Senior wide receiver for Jacksonville State. 2025: 8 catches, 59 receiving yards.
5′10″ · 175 lb · Alabaster, AL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
8 catches · 7.4 per catch
Best game: 1 rec, 18 yds, vs Western Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Jacksonville State. 2025: 8 catches, 59 receiving yards.
His career, year by yearMichael Pettway
Moves the chains on third down. Michael Pettway has been at Jacksonville State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 18 rec yds, 1 receptions against Western Kentucky — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 0.8 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.2%
79 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 25 | 454 | 18.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 17 | 196 | 11.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 50 | 709 | 14.2 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | -- | -- | 38 | 16 | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 17 | 146 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | -- | -- | 207 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 17 | 391 | 16 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 45–10
vs Murray State
1 rec · 11 yds
Dominant 35-point win at home against Murray State.
With G. Wimsatt — 188 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.7 · 50 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · C. Donaghy — 1 PTS · 42 AVG · 4 IN 20
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 34-41@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-10vs Murray State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-27@ Sam Houston | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-25vs Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21@ Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-34vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Wk 15 | L 15-19vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Bowl | W 17-13vs Troy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 8 | 59 | 7.8 | 0 | 18 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #86
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jabre Barber’s 2021 season.
Matches Jabre on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DT Sheffield’s path through Rutgers.
Matches DT on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Tyree's senior season at Notre Dame (2023).
Matches Chris on
Differs from Chris on
Player DNA