Dante Pettis

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Dante Pettis
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Pettis in 2019
No. 81 – Chicago Bears
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-23) October 23, 1995 (age 28)
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
Receptions:71
Receiving yards:984
Receiving touchdowns:12
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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

Early years[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]

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[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]

NFL career statistics[edit]

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[edit]

His father, Gary Pettis, played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and is a coach for the Houston Astros.[32][33] His brother, Kyler Pettis, is an actor and his cousin, Austin Pettis, played in the NFL.[34][35]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dante Pettis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Cavanagh, Zach (April 27, 2018). "JSerra Alum Dante Pettis Pegged as Mid-Round Pick". The Capistrano Dispatch. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "California receiver Dante Pettis commits to Huskies". The Seattle Times. January 23, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Milles, Todd. "Grab popcorn, sit back and enjoy the Dante Pettis show". The News Tribune. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Bonagura, Kyle (December 20, 2016). "Don't forget about Dante Pettis, Washington's other dynamic receiver". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Washington's Pettis ties punt-return record". ESPN.com. September 17, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Return rewind: A look back at Dante Pettis' record-breaking career".
  8. ^ "Huskies' Dante Pettis joins elite company as a consensus All-American". The Seattle Times. December 12, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Dante Pettis 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Dante Pettis". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "Washington WR Dante Pettis : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  12. ^ Fann, Joe (April 27, 2018). "San Francisco 49ers Draft Washington WR Dante Pettis". 49ers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  13. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Cousins, Vikings hold on for 24-16 victory vs. 49ers". AP News. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  15. ^ Fann, Joe (December 29, 2018). "49ers Promote WR Max McCaffrey, DL Ryan Delaire to Active Roster". 49ers.com.
  16. ^ "San Francisco 49ers WR Dante Pettis wants to play bigger in 2019". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  17. ^ "49ers Waive WR Dante Pettis and DL Jullian Taylor". 49ers.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  18. ^ "Giants claim WR Dante Pettis off waivers from 49ers". Giants.com. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  19. ^ Moraitis, Mike (November 20, 2020). "Giants to place Matt Peart, Dante Pettis, Kaden Smith on COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  20. ^ Eisen, Michael (December 1, 2020). "Transactions: 3 Giants activated off COVID-19 list; Kyler Fackrell to IR". Giants.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  21. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2021). "Giants establish practice squad amid roster moves". Giants.com.
  22. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2021). "Giants sign veteran OL Matt Skura, TE Chris Myarick to practice squad". Giants.com.
  23. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 19, 2021). "Andrew Thomas, CJ Board placed on injured reserve". Giants.com.
  24. ^ Cltak, Matt (October 28, 2021). "Giants Now: Grades are in for Week 7 win". Giants.com.
  25. ^ Benton, Dan (November 5, 2021). "Giants place Dante Pettis on IR, sign Dexter Williams to practice squad". GiantsWire.com.
  26. ^ Mayer, Larry (May 11, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign WRs Pettis, Sharpe". Chicagobears.com.
  27. ^ Seligman, Andrew (October 14, 2022). "Muffed punt, Robinson TD lift Commanders over Bears 12-7". AP News. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  28. ^ Mayer, Larry (April 17, 2023). "Roster Move: Bears re-sign receiver Dante Pettis". ChicagoBears.com.
  29. ^ Mayer, Larry (August 26, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears put Pettis on IR, waive/injured Reed". ChicagoBears.com.
  30. ^ Taylor, Ryan (September 6, 2023). "Bears release two wide receivers with injury settlements: reports". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  31. ^ Mayer, Larry (March 15, 2024). "Roster Move: Bears sign WR/KR Dante Pettis". ChicagoBears.com.
  32. ^ McTaggart, Brian. "Astros coach Gary Pettis' son a UW receiver". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  33. ^ "Like father, like son: Sports big part of Pettis family". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  34. ^ 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.
  35. ^ Lewis, Tim (September 2, 2015). "Family matter: Washington's Pettis faces cousin's alma mater". KOMO Newes. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

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