Kamryn Pettway (born December 20, 1996) is an

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for the

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. He played

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Early years

Pettway attended

Prattville High School Prattville High School, formerly Autauga County High School, is a high school in Prattville, Alabama, United States. It forms part of the Autauga County School System. In 2010, it had an enrollment of 2,109 students and a faculty of 103 teachers i ...

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. As a senior, he rushed 1,402 yards with 17

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. He committed to

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

to play college football.

College career

After redshirting his first year at Auburn in 2014, Pettway played in 12 games as a fullback in 2015. 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. He was named first-team All- SEC. After his team’s loss in the 2018 Peach Bowl, Pettway announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the

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Professional career

Pettway signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018. He was waived on May 7, 2018. In November 2020, he signed with the Rarámuris de Ciudad Juárez of the

Fútbol Americano de México The Mexican American Professional Football League ('', FAM'') was a professional american football minor league in Mexico, founded in 2018. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as FAM-YOX for the 2022 season. Starting with five ...

ahead of the 2021 season.

References

External links

Auburn Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pettway, Kamryn Living people 1996 births Players of American football from Montgomery, Alabama American football fullbacks Auburn Tigers football players Minnesota Vikings players American expatriate players of American football American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico