Kamryn Pettway
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kamryn Pettway
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|20}}
| birth_place = Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 233
| high_school = Prattville (AL)
| college = Auburn
| undraftedyear = 2018
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Columbus Lions (2019)
- Rarámuris de Ciudad Juárez (2021–2022)
- Columbus Lions (2023)
| status =
| highlights =
}}
Kamryn Pettway (born December 20, 1996) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Auburn.
Early years
Pettway attended Prattville High School in Prattville, Alabama. As a senior, he rushed 1,402 yards with 17 touchdowns. He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/2014/02/05/prattvilles-pettway-signs-with-auburn/5222719/ Prattville’s Kamryn Pettway signs with Auburn][http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/02/prattville_rb_kamryn_pettway_s.html Prattville RB Kamryn Pettway on signing: 'I always knew I wanted to be an Auburn Tiger']
College career
After redshirting his first year at Auburn in 2014, Pettway played in 12 games as a fullback in 2015.[http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburnauthority/2016/08/10/give-bubba-ball-kamryn-pettway-being-given-ball-auburn-2016/88528950/ Give Bubba the ball: Pettway is finally a tailback at Auburn in 2016] As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, he played in 10 games and was Auburn's leading rusher with 1,224 yards on 209 carries with seven touchdowns.[http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburnauthority/2016/12/28/musburger-auburns-kamryn-pettway-most-powerful-back-sec/95935218/ Musburger: Auburn’s Kamryn Pettway ‘the most powerful back in the SEC’][http://www.dothaneagle.com/sports/auburn/auburn-running-back-kamryn-pettway-a-load-to-try-to/article_c48e822a-9f14-11e6-a92b-6b5aa5a2d086.html Auburn running back Kamryn Pettway a load to try to tackle] He was named first-team All-SEC.[http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2016/12/auburns_top_moments_of_2016_ka.html Auburn's top moments of 2016: Kamryn Pettway's emergence is No. 8] After his team's loss in the 2018 Peach Bowl, Pettway announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL draft.{{cite web|title=Kamryn Pettway entering the 2018 NFL Draft|url=http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2018/01/auburns_kamryn_pettway_enters.html|publisher=AL.com|accessdate=January 3, 2018}}
Professional career
Pettway signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018.{{cite web|title=Vikings Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents|url=http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Agree-to-Terms-with-Undrafted-Free-Agents/819c5c96-25d7-4e07-b13a-64eb815ea095|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142914/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Agree-to-Terms-with-Undrafted-Free-Agents/819c5c96-25d7-4e07-b13a-64eb815ea095|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2018|website=Vikings.com|date=April 30, 2018}} He was waived on May 7, 2018.{{cite web|title=Vikings Sign 4 Players Following Rookie Minicamp|url=http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Sign-4-Players-Following-Rookie-Minicamp/a3e978fa-ddd9-4356-8b8a-bf33955949dd?sf189005083=1|website=Vikings.com|date=May 7, 2018|url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507222447/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Sign-4-Players-Following-Rookie-Minicamp/a3e978fa-ddd9-4356-8b8a-bf33955949dd|archivedate=May 7, 2018}}
In November 2020, he signed with the Rarámuris de Ciudad Juárez of the Fútbol Americano de México ahead of the 2021 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.juarezadiario.com/deportes/llegan-de-usa-los-refuerzos-para-raramuris-pro-football/|title=Llegan de USA los refuerzos para Rarámuris Pro Football|work=juarezadiario.com|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=8 April 2021|language=es}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kamryn_pettway_907485.html Auburn Tigers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216181101/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kamryn_pettway_907485.html |date=December 16, 2016 }}
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Category:Players of American football from Montgomery, Alabama
Category:American football fullbacks
Category:Auburn Tigers football players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players