(1985-02-23) February 23, 1985 (age 39) Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:
278 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school:
Tyler (TX) Lee
College:
Oklahoma State (2004–2008)
NFL draft:
2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20
Career history
Detroit Lions (2009–2016)
Career highlights and awards
PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team (2009)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
301
Receiving yards:
2,965
Receiving average:
9.9
Receiving touchdowns:
17
Player stats at PFR
Brandon Dennard Pettigrew[1] (born February 23, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He was selected in the first round (20th overall) of the 2009 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions, and spent his entire 8-year career with the team.
Brandon Dennard Pettigrew (born February 23, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League...
academic Antonio Pettigrew (1967–2010), American sprinter Belle L. Pettigrew (1839–1912), American educator, missionary BrandonPettigrew (born 1985), American...
promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2009, after tight end BrandonPettigrew was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury. He caught his...
the lead and never gave it back. First came an 18-yard TD catch by BrandonPettigrew. A few minutes later, Detroit's Jahvid Best ran in a TD from 88 yards...
Lions made it 24–6 just before halftime with a 3-yard TD catch by BrandonPettigrew. The Lions' defense shut out the Rams in the second half. The only...
first quarter, scoring 17 unanswered points. First came 2 TD's: a BrandonPettigrew 7-yard catch, then a Bryant Johnson 29-yard catch, and afterward was...
sixth-round selections (20th, 82nd, and 192nd overall, used to select BrandonPettigrew, Derrick Williams, and Aaron Brown, respectively) to Detroit for wide...
out. Lastly, Detroit scored their only touchdown of the game when BrandonPettigrew caught a 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford dropping the team to 1–1...
Matt Flynn, Class of 2003, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers BrandonPettigrew, Class of 2004, tight end for the Detroit Lions Ciron Black, Class...
tight end BrandonPettigrew, but the ball hit Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens in the back a fraction of a second before he ran into Pettigrew. The play...
played without Reggie Bush and its top three tight ends (Eric Ebron, BrandonPettigrew, and Joseph Fauria). Matthew Stafford's two touchdown passes gave...
third-and-1, quarterback Matthew Stafford threw a pass to tight end BrandonPettigrew, who was seemingly interfered with by Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens...
franchise history, surpassing David Lewis (20th overall, 1985) and BrandonPettigrew (20th overall, 2009), although he has since been supplanted by T....
2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016. "Lions place WR Corey Fuller and TE BrandonPettigrew on Reserve/PUP". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016....
field. A 17-yard pass on 3rd down from Stafford to Lions tight end BrandonPettigrew was initially flagged as defensive pass interference against Cowboys...
quarter, with the Lions up 20–17, Stafford threw a pass to tight end BrandonPettigrew. The ball hit Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens on the back. Pass...
23-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick) 49ers 27–12 4 1:29 DET BrandonPettigrew 9-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick) 49ers 27–19...
in the first quarter on a 3-yard TD pass from Matthew Stafford to BrandonPettigrew. A 36-yard field goal by David Akers gave the Lions a 10–7-second...
at both the collegiate and professional levels, such as coaching BrandonPettigrew as the tight ends coach and Calvin Johnson as the wide receivers coach...
beat Browns on game-winning touchdown pass by Matthew Stafford to BrandonPettigrew". MLive. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April...
second play of the possession, Stanton passed deep left to tight end BrandonPettigrew in which the pass hit the receiver but popped up into the air and...
Anthony Hitchens when he seemingly interfered with Lions tight end BrandonPettigrew. The initial flag was picked up and the penalty waived off, causing...
have some really good games, and I've seen what I considered to be BrandonPettigrew tearing him apart. The point is, I don't see it all the time from...
disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003. Brandon Simpson at World Athletics v t...
Jets trailed early as quarterback Matthew Stafford found tight end BrandonPettigrew on a 10-yard touchdown pass. The Jets fought back and took the lead...
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