CAREER AT PURDUE
• Appeared in 40 games with 13 starts
• Had 71 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks, one interception, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups
2024 / AS A SENIOR
• Started all 10 of his appearances
• Tallied 46 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks and an interception
• Began the season with seven tackles and an assisted tackle-for-loss vs. Indiana State (Aug. 31)
• Credited with a career-high eight tackles vs. No. 18 Notre Dame (Sept. 14)
• Served as a captain at Oregon State (Sept. 21)
• Had a tackle-for-loss at both No. 2 Oregon (Oct. 18) and No. 10 Indiana (Nov. 30)
• Recorded seven tackles and an interception vs. Northwestern (Nov. 2)
• Earned four tackles and an assisted sack at Michigan State (Nov. 22)
2023 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Appeared in all 12 games with three starts
• Finished with 17 tackles and two fumble recoveries on the season, ranking second in the Big Ten and 19th nationally in fumble recoveries
• Made a new career high in tackles with four in back-to-back weeks against Michigan (Nov. 4) and Minnesota (Nov. 11)
• Recovered fumbles in games against Nebraska (Oct. 28) and Michigan. Both came on special teams, with the pickup against the Cornhuskers occurring on the opening kickoff, while the recovery against the Wolverines was on punt coverage
2022 / AS A JUNIOR
• Appeared in the final 13 games of the year
• Recorded a career-high eight tackles
• Made a stop in each of the last four games of the season
• Racked up a career-high three tackles against Northwestern (Nov. 19)
2021 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Did not see action
2020 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in five games as a reserve
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-star recruit by ESPN
• No. 27-rated safety in the 2020 class by ESPN
• Three-star recruit by 247Sports
• No. 48-rated safety in the 2020 class by 247Sports
• Three-star recruit by Rivals
• Team went 8-5 his senior season, advancing to the second round of the Division II Class AA of the Tennesseee High School Playoffs
• According to MaxPreps, finished his senior season with 51 total tackles, including 11 for losses with 1.0 sack
• Tallied one interception, forced a pair of fumbles and recovered another as a senior
• According to MaxPreps, finished his high school career with 118 total tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks and four interceptions
• Team went 12-3 his junior season, advancing to the championship game of the 2018 Division II Class AA Tennessee State Playoffs
PERSONAL
• Parent(s): Katrese Pettiford
• Siblings: Kym, Andre, Khloe
• Birthdate: July 12, 2002
• Major: General Communications
• Appeared in 40 games with 13 starts
• Had 71 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks, one interception, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups
2024 / AS A SENIOR
• Started all 10 of his appearances
• Tallied 46 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks and an interception
• Began the season with seven tackles and an assisted tackle-for-loss vs. Indiana State (Aug. 31)
• Credited with a career-high eight tackles vs. No. 18 Notre Dame (Sept. 14)
• Served as a captain at Oregon State (Sept. 21)
• Had a tackle-for-loss at both No. 2 Oregon (Oct. 18) and No. 10 Indiana (Nov. 30)
• Recorded seven tackles and an interception vs. Northwestern (Nov. 2)
• Earned four tackles and an assisted sack at Michigan State (Nov. 22)
2023 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Appeared in all 12 games with three starts
• Finished with 17 tackles and two fumble recoveries on the season, ranking second in the Big Ten and 19th nationally in fumble recoveries
• Made a new career high in tackles with four in back-to-back weeks against Michigan (Nov. 4) and Minnesota (Nov. 11)
• Recovered fumbles in games against Nebraska (Oct. 28) and Michigan. Both came on special teams, with the pickup against the Cornhuskers occurring on the opening kickoff, while the recovery against the Wolverines was on punt coverage
2022 / AS A JUNIOR
• Appeared in the final 13 games of the year
• Recorded a career-high eight tackles
• Made a stop in each of the last four games of the season
• Racked up a career-high three tackles against Northwestern (Nov. 19)
2021 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Did not see action
2020 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in five games as a reserve
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-star recruit by ESPN
• No. 27-rated safety in the 2020 class by ESPN
• Three-star recruit by 247Sports
• No. 48-rated safety in the 2020 class by 247Sports
• Three-star recruit by Rivals
• Team went 8-5 his senior season, advancing to the second round of the Division II Class AA of the Tennesseee High School Playoffs
• According to MaxPreps, finished his senior season with 51 total tackles, including 11 for losses with 1.0 sack
• Tallied one interception, forced a pair of fumbles and recovered another as a senior
• According to MaxPreps, finished his high school career with 118 total tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks and four interceptions
• Team went 12-3 his junior season, advancing to the championship game of the 2018 Division II Class AA Tennessee State Playoffs
PERSONAL
• Parent(s): Katrese Pettiford
• Siblings: Kym, Andre, Khloe
• Birthdate: July 12, 2002
• Major: General Communications