Safety, Troy, 2019–23
Dell Pettus
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Harvest, AL
- Born
- Jun 2, 2001
Dell Pettus played safety at Troy (2019–23).
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Texas State, 2023Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2022 and 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Troy | 1 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Troy | 1 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Troy | 1 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Troy | 1 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Troy | 1 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 205 |
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
2023 Troy 14 games, 73 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 48–30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 13–42 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 14–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 27–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 28–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 37–3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 19–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 31–13 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 28–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 45–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 31–24 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 35–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 49–23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | L 10–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Troy 13 games, 56 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 10–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 38–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 28–32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 16–7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 34–27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 27–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 17–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 10–6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 23–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 10–9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 34–16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 48–19 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | W 18–12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Troy 10 games, 53 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 55–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 13–21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 14–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 27–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 31–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 28–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 31–24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 21–35 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 7–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 10–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Troy 11 games, 58 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at | W 47–14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 7–48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 37–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 31–29 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 34–36 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 38–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 13–20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 17–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 10–47 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | at | W 29–0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | L 38–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Troy 11 games, 63 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 42–47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 35–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 43–50 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 10–42 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 37–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 33–52 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 35–36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 49–28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 63–27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 3–53 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 13–48 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ |
| Hand size | 8¼″ |
| Wingspan | 73⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 s |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New England Patriots | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 24 | 53 | 2 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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