Dante Pettis with the San Francisco 49ers, 2019
With the San Francisco 49ers, 2019. Photo: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Washington, 2014–⁠17

Dante Pettis

Number
No. 8
Height
6′1″
Weight
195 lb
Hometown
San Clemente, CA
Born
Oct 23, 1995

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Dante Pettis played receiver at Washington (2014–⁠17). He was a consensus All‑American in 2017. The San Francisco 49ers took Pettis in round 2, No. 44 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
822
Receiving yards, 2016 (Washington, 12–⁠2)
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2016
Drafted
No. 44
Round 2, 2018 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

12catches, career highat Oregon State, 2017134receiving yards, career highat Oregon, 20163receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Oregon State, 2017

Honors

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2016

All-America: consensus 2017; Sporting News second team 2015

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Washington1725915.2148
2015Washington3041413.8133
2016Washington5382215.51561
2017Washington6376112.1773
Career1632,25613.82473

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2014Washington292881
2015Washington162712
2016Washington262872
2017Washington224284
Career931,2749

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Washington8WR
2015Washington8WR
2016Washington8WR
2017Washington8WR6′1″195

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Washington270.65––17.44%
2015Washington560.4130th (n=465)0.5322.86%
2016Washington731.1099th (n=489)0.5280.48%
2017Washington990.4333rd (n=507)0.5242.412%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Washington 13 games, 63 catches, 761 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 1atRutgersW 30–⁠1438502
Sep 9vs.MontanaW 63–⁠743201
Sep 16vs.Fresno StateW 48–⁠1659233
Sep 23atColoradoW 37–⁠103540–
Sep 30atOregon StateW 42–⁠7121053–
Oct 7vs.CaliforniaW 38–⁠7104803
Oct 14atArizona StateL 7–⁠1375603
Oct 28vs.UCLAW 44–⁠2311205
Nov 4vs.OregonW 38–⁠348712
Nov 10atStanfordL 22–⁠305410–
Nov 18vs.UtahW 33–⁠3069402
Nov 25vs.Washington StateW 41–⁠1421501
Dec 30 ✦vs.Penn StateL 28–⁠351400–
2016 Washington 13 games, 53 catches, 822 yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 3vs.RutgersW 48–⁠1322403
Sep 10vs.IdahoW 59–⁠1468822
Sep 24atArizonaW 35–⁠2833911
Sep 30vs.StanfordW 44–⁠646014
Oct 8atOregonW 70–⁠21813422
Oct 22vs.Oregon StateW 41–⁠1741122–
Oct 29atUtahW 31–⁠2421304
Nov 5atCaliforniaW 66–⁠27810433
Nov 12vs.USCL 13–⁠262220–
Nov 19vs.Arizona StateW 44–⁠18710513
Nov 25atWashington StateW 45–⁠1738621
Dec 2vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠101901
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 7–⁠2432612
2015 Washington 13 games, 30 catches, 414 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 4atBoise StateL 13–⁠1622402
Sep 12vs.Sacramento StateW 49–⁠023401
Sep 19vs.Utah StateW 31–⁠172190–
Sep 26vs.CaliforniaL 24–⁠3021801
Oct 8atUSCW 17–⁠121801
Oct 17vs.OregonL 20–⁠2646501
Oct 24atStanfordL 14–⁠3113302
Oct 31vs.ArizonaW 49–⁠313111
Nov 7vs.UtahL 23–⁠346600–
Nov 14atArizona StateL 17–⁠2723505
Nov 21atOregon StateW 52–⁠722302
Nov 27vs.Washington StateW 45–⁠103340–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Southern MissW 44–⁠312300–
2014 Washington 13 games, 17 catches, 259 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 6vs.Eastern WashingtonW 59–⁠52–––1
Sep 13vs.IllinoisW 44–⁠19–––4
Sep 20vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠14–––4
Sep 27vs.StanfordL 13–⁠20–––3
Oct 11atCaliforniaW 31–⁠71903
Oct 18atOregonL 20–⁠4522301
Oct 25vs.Arizona StateL 10–⁠2421802
Nov 1atColoradoW 38–⁠2327613
Nov 8vs.UCLAL 30–⁠4421501
Nov 15atArizonaL 26–⁠2721303
Nov 22vs.Oregon StateW 37–⁠1323204
Nov 29atWashington StateW 31–⁠132470–
Jan 2 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 22–⁠302260–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′0½″
Weight186 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan77¼″W

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

In the NFL

7 seasons, 63 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018San Francisco 49ers12274675
2019San Francisco 49ers9111092
2020New York Giants64761
2021New York Giants310871
2022Chicago Bears17192453
2024New Orleans Saints8121201
2025New Orleans Saints891270
NFL career63921,23113

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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