DANTE PETTIS WR 6-1 × 195 × WASHINGTON 18 10.23.95 × SAN CLEMENTE, CA × 3RD YEAR × ACQUIRED D-2 in ‘18 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Registered the Most TD Recepts
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DANTE PETTIS WR 6-1 × 195 × WASHINGTON 18 10.23.95 × SAN CLEMENTE, CA × 3RD YEAR × ACQUIRED D-2 IN ‘18 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Registered the most TD recepts. (5) by a member of the 49ers in PETTIS’ GOLDEN NUGGETS their rookie season since RB Jimmy Thomas registered 5 TD re- cepts. in 1969, and tied for the 2nd-most by a rookie in franchise • Pettis’ father, Gary, played Major history. League Baseball for 11 seasons with the California Angels (1982- 87), Detroit Tigers (1988-89 & MOST REC. TDS IN A SINGLE SEASON 1992), Texas Rangers (1990-91) and BY A ROOKIE, FRANCHISE HISTORY Player Year TDs San Diego Padres (1992). He was a 1. WR Dave Parks 1964 8 five-time Gold Glove winning cen- 2t. WR Dante Pettis 2018 5 ter fielder and is the current third base coach for the Houston RB Jimmy Thomas 1969 5 Astros. HB R.C. Owens 1957 5 • His brother, Kyler, is currently an actor who is best known for 5t. Seven Players --- 4 his role on NBC’s soap opera, Days of Our Lives. Kyler was the winner of the 2019 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding • Registered the 9th-most rec. yds. (467) in franchise history among Younger Actor in a Drama Series. rookies at the time in 2018. • Set an NCAA record with nine punt return touchdowns in his GOLDMINE career. • Pettis’ father, Gary, earned five • Pettis’ cousin, Austin Pettis, was drafted in the third round Gold Glove awards in 11 seasons (78th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. in the MLB with the California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres. Gary Pettis launched his coach- PETTIS’ GAME-BY-GAME ing career after retiring from the game in 1992 and is currently the 2020 Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD third base coach of the Houston Sep 13 Arz L 1/1 0 0 - 0 0 Astros. Growing up, Dante regu- Sep 20 at NYJ larly followed his father to the Sep 27 at NYG ballpark, plastic bat and glove Oct 4 Phi in hand. Dante again had the Oct 11 Mia opportunity to follow his dad Oct 18 LAR and join for pregame warmups when the 49ers traveled to Hous- Oct 25 at NE ton for a preseason contest. Only this time, Dante grabbed a bat Nov 1 at Sea himself and took part in the team’s batting practice, knocking a Nov 5 GB handful of home runs into the seats at Minute Maid Park while his Nov 15 at NO Nov 29 at LAR father watched. Dec 7 Buf • Pettis, while a standout football player in his own right, has many Dec 13 Was interests off the field, including playing the guitar and ukelele, lit- Dec 20 at Dal erature and photography. If he wasn’t playing football, Pettis says TBD at Arz that he would be taking wildlife photos for a publication such as Jan 3 Sea National Geographic. TOTALS 1/1 0 0 - - 0 GOLDMINE (CONTINUED) • Pettis and his teammates joined Levi’s in support of breast, colon and pediatric cancer warriors at the Crucial Catch Fashion Show presented by Dignity Health in October of 2018. 49ers play- ers and cancer warriors took to the runway to show off their attire and share their stories of strength and courage with the audience. 2020 MEDIA GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS GOLDMINE (CONTINUED) • NFL players had the opportunity to participate in the NFL’s annual • Prior to Week 2’s matchup in My Cause, My Cleats campaign during a designated home game Cincinnati during the 2019 between Weeks 13-15 of 2018. Pettis and his teammates repre- season, the 49ers spent time sented their respective causes with custom-designed cleats in an in Youngstown, OH, where effort to raise awareness and funding. DrawBridge provides free they participated in the Com- art programs for homeless and other underserved children in the munity Blitz. Pettis and some Bay Area. of his teammates visited Easter Seals Center for Reha- bilitation. The players spent time painting and playing games with several seniors at the facility. PETTIS’ CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING YEAR TEAM GP GS NO YDS AVG LG TD ATT YDS AVG LG TD 2018 SF 12 7 27 467 17.3 75t 5 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 2019 SF 11 4 11 109 9.9 21t 2 0 0 - - 0 2020 SF 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0 