Receiver, Boise State, 2007–⁠10

Austin Pettis

Number
No. 2
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Anaheim, CA
Born
May 7, 1988, in Anaheim, California

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Austin Pettis played receiver at Boise State (2007–⁠10). The St. Louis Rams took Pettis in round 3, No. 78 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
951
Receiving yards, 2010 (Boise State, 12–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 78
Round 3, 2011 NFL Draft (St. Louis Rams)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Utah, 2010147receiving yards, career highvs. Utah, 20104receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Idaho, 2009

Team titles: WAC champions, 2008, 2009 and 2010

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2007*Boise State4646510.1656
2008*Boise State4956711.6924
2009Boise State6385513.61465
2010Boise State7195113.41058
Career2292,83812.43965

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2007Boise State2WR
2008Boise State2WR
2009Boise State2WR
2010Boise State2WR6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2010 Boise State 13 games, 71 catches, 951 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6vs.Virginia TechW 33–⁠30673216–
Sep 18atWyomingW 51–⁠6388158–
Sep 25vs.Oregon StateW 37–⁠24462126–
Oct 2atNew Mexico StateW 59–⁠0530016–
Oct 9vs.ToledoW 57–⁠14481028–
Oct 16atSan José StateW 48–⁠0353024–
Oct 26vs.Louisiana TechW 49–⁠20555120–
Nov 6vs.Hawai’iW 42–⁠78122143–
Nov 12atIdahoW 52–⁠14231022–
Nov 19vs.Fresno StateW 51–⁠01093218–
Nov 26atNevadaL 31–⁠34565025–
Dec 4vs.Utah StateW 50–⁠14451121–
Dec 22 ✦vs.UtahW 26–⁠312147148–
2009 Boise State 12 games, 63 catches, 855 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.OregonW 19–⁠8668125–
Sep 12vs.Miami (OH)W 48–⁠04115165–
Sep 18atFresno StateW 51–⁠3453419–
Sep 26atBowling GreenW 49–⁠14332117−11
Oct 3vs.UC DavisW 34–⁠1610129228–
Oct 14atTulsaW 28–⁠21463128–
Oct 24atHawai’iW 54–⁠9449119–
Oct 31vs.San José StateW 45–⁠7563123–
Nov 6atLouisiana TechW 45–⁠359105120–
Nov 14vs.IdahoW 63–⁠258123435–
Nov 20atUtah StateW 52–⁠21469032–
Jan 4 ✦vs.TCUW 17–⁠101505–
2008 Boise State 13 games, 49 catches, 567 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Idaho StateW 49–⁠7111011–
Sep 13vs.Bowling GreenW 20–⁠7327012–
Sep 20atOregonW 37–⁠321909–
Oct 1vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠3225014–
Oct 11atSouthern MissW 24–⁠7430213–
Oct 17vs.Hawai’iW 27–⁠7342119–
Oct 24atSan José StateW 33–⁠16669119–
Nov 1atNew Mexico StateW 49–⁠0123123–
Nov 8vs.Utah StateW 49–⁠14758220–
Nov 15atIdahoW 45–⁠10671021–
Nov 22atNevadaW 41–⁠349126224–
Nov 28vs.Fresno StateW 61–⁠10211012–
Dec 23 ✦vs.TCUL 16–⁠17465019–
2007 Boise State 11 games, 46 catches, 465 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Weber StateW 56–⁠721106–
Sep 8atWashingtonL 10–⁠24326013–
Sep 15vs.WyomingW 24–⁠141707–
Oct 14vs.NevadaW 69–⁠67113013–
Oct 20atLouisiana TechW 45–⁠31433113–
Oct 26atFresno StateW 34–⁠21116016–
Nov 3vs.San José StateW 42–⁠7754212–
Nov 10atUtah StateW 52–⁠0867017–
Nov 17vs.IdahoW 58–⁠148139356–
Nov 23atHawai’iL 27–⁠3921006–
Dec 23 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 38–⁠41989029–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2011
Height6′2⅝″
Weight209 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan76″W
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.60 sW
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.68 s
20-yard shuttle3.88 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 43 games with a stat; latest team: St. Louis Rams.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2011St. Louis Rams12272560
2012St. Louis Rams13302614
2013St. Louis Rams14383994
2014St. Louis Rams4121181
NFL career431071,0349

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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