Dante Pettis
No. 17 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | San Clemente, California, U.S. | October 23, 1995||||||||
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 | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2024 | |||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wonderlic | ||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Returning | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Dante Pettis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Cavanagh, Zach (April 27, 2018). "JSerra Alum Dante Pettis Pegged as Mid-Round Pick". The Capistrano Dispatch. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ "California receiver Dante Pettis commits to Huskies". The Seattle Times. January 23, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ Milles, Todd. "Grab popcorn, sit back and enjoy the Dante Pettis show". The News Tribune. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ Bonagura, Kyle (December 20, 2016). "Don't forget about Dante Pettis, Washington's other dynamic receiver". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Washington's Pettis ties punt-return record". ESPN.com. September 17, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Return rewind: A look back at Dante Pettis' record-breaking career".
- ^ "Huskies' Dante Pettis joins elite company as a consensus All-American". The Seattle Times. December 12, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Dante Pettis 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Dante Pettis". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Washington WR Dante Pettis : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ Fann, Joe (April 27, 2018). "San Francisco 49ers Draft Washington WR Dante Pettis". 49ers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ "Cousins, Vikings hold on for 24-16 victory vs. 49ers". AP News. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Fann, Joe (December 29, 2018). "49ers Promote WR Max McCaffrey, DL Ryan Delaire to Active Roster". 49ers.com.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers WR Dante Pettis wants to play bigger in 2019". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "49ers Waive WR Dante Pettis and DL Jullian Taylor". 49ers.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Giants claim WR Dante Pettis off waivers from 49ers". Giants.com. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Moraitis, Mike (November 20, 2020). "Giants to place Matt Peart, Dante Pettis, Kaden Smith on COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (December 1, 2020). "Transactions: 3 Giants activated off COVID-19 list; Kyler Fackrell to IR". Giants.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2021). "Giants establish practice squad amid roster moves". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2021). "Giants sign veteran OL Matt Skura, TE Chris Myarick to practice squad". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (October 19, 2021). "Andrew Thomas, CJ Board placed on injured reserve". Giants.com.
- ^ Citak, Matt (October 28, 2021). "Giants Now: Grades are in for Week 7 win". Giants.com.
- ^ Benton, Dan (November 5, 2021). "Giants place Dante Pettis on IR, sign Dexter Williams to practice squad". GiantsWire.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 11, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign WRs Pettis, Sharpe". Chicagobears.com.
- ^ Seligman, Andrew (October 14, 2022). "Muffed punt, Robinson TD lift Commanders over Bears 12-7". AP News. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (April 17, 2023). "Roster Move: Bears re-sign receiver Dante Pettis". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 26, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears put Pettis on IR, waive/injured Reed". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Taylor, Ryan (September 6, 2023). "Bears release two wide receivers with injury settlements: reports". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (March 15, 2024). "Roster Move: Bears sign WR/KR Dante Pettis". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 27, 2024). "Roster Moves: Bears reach 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". New Orleans Saints. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves and injury updates". neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ McTaggart, Brian. "Astros coach Gary Pettis' son a UW receiver". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Like father, like son: Sports big part of Pettis family". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ King, Michael. "Husky hero Dante Pettis comes from a famous family". K5 News. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Tim (September 2, 2015). "Family matter: Washington's Pettis faces cousin's alma mater". KOMO Newes. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo Sports
- New Orleans Saints bio
- Washington Huskies bio
- Media related to Dante Pettis at Wikimedia Commons
- 1995 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American football return specialists
- American football wide receivers
- New York Giants players
- Sportspeople from San Clemente, California
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Players of American football from Orange County, California
- Washington Huskies football players
- Chicago Bears players
- New Orleans Saints players