Jaquaize Pettaway is a wide receiver at East Carolina who has not played in East Carolina's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
East Carolina lists 17 receivers this season.
East Carolina is 4-4. Next: vs South Florida, Fri Nov 6.
Pettaway moves the chains on third down. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Brent Venables and Blake Harrell. On tape: 23 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Army, Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 46 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 29 | 189 | 6.5 | 0 | 46 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 1 | 10 |
| Career | 5 | 12 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24@ NC State | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-3vs Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-6vs Army | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 19-26@ Tulane | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-27vs Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14@ Temple | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-58@ UTSA | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 |
Week 5 · 2025
W 28-6
vs Army
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
185% of team targetsCatch rate
72%13 of 18 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
72% catch rate on 18 targets · 5% of the team's targets.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
44.5%
440 pass / 548 run
Plays / game
76.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #485 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #51 of 51 American Athletic WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brent Venables and Blake Harrell.
