2025 George Pettaway RB James Maddison NFL Draft Report CFBALL

2024:

Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for Week 9 (Oct. 29)
Rushed for career-high 119 yards and a touchdown, as well as 180 all-purpose yards vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 26)

Prior to JMU:

Transferred to JMU after two seasons at North Carolina (2022-23)
Joins JMU with three seasons of eligibility
Played in 15 career games for the Tar Heels
Appeared in four games in 2023, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
In 11 games as a true freshman, rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries, averaging 4.65 yards per rush
Had nine kick returns over both seasons, averaging 28.3 yards per return, which included 31.6 average in 2022
Career-high 51 rushing yards in collegiate debut vs. Florida A&M (2022)
Career-long 29-yard rush vs. Florida A&M (2022)
Career-high six rush attempts at App State (2022)
Career-long 11-yard reception at App State (2022) and vs. Georgia Tech (2022)
Career-long 56-yard kickoff return vs. Oregon in Holiday Bowl (2022)
Career-long 16-yard punt return vs. Oregon in Holiday Bowl (2022)

High School:

Nominated for the Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year award
Three-time VISAA Division II All-State
Three-time All-Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools
Three-time All-757 selection
Rushed for 2,913 yards and 46 touchdowns on 217 carries (13.4 per rush) while catching 47 passes for 880 yards (18.7 avg.) and nine touchdowns over final three prep seasons
In 2021, rushed for 1,683 yards and 23 touchdowns (13.0 per rush) with 30 catches for 547 yards (18.2 per catch) and six scores
In 2020, ran for 714 yards and 14 touchdowns (14.6 per rush) to go with six receptions for 111 yards and two scores in just four games
In 2019, rushed for 516 yards and nine touchdowns (13.2 per rush) while adding 11 catches for 222 yards (20.2 per catch) and a score
Former four-star prospect listed as nation’s 107th-best player, No. 8 running back and No. 4 player in Virginia by 247Sports Composite
Rivals ranked him as nation’s 88th-best player, No. 6 running back and No. 4 from Virginia
ESPN ranked him as 105th-best player in country, No. 8 running back and No. 6 in Virginia
Member of the ESPN 300
Invited to Under Armour All-American Game
Team captain
Played basketball at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy for two seasons, earning all-conference honors