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Brandon Pettigrew

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Born
1985 (39 years old)

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Tyler, Texas, USA

Position
Tight End

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
Black

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Height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight
278 lb (126 kg)

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Brandon Dennard Pettigrew (born February 23, 1985) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Oklahoma State. He was drafted 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.

High school career
Brandon Pettigrew played high school football at Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas, where he was teammates with Matt Flynn, Justin Warren, and Ciron Black.

While at Robert E. Lee, Pettigrew played as a tight end and on defense. As a senior, he was named All-District and All-East Texas. He was also one of three players to be named to the All-State team. He chose to attend Oklahoma State University over Texas A&M, Texas Christian University (TCU), Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Arkansas.

College career
Pettigrew played college football at Oklahoma State where he majored in economics.

As a freshman in 2005, he appeared in 11 games (nine starts). He recorded 11 receptions for 128 yards and one touchdown. In 2006, as a sophomore, he started all 13 games. He recorded 24 receptions for 310 yards and four touchdowns and was an All-Big 12 honorable mention. As a junior in 2007, he started all 13 games. He recorded 35 receptions for 540 yards and four touchdowns. He was named First-team All-Big 12 Football at Tight End in 2007. As a senior in 2008, he recorded 42 receptions for 472 yards. During his career he recorded 112 receptions for 1,450 yards and nine touchdowns.