Running back, Iowa State (from Bowling Green), 2024–⁠26

Cameron Pettaway

Number
No. 0
Height
5′10″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Farmington Hills, MI

Cameron Pettaway plays running back for Iowa State, after Bowling Green (2024–⁠25). Last time out, at BYU: 2 catches, 7 yards.

2026 so far

51 rushing yards

Last game: 2 catches, 7 yards at BYU, L 10–⁠24

Next game: at Arizona, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 10SEMO
  2. 4@IOWA
  3. 12BGSU
  4. 17UTAH
  5. 8WVU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

87rushing yards, career highat Massachusetts, 2025118receiving yards, career highvs. Toledo, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Toledo, 2025

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Bowling Green723655.1034
2026Iowa State21512.4011
Career934164.5034

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025Bowling Green123771
2026Iowa State72241
Career196012

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Bowling Green813917.4273
2026Iowa State7517.3013
Career1519012.7273

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Bowling Green0RBRS
2025Bowling Green0RBFr.
2026Iowa State0RBSo.5′10″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2025Bowling Green830.1255th (n=576)0.109.715%0.07
2026Iowa State31-0.18––-5.68%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Bowling Green47%3.301.000.9016%
2026Iowa State5%2.100.400.0019%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Iowa State 6 games, 51 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠108100126
Sep 12atIowaL 13–⁠16240––
Sep 19vs.Bowling GreenW 55–⁠741201100
Sep 26vs.UtahL 17–⁠314170365
Oct 3vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠42380233
Oct 9atBYUL 10–⁠24–––––
2025 Bowling Green 9 games, 365 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 28vs.LafayetteW 26–⁠783502153
Sep 6atCincinnatiL 20–⁠3413720241
Sep 13vs.LibertyW 23–⁠13517010
Sep 20atLouisvilleL 17–⁠404160125
Sep 27atOhioL 20–⁠358540398
Oct 11vs.ToledoW 28–⁠23360250
Oct 18vs.Central MichiganL 6–⁠279480110
Nov 18vs.AkronL 16–⁠1910300––
Nov 25atMassachusettsW 45–⁠1412870––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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