Dante Pettis

Dante Pettis
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Pettis in 2019
No. 17 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-23) October 23, 1995 (age 29)
San Clemente, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:JSerra Catholic
(San Juan Capistrano, California)
College:Washington
NFL draft:2018 / round: 2 / pick: 44
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024
Receptions:76
Receiving yards:1,030
Receiving touchdowns:12
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dante Garrison Pettis[1] (born October 23, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington.

Early life

Pettis attended JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California.[2] He played football, basketball and ran track. As a senior, he recorded 50 receptions for 889 yards and 11 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Washington to play college football.[3]

College career

As a true freshman for Washington in 2014, Pettis had 17 receptions for 259 yards and a touchdown. He also added 288 punt return yards and a punt return touchdown.

As a sophomore, he recorded 30 receptions for 414 yards and a touchdown reception with 271 punt return yards and two punt return touchdowns.

As a junior, he finished with 53 receptions, 822 yards, 15 touchdown receptions, 287 punt return yards and two touchdowns.[4][5]

As a senior in 2017 against the Oregon Ducks, he broke the record for most career punt return touchdowns in NCAA history.[6][7] Pettis garnered consensus All-America honors as a result of being named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation, and The Sporting News.[8] He finished the season with 63 receptions, 761 yards, and seven touchdown receptions, as well as 428 punt return yards and four touchdowns.[9]

Professional career

Pettis playing for the 49ers in 2019.
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wonderlic
6 ft 0+1⁄2 in
(1.84 m) 		186 lb
(84 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 32
All values from NFL Combine[10][11]

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers selected Pettis in the second round (44th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[12] He was the fourth wide receiver to be selected that year.[13] In the season-opener against the Minnesota Vikings, Pettis made his NFL debut and caught two passes for 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. In addition, he returned two punts for 14 yards in the 24–16 loss.[14] On December 29, 2018, Pettis was placed on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury.[15] Pettis finished his rookie season with 27 receptions for 467 yards and five touchdowns.[16]

In Pettis' second season, he caught 11 receptions for 109 yards and two touchdowns.

On November 3, 2020, Pettis was waived by the 49ers.[17]

New York Giants

On November 4, 2020, Pettis was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[18] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 20, 2020,[19] and activated on December 1.[20]

In his first game played as a Giant, on December 27, 2020, against the Baltimore Ravens, Pettis finished with two receptions for 33 yards. He caught his first touchdown as a Giant the next week, against the Dallas Cowboys, for 33 yards. Pettis finished his 2020 campaign with four receptions, for 76 yards, averaging 19 yards a reception, and one touchdown.

On September 1, 2021, Pettis was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad.[21][22] On October 19, 2021, Pettis was signed to active roster.[23] In Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers, Pettis had five catches for 39 yards and a touchdown while adding the 16-yard pass to Daniel Jones.[24] On November 5. 2021, Pettis was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.[25]

Chicago Bears

On May 11, 2022, the Chicago Bears signed Pettis.[26] On October 14, Pettis caught four passes for 84 yards and the Bears’ only touchdown, during a 12–7 loss to the Washington Commanders.[27]

Pettis re-signed with the Bears on April 17, 2023.[28] He was placed on injured reserve on August 26.[29] He was released on September 6, 2023, with an injury settlement.[30]

On March 15, 2024, Pettis re-signed with the Bears.[31] He was placed on injured reserve on August 27, and released a week later.[32]

New Orleans Saints

On October 15, 2024, Pettis signed with the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[33] On December 7, he was promoted to the active roster.[34]

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Returning Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2018 SF 12 7 27 467 17.3 75T 5 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 9 27 3.0 14 0 2 0
2019 SF 11 4 11 109 9.9 21T 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2020 SF 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYG 2 2 4 76 19.0 33T 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2021 NYG 3 0 10 87 8.7 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022 CHI 17 7 19 245 12.9 51 3 2 37 18.5 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career 50 21 71 984 13.9 75T 12 3 35 11.7 29 0 9 27 3.0 14 0 5 1

Personal life

His father, Gary Pettis, played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and is a coach for the Houston Astros.[35][36] His brother, Kyler Pettis, is an actor and his cousin, Austin Pettis, played in the NFL.[37][38]

References

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  3. ^ "California receiver Dante Pettis commits to Huskies". The Seattle Times. January 23, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
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