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Jersey Number 6
George Pettaway
- Year:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- Running Back
- Hometown:
- Suffolk, Va.
- High School:
- Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
- Previous:
- North Carolina
- Major:
- Psychology
2026:
- Preseason Doak Walker Award Watch List
- Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt running back
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
- 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
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