Brandon Pettigrew is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Pettigrew in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pettigrew's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brandon Pettigrew
Top 14% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +22% playoffs🌅 Early Bloomer · 2011Team Carrier · #515
Height6'5"
Weight278 lb
BornFeb 23, 1985
Age41
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 24 | DET | 10 | — | 55 | 31 | 352 | 2 | 56.4% | 11.4 | 6.4 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | DET | 16 | — | 111 | 71 | 722 | 4 | 64.0% | 10.2 | 6.5 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 126 | 83 | 777 | 5 | 65.9% | 9.4 | 6.2 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | DET | 13 | — | 102 | 59 | 567 | 3 | 57.8% | 9.6 | 5.6 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | DET | 14 | — | 63 | 41 | 416 | 2 | 65.1% | 10.1 | 6.6 | — | 19 | 903 | 91.4% | — | 0.0% | 70 | 16.4% |
| 2014 | 29 | DET | 14 | — | 15 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 66.7% | 7.0 | 4.7 | — | 4 | 587 | 61.5% | — | 0.0% | 62 | 16.5% |
| 2015 | 30 | DET | 8 | — | 15 | 7 | 67 | 1 | 46.7% | 9.6 | 4.5 | — | 4 | 285 | 51.4% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 3.5% |
| Career | — | 91 | — | 487 | 302 | 2,971 | 17 | 62.0% | 9.8 | 6.1 | — | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
105 career value over replacement — #1077 all-time of 4,695. 15/season above a replacement-level TE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · DET · 2009 · +9.3 vs expected KV-H
66actual
56.7 expected · Δ+9.3
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