David Gettis

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David Gettis
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Gettis with the Carolina Panthers in 2010
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1987-08-27) August 27, 1987 (age 37)
Cherry Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Susan Miller Dorsey
(Los Angeles, California)
College: Baylor (2006–2009)
NFL draft: 2010  / round: 6 / pick: 198
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:37
Receiving yards:508
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at PFR

David Alexander Gettis (born August 27, 1987) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for Baylor University.

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Early life

Gettis was a three-time CIF California State Meet champion (2003, 2004, 2005) in the 400 metres for Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles.

College career

Gettis attended Baylor University, where he played football for the Baylor Bears football.

Track and field

Gettis was also a standout track athlete in high school. He was the California's first-ever three-time prep state 400 meters champion. He was named 2005 Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year by the Los Angeles Times. He also anchored Dorsey's victorious 4 x 400 meter relay team, and ran second leg of its gold-medal 4 x 100 meter relay team at the 2005 state meet.

He won the state 400 meters title in 47.1 seconds as a sophomore, then ran in 46.3 seconds to claim his second state 400 meters gold medal and ran a personal-best time of 45.84 seconds to win the 2005 state crown, beating Bryshon Nellum, while his time was at the time a high school state record.

His personal bests are 45.84 seconds in the 400 meters and 20.60 seconds in the 200 meters.

Personal bests

EventTime (seconds)VenueDate
200 meters 6.6Los Angeles, CaliforniaMay 11, 2005
400 meters 1Sacramento, CaliforniaJune 4, 2005

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		217 lb
(98 kg)		4.39 s1.56 s2.59 s4.41 s6.94 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		15 reps
All values from NFL Combine. [1] [2]

Carolina Panthers

2010 season

Gettis was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round (198th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft. [3]

Gettis was first active in week 2 of the 2010 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He started as the no. 2 receiver, beating out fellow rookie Brandon LaFell, and recorded 18 yards on 2 catches. He had a breakout game in week 7 against San Francisco, recording 8 catches for 125 yards and a season high 2 touchdown catches in a 23–20 Panthers victory. [4] Gettis was nominated for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for his efforts. At the time, 125 receiving yards was a Panthers single-game rookie record. It has since been surpassed by D. J. Moore, while Gettis's single-game rookie record of 2 receiving touchdowns was tied by Kelvin Benjamin.

Gettis continued as starter for the rest of the season, excluding the week 12 and 13 matchups against Cleveland and Seattle. He finished the season with a team-high 3 touchdown catches, as well as 508 receiving yards on 37 catches, which ranked as second and third on the team, respectively. He also returned 8 kickoffs for 145 yards, and recorded an 88-yard touchdown reception against Baltimore in week 11 – the second longest touchdown reception in Panthers history.

2011 season

Gettis injured his left knee in practice in August 2011. [5] After an MRI showed a torn ACL, he was declared out for the entire season and placed on the injured reserve on August 30.

2012 season

Gettis came back from his injury and played in 2 games but did not record a reception.

2013 season

Gettis was released with an injury settlement on August 31, 2013. [6]

Washington Redskins

Gettis was signed by the Washington Redskins to a reserve/future contract on January 7, 2014. [7] He was released on May 12. [8]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On June 17, 2014, Gettis was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [9] [10] He was waived on August 4, 2014. [11]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On May 27, 2015, David Gettis was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [12] He was waived on Saturday, May 30, 2015. [13]

Career statistics

Regular SeasonReceivingRushingKick Return
YearTeamGPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDRetYdsAvgLngTD
2010 Carolina Panthers 15133750813.788T3320.7190814518.1280
2011 Carolina Panthers 00------------------------------
2012 Carolina Panthers 20------------------------------
Totals17133750813.7883320.7190814518.1280

Personal life

Gettis is the cousin of guard Adam Gettis, who was drafted in fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. [14] The two were briefly teammates during the 2014 offseason.

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References

  1. ↑ NFL Combine Profile
  2. ↑ NFL Draft Scout Profile
  3. ↑ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ NFL.com: 49ers-Panthers Recap
  5. ↑ Panthers' David Gettis tears ACL
  6. ↑ "Panthers trim roster to 53". Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ El-Bashir, Tarik (January 7, 2014). "Skins sign former Baylor WR Gettis to futures contract". CSNWashington.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ Jones, Mike (May 12, 2014). "Redskins cut wide receiver David Gettis". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ Philipse, Sander (June 17, 2014). "Buccaneers sign WR David Gettis". Bucs Nation. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ Yasinskas, Pat (June 18, 2014). "Bucs take shot on David Gettis". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ Gantt, Darin (August 4, 2014). "Bucs cut loose David Gettis to add secondary depth". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Bombers Add Six to Roster Ahead of Rookie Camp | Winnipeg Blue Bombers". Archived from the original on May 30, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Blue Bombers ink Rempel & Willie | Winnipeg Blue Bombers". Archived from the original on June 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ Hiatt, Gabe (January 7, 2014). "David Gettis A Familiar Target For RGIII". Redskins.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
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