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Jersey Number 5
Martell Pettaway
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 208
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, MI
- High School:
- Martin Luther King
Bio
2021 (r-Senior)
• Played in 11 games and had five starts
• Ended the season with a team-high 372 rushing yards on 81 carries and three touchdowns to go with five receptions
• Ranked second among running backs with 283 snaps played while grading out a winner seven times
• Had six carries for 23 yards at UTSA
• Missed the Charlotte and Marshall games due to medical reasons
• Returned against Liberty
• Led team with 63 rushing yards on 12 carries and a touchdown at UConn
• Paced the Blue Raiders with 95 rushing yards on 11 carries and a touchdown against FIU (57-yard TD)
• Led team with 57 rushing yards against ODU
• Had a game-high 75 yards rushing on just five carries in win over FAU (had a career long 65-yard run)
2020 (r-Senior)
• Opted out of the 2020 season
2019 (Senior – WVU)
• Played in just four games and was redshirted
• Rushed 27 times for 72 yards and two touchdowns
2018 (Junior – WVU)
• Second-leading ground gainer for the Mountaineers with 623 yards on 97 carries, averaging 6.4 yards per carry and six touchdowns
• Had six catches for 61 yards and a touchdown
• Ranked No. 13 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (51.9) and 14th in rushing touchdowns (6)
• Finished with 61 yards on four carries, a 15.2 yards per carry average with a long of 51 against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
• Secured his second multiple-touchdown game with 15 carries for 76 yards and two scores vs. Oklahoma
• Carried the ball 12 times for 59 yards and a touchdown vs. TCU, to go along with a 15-yard catch
• Registered second career 100-yard game at Texas, rushing nine times for 121 yards and two touchdowns to earn the WVU Offensive Champion Award
• Also tallied a career long 55-yard rush for a score against the Longhorns
• Tallied 77 yards on 12 carries against Youngstown State, an average of 6.4 yards per rush
• Earned his first career start against Tennessee, rushing nine times for a team-high 56 yards
2017 (Sophomore – WVU)
• WVU’s third-leading rusher with 43 carries for 149 yards and two touchdowns
• Season-high seven carries and scored his second rushing touchdown at Oklahoma
• Season-high 39 rushing yards on six carries, and scored first rushing touchdown against Delaware State
• Had two carries for 19 yards with a long of 17 against Virginia Tech
2016 (Freshman – WVU)
• WVU Scout Team Champion: Kansas
• Was going to redshirt until injuries forced him into action at Iowa State
• Ran for 181 yards on 30 carries and a touchdown in his collegiate debut
• WVU’s fifth-leading rusher with 260 yards on 49 carries and a touchdown
• Recorded 63 yards on 16 carries against Baylor
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Iowa State)
High School
• Played his senior season for coach Dale Harvell at Martin Luther King High
• Played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Game
• Rushed for 1,629 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior
• Played sophomore and junior seasons at St. Clair Shores South Lake High
• Rushed for more than 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior, and more than 1,400 yards with 14 scores and a long run of 96 yards as a sophomore
Personal
• Full name: Martell Darell Lamar-Pettaway
• Parents: Mark and Theresa Pettaway
• Born: 12/15/1997
• Degree: Multidisciplinary Studies; Second Major: Liberal Studies
• Played in 11 games and had five starts
• Ended the season with a team-high 372 rushing yards on 81 carries and three touchdowns to go with five receptions
• Ranked second among running backs with 283 snaps played while grading out a winner seven times
• Had six carries for 23 yards at UTSA
• Missed the Charlotte and Marshall games due to medical reasons
• Returned against Liberty
• Led team with 63 rushing yards on 12 carries and a touchdown at UConn
• Paced the Blue Raiders with 95 rushing yards on 11 carries and a touchdown against FIU (57-yard TD)
• Led team with 57 rushing yards against ODU
• Had a game-high 75 yards rushing on just five carries in win over FAU (had a career long 65-yard run)
2020 (r-Senior)
• Opted out of the 2020 season
2019 (Senior – WVU)
• Played in just four games and was redshirted
• Rushed 27 times for 72 yards and two touchdowns
2018 (Junior – WVU)
• Second-leading ground gainer for the Mountaineers with 623 yards on 97 carries, averaging 6.4 yards per carry and six touchdowns
• Had six catches for 61 yards and a touchdown
• Ranked No. 13 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (51.9) and 14th in rushing touchdowns (6)
• Finished with 61 yards on four carries, a 15.2 yards per carry average with a long of 51 against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
• Secured his second multiple-touchdown game with 15 carries for 76 yards and two scores vs. Oklahoma
• Carried the ball 12 times for 59 yards and a touchdown vs. TCU, to go along with a 15-yard catch
• Registered second career 100-yard game at Texas, rushing nine times for 121 yards and two touchdowns to earn the WVU Offensive Champion Award
• Also tallied a career long 55-yard rush for a score against the Longhorns
• Tallied 77 yards on 12 carries against Youngstown State, an average of 6.4 yards per rush
• Earned his first career start against Tennessee, rushing nine times for a team-high 56 yards
2017 (Sophomore – WVU)
• WVU’s third-leading rusher with 43 carries for 149 yards and two touchdowns
• Season-high seven carries and scored his second rushing touchdown at Oklahoma
• Season-high 39 rushing yards on six carries, and scored first rushing touchdown against Delaware State
• Had two carries for 19 yards with a long of 17 against Virginia Tech
2016 (Freshman – WVU)
• WVU Scout Team Champion: Kansas
• Was going to redshirt until injuries forced him into action at Iowa State
• Ran for 181 yards on 30 carries and a touchdown in his collegiate debut
• WVU’s fifth-leading rusher with 260 yards on 49 carries and a touchdown
• Recorded 63 yards on 16 carries against Baylor
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Iowa State)
High School
• Played his senior season for coach Dale Harvell at Martin Luther King High
• Played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Game
• Rushed for 1,629 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior
• Played sophomore and junior seasons at St. Clair Shores South Lake High
• Rushed for more than 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior, and more than 1,400 yards with 14 scores and a long run of 96 yards as a sophomore
Personal
• Full name: Martell Darell Lamar-Pettaway
• Parents: Mark and Theresa Pettaway
• Born: 12/15/1997
• Degree: Multidisciplinary Studies; Second Major: Liberal Studies
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