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Football Athlete Profile - Dennis Pitta

Dennis Pitta Tight End
6-5, 247, Sr.
Moorpark, CA / Moorpark HS

At BYU
SENIOR - (2009): NCAA Consensus All-American tight end ... named first-team All-America by Walter Camp, AFCA and Pro Football Weekly ... named second-team All-America by the Associated Press A, Sports Illustrated, CBSSports.com and Sporting News ... earned Phil Steele All-America Third Team honors ... College Football News All-American honorable mention ... unanimous All-MWC First Team selection ... team captain .... (More)

JUNIOR - (2008): Named to the All-MWC First Team ... Third Team All-American by Rivals.com ... honorable mention All-American by College Football News and SportsIllustrated.com ... Rotary Lombardi Award and Biletnikoff Award candidate ... John Mackey Award semifinalist ... Academic All-MWC ... had a career-high 11 receptions for 213 yards against Northern Iowa ... his 213 yards against Northern Iowa led all Divisi... (More)

SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... a first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection ... finished the season as the fifth-ranked tight end (second-ranked sophomore), averaging 63 yards per game ... led all tight ends in the MWC (sixth overall) with 59 receptions on the season, averaging 4.5 per game ... recorded five touchdowns on the season, leading all MWC tight ends ... (More)

FRESHMAN - (2004): Participated in spring drills ... had one reception for a five-yard touchdown in the annual Blue-White scrimmage ... gray-shirted the 2003 season ... led all BYU tight ends in receptions (17), yards (176) and touchdown receptions (two) ... caught two passes, both for touchdowns, against Air Force ... caught his first career pass for four yards against Notre Dame ... had a career-high four receptio... (More)

Before BYU
A two-year letterwinner in football at Moorpark HS ... also lettered in basketball (1) and track (3) ... a first-team all-county, all-league and all-area selection as a senior ... played both receiver and cornerback for the Musketeers ... helped lead the Musketeers to the CIF state semifinals ... recorded 64 receptions for 1,150 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior ... a four-year scholar-athlete .... (More)

Personal
Born in Fresno, Calif. ... parents are Dennis and Linda ... served an LDS Church mission in the Dominican Republic ... an Eagle Scout ... father played middle linebacker for California from 1968-1969 ... recruited by Yale, Dartmouth, Navy, Oregon, Oklahoma State and Utah ... married to Mataya Gissel.


Player Chat: August 6, 2008

Statistics 
Yr     GP   Rec   Yds   TD   Long  Avg./R   Avg./G
2004   11   17    176   2    21    10.4     16.0
2007   13   59    813   5    45    13.8     62.5
2008   13   83    1083  6    46    13.0     83.3
2009   13   62    829   8    35    13.4     63.8
TOTAL  50   221   2901  21   46    13.1     58.0

CAREER BESTS
Rec:  12 (at CSU; Nov. 1, 2008)
Yds:  213 (vs. No. Iowa; Aug. 30, 2008)
TD:   2 (five times)
LNG:  46 (vs. No. Iowa; Aug. 30, 2008)


NCAA CAREER RECORDS
   Career tight end receiving yards: 2,901 (2004, 07-09) 


BYU SEASON & CAREER RECORDS
   Receptions by a tight end in a season: 83 (2008) 
   Career tight end receiving yards: 2,901 (2004, 07-09)
   Career tight end receptions: 221 (2004, 07-09)
   Career receptions: 221 (2004, 07-09)


Dennis Pitta Multimedia
Dennis Pitta - 2008 Mackey Award Candidate
Dennis Pitta - 2008 Mackey Award Candidate
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Dennis Pitta-Biletnikoff Nominee
Oct 28, 2008

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Dennis Pitta-MWC Player of the Week
Nov 3, 2008

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Cougar Capsule-Dennis Pitta
Sep 24, 2008

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Dennis Pitta Highlights
Aug 22, 2008

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Dennis Pitta Mackey Semifinalist
Nov 19, 2008

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Pitta and Rich Reporting
Jul 22, 2009

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2009 MWC Football Media Days
Jul 21, 2009

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Fall Camp Day 9
Aug 18, 2009

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Pitta is Mackey Award Finalist
Nov 23, 2009