2024 Freshman

• Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
• Quarterback ranks: #27 (Rivals), #35 (ESPN), #39 (On3), #73 (247Sports)
• State of Mississippi ranks: #16 (On3), #19 (Rivals), #24 (ESPN), #31 (247Sports)
• Played for head coach Chris Jones at Starkville
• Three-year starter
• Totaled nearly 7,000 passing yards, over 3,000 rushing yards, and over 100 total touchdowns during high school career
• 2023 Mississippi Class 7A Mr. Football
• 2023 Mississippi Offensive Player of the Year
• 2022 and 2023 all-state first team and 2021 all-state second team
• Led Starkville to the Mississippi 6A state title as a junior
• 2022 6A state championship game MVP
• Mississippi MVP during the 2023 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic
• All-area basketball player
• National Honor Society
• Offers included Georgia Tech, Indiana, Mississippi, Mississippi State, San Diego State, Southern Miss, Troy, and West Virginia

Personal

• Born September 24, 2005
• Son of Billy Petty and Carrie Carter
• Four older brothers, Cam, Blake, Brandon, and Yadarious, two older sisters, Amber and Bri, and one younger sister, Khloe
• Chose Illinois because, “I have a lot of trust in the community and coaches and staff I will be around for the next 4+ years of my life.”
• Majoring in exploratory studies