2026: Returning starting linebacker ... team captain … in 39 career games (13 starts), has registered 94 tackles, 13.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, one INT, six PBU, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and four QB pressures … posted 20 games with 2+ tackles and eight contests with 5+ tackles, including a career-best nine against Mississippi State (2025) … carded 1.0 TFL in eight contests, including a career-high 2.0 versus Notre Dame (2025), Mississippi State (2025) and Missouri (2025) … logged a career-high 1.0 sack against Missouri (2024 and 2025), Notre Dame (2025), Mississippi State (2025) … notched lone INT in a contest with Mississippi State in 2025 and returned it 10 yards … carded 1+ PBU on five occasions, including a career-high two coming against Mississippi State in 2024 … logged one caused fumble in a contest with Florida (2025) and Missouri (2025) and one fumble recovery against Miami (2025) … secured one QB pressure versus Arkansas (2024), Notre Dame (2025), Florida (2025) and Missouri (2025) … has played 1,390 career snaps.
2025: Played in all 13 games, making 10 starts … did not start against UTSA, Utah State and Notre Dame … finished fourth on the team in tackles with 57, while adding 9.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, one INT, two PBUs, three QB pressures, one fumble recovery and two caused fumbles … registered 2+ tackle in nine games and 5+ stops on seven occasions, including a year-best nine against Mississippi State … secured 1.0+ TFL in five contests, including a year-best 2.0 in contests with Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Missouri … earned a season-high 1.0 sack versus Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Missouri … logged lone INT against Mississippi State and returned it 10 yards … carded one PBU versus Florida and LSU … notched one QB hurry in a contest with Notre Dame, Florida and Missouri … registered one fumble recovery against Miami and one caused fumble versus Florida and Missouri … on the field for 707 snaps.
2024: Saw action in all 13 games, making three starts against McNeese, Florida and Southern California … compiled 33 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, one QB pressure and four PBUs … registered 2+ tackle in nine games, including a year-best seven against Mississippi State … secured a season-high 1.0 TFL in contests with Bowling Green, Missouri and Mississippi State … tallied lone sack in a contest with Missouri … notched one QB pressure versus Arkansas … secured 1+ PBU in three games, including a year-best two at Mississippi State … on the field for 523 snaps.
2023: Played in all 13 games … compiled four tackles … posted a year-best two tackles against New Mexico and Abilene Christian … on the field for 160 snaps.
PRIOR TO TEXAS A&M: Lettered three seasons at Paetow under head coach David Hicks Sr. … rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and ESPN.com and a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com … charted as the No. 49, No. 69 and No. 80 prospect from the state of Texas according to Rivals.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … listed as the No. 13, No. 27 and No. 48 linebacker nationally according to Rivals.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … helped the Panthers to a 28-8 three-year ledger, including a UIL Class 5A Division I state championship title as a junior … compiled 142 tackles, 36.0 TFL, 20.0 sacks, 21 QB pressures, four INT, two fumble recoveries, and three caused fumbles throughout career … returned one INT for a touchdown … on offense, recorded six rushes for 42 yards (7.00) with a career-long 22-yard scamper … added one kickoff return for a 47-yard touchdown … two-time first-team District 10-5A selection … earned UIL District 10-5A D-I Defensive co-MVP honors … also lettered in track & field, competing in the 110 meter hurdles, finishing as the runner-up at the 19-5A district meet and making the regional final in 2022.
PERSONAL: Born February 22, 2005 … son of Natasha Sanford and Demarcus Pettaway ... majoring in sport management … brother, Deyjhon Pettaway, is a current member of the Aggies football team.