Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10/113rd/4th & short
7/39Inside-5 share
10 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (90.9%). 7 of the team's 39 inside-the-5 carries (17.9%).
Kamryn Pettway
Kamryn Pettway: RB · Auburn · #36.
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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kamryn Pettway
Wears you down at the goal line. Third year in the Auburn backfield. The first one came in 2016: All-SEC. On tape: 128 rushing yards and 32 receiving yards against Mercer, Week 3, 2017.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Auburn in the news
- Auburn GM Brian Kloman fired
Yahoo Sports Oct 26 - Xavier Atkins dismissed from Auburn
- Auburn ends losing streak to Georgia
USA Today Oct 18 - Georgia starter ruled out for Auburn
On3 Oct 17
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 6-14@ No. 3 Clemson | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Mercer | 34 | 128 | 3.8 | 3 | 22 | Season-high 128 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-27@ LSU | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-20@ Arkansas | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 3 | 38 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Total | 76 | 305 | 4.0 | 6 | 38 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2017
W 24-10
vs Mercer
128 rush yds (34 car) · 3 TD · 3 rec · 32 yds
With J. Stidham — 364 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 89.9 · 23 rush yds (7 car) · R. Davis — 9 rec · 68 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Mercer · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −4.54Kamryn Pettway run for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 9 Kamryn Pettway fumbled, recovered by Mercr Jalen Penn
- Week 3 · Mercer · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Kamryn Pettway run for 9 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 3 · Mercer · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Kamryn Pettway run for 4 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 3 · Mercer · 1st and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.69Kamryn Pettway run for 4 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 3 · Mercer · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.64Jarrett Stidham pass complete to Kamryn Pettway for 6 yds to the Aub 41 for a
- Week 7 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.58Kamryn Pettway run for a loss of 2 yards to the Aub 42
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Mercer · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.53Jarrett Stidham pass complete to Kamryn Pettway for 16 yds to the Mercr 33 for a MERCER Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (LeMarkus Bailey) to the Mercr 18 for a
- Week 5 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA −1.47Kamryn Pettway run for 2 yds to the Aub 43 Kamryn Pettway fumbled, recovered by MisSt Gerri Green
- Week 2 · Clemson · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.27Kamryn Pettway run for 5 yds to the Clem 46 for a
- Week 3 · Mercer · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.18Kamryn Pettway run for 6 yds to the Mercr 41 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
73 of 76 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
42%73 carriesFumble rate
2.6%2 of 76 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds11%of carries
8 carries
Grind
1–3 yds48%of carries
35 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
28 carries
Explosive
10+ yds3%of carries
2 carries
10 of 11 (91%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 7 (29%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.0 yds/carry on 76 carries · 3% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Gus Malzahn, all run-heavy offenses — 25-15 over that span.
2015Auburn7-6HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2016Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2017Auburn10-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 67.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Road3g | 57.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 53.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 90.0 | 8.2 | 3.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
382 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
76 carries and 3 catches in 5 games
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Auburn
- 2017 Auburn MalzahnYear 4 · 5 games
- 2016 Auburn MalzahnYear 3 · 9 gamesAll-conference
- 2015 Auburn MalzahnYear 2 · 2 games
- 2014 Auburn MalzahnYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school PrattvilleMontgomery, AL · Class of 2014Three-star, No. 404 in the 2014 class. Signed with Auburn.
How it ended
Three seasons at Auburn, 1,529 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2016) — the college career is complete.
2014
- Signed with AuburnThree-star, out of Prattville
2016 9 games
- All-SECfirst
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2016)
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coach2014–2017
Auburn
Played every college season under Gus Malzahn.