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Dante Pettis

WR

Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 28

Weight: 195 lbs

College: Washington

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Biography

PRO CAREER:

  • Has played in 50 games with 19 starts for the 49ers, Giants and Bears over five seasons
  • Has 71 receptions for 984 yards (13.9 avg.), 12 touchdowns and a long catch of 75 yards

2022 SEASON (BEARS):

  • Played in each game of the 2022 season including seven starts
  • Caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Justin Fields in Week 6 vs. Washington, 11th career touchdown reception and second of the season
  • Finished the game with four receptions for a team-high 84 yards
  • 29-yard rush in Week 7 against the Patriots was longest of career
  • Matched a season-high four catches against the Cowboys in Week 8, finishing with 18 yards
  • Finished the season with 19 catches for 245 yards and three touchdowns
  • Also rushed twice for 37 yards

2021 SEASON (Giants):

  • Played in three games, recording 10 receptions for 87 yards and one touchdown

2020 SEASON (49ers and Giants):

  • Played five games with one start for the 49ers and in the two final games of the season for the Giants
  • Returned one kickoff for 18 yards and two punts for San Francisco and caught four passes for 76 yards and one touchdown for the Giants
  • Had two receptions for 33 yards in his Giants debut at Baltimore
  • Caught two passes for 43 yards, including his first Giants touchdown on a 33-yard pass from Daniel Jones with 45 seconds remaining in the second quarter vs. Dallas
  • Joined Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton and Golden Tate as the only Giants wide receiver to catch a touchdown pass in 2020

2019 SEASON (49ers):

  • Played in 11 games with four starts and caught 11 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns
  • Had a season-high four receptions for 20 yards, including a game-winning five-yarder on a pass from Jimmy Garoppolo with 1:15 remaining in a 24-20 victory vs. Pittsburgh
  • Tallied three receptions for a season-best 45 yards at the RamsRegistered a 21-yard touchdown catch at Arizona

2018 SEASON (49ers):

  • As a rookie in 2018, played in 12 games with seven starts and recorded 27 receptions for 467 yards and five touchdowns
  • His five touchdown catches tied for third among NFL rookies and was tied for 2nd among rookies in franchise history
  • In his NFL debut at Minnesota (9/9), caught two passes for 61 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown on his first career reception
  • It was the first time a 49ers player's first career catch resulted in a touchdown since tight end Vernon Davis at Arizona on Sept. 10, 2006
  • Collected 4 receptions for 77 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown, at Tampa Bay
  • Registered career highs of 5 receptions, 129 yards, a 25.8-yard average (minimum three catches) and two touchdowns at Seattle
  • Became the first 49ers rookie wide receiver withtwo touchdowns in a single game since WR J.J. Stokes vs. St. Louis on Nov. 26, 1995
  • Pettis' 129 receiving yards were the most by a 49ers rookie since Jerry Rice had 241 vs. the Rams on Dec. 9, 1985 and rank fifth among rookies in franchise history
  • Hauled in three receptions for 49 yards and one touchdown vs. Denver
  • His one-yard touchdown catch made him the first member of the 49ers to register on or more touchdown receptions in three consecutive games since Davis accomplished the feat in Weeks 11-15 of the 2013 season
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