Jamie Pettway: LB · South Florida · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jamie Pettway
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Florida Atlantic — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Florida | 56 | 25 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | South Florida | 19 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 48 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Missouri | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 136 | 66 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-3vs Bethune-Cookman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-42@ No. 4 Alabama | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-24@ Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 15-50vs No. 8 Miami | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-45@ Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-21vs Memphis | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-25vs UAB | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 44-21@ Florida Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-28vs Navy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 59-24@ Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 63-30vs Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-35@ Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-39vs San José State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 25 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%6 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups56 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
47.4%
439 pass / 488 run
Plays / game
71.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
477 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Missouri, Florida Atlantic and South Florida, 136 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz, Willie Taggart and Alex Golesh.
