Running back, Middle Tennessee (from West Virginia), 2016–⁠21

Martell Pettaway

Number
No. 32
Height
5′9″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Detroit, MI

Martell Pettaway played running back at West Virginia (2016–⁠19) and Middle Tennessee (2021).

Career highs

181rushing yards, career highat Iowa State, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Kansas, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016West Virginia492605.3123
2017West Virginia431493.5217
2018West Virginia986236.4655
2019West Virginia27722.7223
2021Middle Tennessee813724.6365
Career2981,4765.01465

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016West Virginia22110.5025
2017West Virginia22814.0016
2018West Virginia66110.2134
2019West Virginia273.508
2021Middle Tennessee5306.0010
Career171478.6134

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017West Virginia4530
2018West Virginia1370
Career5900

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016West Virginia32RBYr 1
2017West Virginia32RBYr 2
2018West Virginia32RBYr 3
2019West Virginia32RBYr 4
2021Middle Tennessee32RBSr. (Yr 6)5′9″196

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
2016West Virginia520.13––6.923%0.08
2017West Virginia46-0.13––-5.96%-0.01
2018West Virginia1070.3290th (n=300)0.1534.412%0.33
2019West Virginia30-0.10––-2.911%–
2021Middle Tennessee710.0011th (n=277)0.160.211%0.07

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.

Game by game

2021 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 372 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.MonmouthW 50–⁠153619––
Sep 11atVirginia TechL 14–⁠3539010––
Sep 18atUTSAL 13–⁠276230815
Oct 9atLibertyL 13–⁠413405––
Oct 22atUConnW 44–⁠131263116––
Oct 30vs.Southern MissW 35–⁠1092301215
Nov 6atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠489406––
Nov 13vs.Florida InternationalW 50–⁠101195157214
Nov 20vs.Old DominionL 17–⁠241357011––
Nov 27atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠1757506516
Dec 17 ✦vs.ToledoW 31–⁠2471309––
2019 West Virginia 4 games, 72 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.James MadisonW 20–⁠1392005––
Sep 7atMissouriL 7–⁠386−60127
Sep 21atKansasW 29–⁠24640223––
Oct 5vs.TexasL 31–⁠42618011––
2018 West Virginia 12 games, 623 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.TennesseeW 40–⁠149560221−5
Sep 8vs.Youngstown StateW 52–⁠171277020––
Sep 22vs.Kansas StateW 35–⁠66180711
Sep 29atTexas TechW 42–⁠34631012––
Oct 6vs.KansasW 38–⁠22831013216
Oct 13atIowa StateL 14–⁠30830016––
Oct 25vs.BaylorW 58–⁠14435133––
Nov 3atTexasW 42–⁠419121255––
Nov 10vs.TCUW 47–⁠101259117115
Nov 17atOklahoma StateL 41–⁠45528019134
Nov 23vs.OklahomaL 56–⁠591576217––
Dec 28 ✦vs.SyracuseL 18–⁠34461051––
2017 West Virginia 12 games, 149 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Virginia TechL 24–⁠31219017––
Sep 9vs.East CarolinaW 56–⁠2061204112
Sep 16vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠16639112116
Sep 23atKansasW 56–⁠343705––
Oct 7atTCUL 24–⁠3151005––
Oct 21atBaylorW 38–⁠3641607––
Oct 28vs.Oklahoma StateL 39–⁠501000––
Nov 4vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠16518011––
Nov 11atKansas StateW 28–⁠23––––––
Nov 18vs.TexasL 14–⁠282506––
Nov 25atOklahomaL 31–⁠5971918––
Dec 26 ✦vs.UtahL 14–⁠302403––
2016 West Virginia 3 games, 260 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 26atIowa StateW 49–⁠1930181123125
Dec 3vs.BaylorW 24–⁠211663016––
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiL 14–⁠313160131−4

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

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