on two attempts with a long of 18 2022 at North Carolina: Played in 11 games Had 20 carries for 93 rushing yards and two touchdowns Averaged 4.7 yards per rush Also had five receptions for 21 receiving yards with a long of 11 Averaged 31.6 per kickoff return on seven attempts with a long of 56 and had one punt return for 16 yards Season-high 51 rushing yards and first career touchdown on just four carries in debut vs. Florida A&M (Aug. 27), which included a season-long 29-yard rush Ran for 34 yards and a score and caught two passes at App State (Sept. 3) Had a 56-yard kickoff return vs. Oregon in the Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28) High School: Nominated for the Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year award Three-time VISAA Division II All-State Three-time All-Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools Three-time All-757 selection Rushed for 2,913 yards and 46 touchdowns on 217 carries (13.4 per rush) while catching 47 passes for 880 yards (18.7 avg.) and nine touchdowns over final three prep seasons In 2021, rushed for 1,683 yards and 23 touchdowns (13.0 per rush) with 30 catches for 547 yards (18.2 per catch) and six scores In 2020, ran for 714 yards and 14 touchdowns (14.6 per rush) to go with six receptions for 111 yards and two scores in just four games In 2019, rushed for 516 yards and nine touchdowns (13.2 per rush) while adding 11 catches for 222 yards (20.2 per catch) and a score Former four-star prospect listed as nation’s 107th-best player, No. 8 running back and No. 4 player in Virginia by 247Sports Composite Rivals ranked him as nation’s 88th-best player, No. 6 running back and No. 4 from Virginia ESPN ranked him as 105th-best player in country, No. 8 running back and No. 6 in Virginia Member of the ESPN 300 Invited to Under Armour All-American Game Team captain Played basketball at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy for two seasons, earning all-conference honors Personal: Son of Russ and Tricina Pettaway Majoring in psychology