Tight end, Oklahoma State, 2004–08
Brandon Pettigrew
- Born
- Feb 23, 1985
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Brandon Pettigrew played tight end at Oklahoma State (2004–08). The Detroit Lions took Pettigrew in the first round, No. 20 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, best game on filetwice; last at Texas, 200887receiving yards, best game on filevs. Texas, 20072receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. Baylor, 2006Honors
All-America: Pro Football Weekly 2007
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 1 | 21 |
| 2006 | Oklahoma State | 24 | 310 | 12.9 | 4 | 31 |
| 2007 | Oklahoma State | 35 | 540 | 15.4 | 4 | 54 |
| 2008 | Oklahoma State | 42 | 472 | 11.2 | 0 | 38 |
| On file (2005–08) | 112 | 1,450 | 12.9 | 9 | 54 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| On file | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2008 Oklahoma State 9 games, 42 catches, 472 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Washington State | W 39–13 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Houston | W 56–37 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Baylor | W 34–6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 25 | at Texas | L 24–28 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Iowa State | W 59–17 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 8 | at Texas Tech | L 20–56 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 15 | at Colorado | W 30–17 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Oklahoma | L 41–61 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Oregon | L 31–42 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 15 |
2007 Oklahoma State 12 games, 35 catches, 540 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Georgia | L 14–35 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 42–6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 14 | at Troy | L 23–41 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Texas Tech | W 49–45 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 54 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Sam Houston | W 39–3 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 36 |
| Oct 6 | at Texas A&M | L 23–24 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 13 | at Nebraska | W 45–14 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Kansas State | W 41–39 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 39 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Texas | L 35–38 | 8 | 87 | 1 | 26 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Kansas | L 28–43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 17 | atBaylor | W 45–14 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 26 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 49–33 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 19 |
2006 Oklahoma State 10 games, 24 catches, 310 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Missouri State | W 52–10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 9 | at Arkansas State | W 35–7 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 48–8 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 7 | atKansas State | L 27–31 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 31 |
| Oct 14 | atKansas | W 42–32 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Texas A&M | L 33–34 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Nebraska | W 41–29 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Baylor | W 66–24 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Oklahoma | L 21–27 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 21 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 34–31 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 30 |
2005 Oklahoma State 8 games, 11 catches, 128 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Montana State | W 15–10 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Colorado | L 0–34 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri | L 31–38 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 15 | atTexas A&M | L 23–62 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 22 | atIowa State | L 10–37 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Texas | L 28–47 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Texas Tech | W 24–17 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 19 | atBaylor | L 34–44 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 16 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 18–35).
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅜″ |
| Weight | 263 lb |
| Arm length | 34⅞″ |
| Hand size | 10¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.86 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.76 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 86 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 86 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
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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