Dante Pettis

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Dante Pettis
Dante Pettis 2019 (cropped).jpg
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:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:71
Receiving yards:984
Receiving touchdowns:12
Player stats at PFR

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

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Early years

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. Dante Pettis 49ers at Redskins 2019 (cropped).jpg
Pettis playing for the 49ers in 2019.
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand 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. [32]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingReturningFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDRetYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2018 SF 1272746717.375T51-2-2.0-209273.014020
2019 SF 114111099.921T2000.000000.00000
2020 SF 5100000000000000000
NYG 2247619.033T1000000000011
2021 NYG 3010878.7271000000000010
2022 CHI 1771924512.951323718.52900000010
Career50217198413.975T1233511.72909273.014051

Personal life

His father, Gary Pettis, played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and is a coach for the Houston Astros. [33] [34] His brother, Kyler Pettis, is an actor and his cousin, Austin Pettis, played in the NFL. [35] [36]

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