Auburn Football: Where Kamryn Pettway can rank among all-time Auburn running backs

Here we discuss Auburn football‘s Kamyrn Pettway, who will be able to take his place among all-time Auburn running backs in the coming season.

Running back Kamryn Pettway burst on the scene for Auburn football in 2016, rushing for 1,224 yards and seven touchdowns while only playing in eight games due to injuries.

And although he often shared backfield duties with Kerryon Johnson last year, Pettway could easily produce those same numbers during his next two years on the Plains, particularly if the offense ramps up its output under offensive coordinator Chip Lindsay.

Here are some goals for Pettway for the next two years:

1. Auburn’s second all-time leading rusher

Let’s say that Pettway can average 1,325 yards in each of the next two seasons. That’s just 100 more yards than what he had in 2016, and that seems easily reachable if he can keep himself healthier than he did last year.

That would give Pettway 3,874 total rushing yards during his Auburn career, which would place him second all-time behind only Bo Jackson‘s 4,303 yards.

Even if Pettway averages 1,224 yards during the next two seasons, he winds up as the No. 3 all-time leading rusher in Auburn history, also behind Carnell “Cadillac” Williams, who had 3,831 rushing yards.

Just 1,000 yards in each of the next two seasons, would place him No. 6 all time, also behind Joe Cribbs, James Brooks and Ben Tate.

2. A top 10 rushing season

Pettway’s 1,224 yards in 2016 was a strong season, but it did not rank among the top 10 rushing seasons in Auburn’s history.

Tre Mason holds the single-season rushing record for Auburn with 1,816 yards in 2013 with Jackson’s 1,786 in 1985 ranking second. Unless Pettway becomes the main back in the offense, and healthy, those numbers seem unreachable.

But all Pettway needs for a top 10 season is to best Kenny Iron‘s 1,293 yards for the Tigers in 2005. That’s just 70 more yards than what he had last year.

Of course, if Pettway can play all 12 games in a season and duplicate the 153 yards per game that he produced in 2016, he’d produce a season of 1,836 yards rushing.

3. Two top 10 rushing games

Pettway’s 236 yards rushing against Ole Miss in 2016 earned him the No. 10 single rushing game in Auburn history.

Only one person has more than one performance in Auburn’s all-time top 10 rushing games — Bo Jackson with four. He had three games of 240 yards or more in his Heisman Trophy season in 1985 and also had a magical 256 yards against Alabama in 1983.

While Auburn’s offense will likely pass more in 2017, it’s feasible that Pettway could have another two games of at least 241 yards in his next two years playing, which would give him two games in the top 10. He’s need two because his current game in the top 10 would drop out.

Let’s not forget about Johnson — all he needs to do to become an Auburn top 10 career rusher is to match his 895 yards from 2016 in each of his next two years.

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