Tight end, BYU, 2003–09
Dennis Pitta
- Number
- No. 32
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Moorpark, CA
- Born
- Jun 29, 1985, in Fresno, California
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Dennis Pitta played tight end at BYU (2003–09). He was a consensus All‑American in 2009. The Baltimore Ravens took Pitta in round 4, No. 114 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12catches, best game on fileat Colorado State, 2008213receiving yards, best game on filevs. Northern Iowa, 20082receiving touchdowns, best game on filefive times; last vs. Air Force, 2009Honors
Receiving
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
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
2009 BYU 13 games, 62 catches, 829 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Oklahoma | W 14–13 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 12 | at Tulane | W 54–3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Florida State | L 28–54 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Colorado State | W 42–23 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Utah State | W 35–17 | 5 | 83 | 2 | 26 |
| Oct 10 | at UNLV | W 59–21 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 35 |
| Oct 17 | at San Diego State | W 38–28 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 31 |
| Oct 24 | vs. TCU | L 7–38 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 7 | at Wyoming | W 52–0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 14 | at New Mexico | W 24–19 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Air Force | W 38–21 | 9 | 111 | 2 | 20 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Utah | W 26–23 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 17 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Oregon State | W 44–20 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 17 |
2008 BYU 13 games, 83 catches, 1,083 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 41–17 | 11 | 213 | 0 | 46 |
| Sep 6 | at Washington | W 28–27 | 10 | 148 | 1 | 29 |
| Sep 13 | vs. UCLA | W 59–0 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 22 |
| Sep 20 | vs.Wyoming | W 44–0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 3 | atUtah State | W 34–14 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 24 |
| Oct 11 | vs.New Mexico | W 21–3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 16 | atTCU | L 7–32 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 25 | vs.UNLV | W 42–35 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 1 | atColorado State | W 45–42 | 12 | 175 | 2 | 38 |
| Nov 8 | vs.San Diego State | W 41–12 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 15 | atAir Force | W 38–24 | 9 | 113 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 22 | atUtah | L 24–48 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Arizona | L 21–31 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 24 |
2007 BYU 13 games, 59 catches, 813 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Arizona | W 20–7 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 8 | atUCLA | L 17–27 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 15 | at Tulsa | L 47–55 | 6 | 113 | 1 | 27 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Air Force | W 31–6 | 5 | 114 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 29 | atNew Mexico | W 31–24 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 13 | atUNLV | W 24–14 | 7 | 97 | 0 | 39 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 42–7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Colorado State | W 35–16 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 45 |
| Nov 8 | vs.TCU | W 27–22 | 7 | 88 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 17 | atWyoming | W 35–10 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 23 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Utah | W 17–10 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 20 |
| Dec 1 | atSan Diego State | W 48–27 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 17 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs.UCLA | W 17–16 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 13 |
2004 BYU 8 games, 17 catches, 176 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Notre Dame | W 20–17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 11 | at Stanford | L 10–37 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 2 | atColorado State | W 31–21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 8 | vs.UNLV | L 20–24 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 23 | atAir Force | W 41–24 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 6 | vs.San Diego State | W 49–16 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 13 | vs.New Mexico | L 14–21 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 20 | atUtah | L 21–52 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2010 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 10–13).
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ |
| Weight | 245 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.72 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| Bench press | 27 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.72 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.17 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
6 seasons, 58 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Baltimore Ravens | 15 | 40 | 405 | 3 |
| 2012 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 61 | 669 | 7 |
| 2013 | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 20 | 169 | 1 |
| 2014 | Baltimore Ravens | 3 | 16 | 125 | 0 |
| 2016 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 86 | 729 | 2 |
| NFL career | 58 | 224 | 2,098 | 13 | |
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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