TOTALS 24 12 38 576 15.2 75t 7 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 PLAYOFFS RECEIVING RUSHING YEAR TEAM GP GS NO YDS AVG LG TD ATT YDS AVG LG TD 2019 SF 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0 Additional Statistics: Special Teams Fumble Recoveries - 1: 2018 (1) Fumbles-Lost - 1-0: 1-0 in 2018 Passing Attempts/Completions - 1/1: 2019 (1/1) Passing Yards - 1: 2019 (16) Punt Returns - 10: 2018 (9); 2020 (1) Punt Return Yards - 35: 2018 (27); 2020 (8) Milestones: NFL Debut: at Min. (9/9/18); First Reception: Regular Season - at Min. (9/9/18 - 22-yd. pass from QB Jimmy Garoppolo); First Touchdown: Regular Season - at Min. (9/9/18 - 22-yd. pass from QB Jimmy Garoppolo); First Punt Return: Regular Season - at Min. (9/9/18 - 0-yd. PR); 100-yd. Games: Regular Season - 1 at Sea. (12/8/18 - 124-yds.) PETTIS’ CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES (1) Date Opp Rec Yds Avg TD 12/2/18 at Sea. 5 129 25.8 2 PETTIS’ CAREER HIGHS Receptions: Regular Season - 5 (2 times) Last vs. Sea. (12/16/18) Punt Returns: Regular Season - 2 (2 times) Last vs. Det. (9/16/18) Receiving Yards: Regular Season - 129 at Sea. (12/2/18) Punt Return Yards: Regular Season - 14 (2 times) Last vs. Det. (9/16/18) Long Reception: Regular Season - 75t at Sea. (12/2/18) Long Punt Return: Regular Season - 14 (2 times) Last vs. Det. (9/16/18) Touchdown Receptions: Regular Season - 2 at Sea. (12/2/18) PETTIS’ TRANSACTIONS Originally a 2nd-round (44th overall) draft choice by SF in 2018...Placed on the Injured Reserve List on 12/29/18. 2020 MEDIA GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 2019 COLLEGE • Late in the 4th Qtr. with the 49ers trailing 17-20 vs. Pit. (9/22), Played in 53 games (36 starts) in four years at Washington and scored a game-winning TD recept. from QB Jimmy Garoppolo. It registered 163 recepts. for 2,256 yds. and 24 TDs. Also had 90 marked his first TD of the season and first game-winning TD re- PRs for 1,274 yds. (14.2 avg.) and 9 TDs. Set the NCAA record for cept. of his career. career PRs for TDs (9). In 2017, was a consensus First-Team All- • Registered a 21-yd. TD recept. at Arz. (10/31), his 2nd of the season. America selection and earned First-Team All-Pac-12 honors at both WR and return specialist. Played in 13 games (12 starts) and 2018 tallied 63 recepts. for 761 yds. and 7 TDs while adding 21 PRs for • Saw action in 12 games (7 starts) and registered 27 recepts. for 428 yds. (20.4 avg.) and 4 TDs. Tied the NCAA record with a PR for 467 yds. and 5 TDs. a TD in 3 consecutive games. As a junior, played in 14 games (11 • Ranked t-3rd in the NFL starts) and earned Second-Team All-Pac-12 honors. Recorded 53 among rookies in TD re- MOST REC. TDS AMONG recepts. for 822 yds. and 15 TDs. Also notched 25 PRs for 287 yds. cepts (5). NFL ROOKIES, 2018 (11.5 avg.) and 2 TDs. His 15 TD recepts. ranked as the 3rd-most in a • Registered 5 TD recepts. Player TDs single season in school history, 7th-most in a single season in Pac- on the year, which was 1. WR Calvin Ridley, Atl. 10 12 history and 7th-most in the country in 2016. As a sophomore, tied for the 2nd-most 2. WR Anthony Miller, Chi. 7 named Second-Team All-America by The Sporting News as a punt among rookies in fran- 3t. WR Dante Pettis, SF 5 returner and earned Second-Team Academic All-Pac-12 honors. chise history. WR Antonio Callaway, Cle. 5 Played in 13 games (8 starts) and tallied 30 recepts. for 414 yds. • In his NFL debut at Min. WR Tre’Quan Smith, NO 5 and 1 TD while adding 16 PRs for 271 yds. (16.9 avg.) and 2 TDs. In (9/9), hauled in a 22-yd. 2014, played in 13 games (5 starts) and registered 17 recepts. for TD pass from QB Jimmy Garoppolo for his 1st career recept. Ac- 259 yds. and 1 TD. Also recorded 28 PRs for 288 yds. and 1 TD. cording to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 22-yd. TD recept. on his 1st career recept. marked the first time a member of the 49ers saw PERSONAL their first career recept. result in a TD since TE Vernon Davis on • Attended JSerra Catholic (San Clemente, CA) HS, where he earned 9/10/06 at Arz. (31-yd. TD recept.). first-team All-CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division and first-team • Registered 5 recepts. for 129 yds. (25.8 avg.) and 2 TDs, all career All-Trinity League as a WR in 2013. Registered 50 recepts. for 889 highs, at Sea. (12/2). He became the first 49ers rookie WR to reg- yds.