Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2004-2009BYU
Dennis Pitta
TE • 6'5" • Moorpark, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Dennis Pitta reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a tight end
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Iowa
Player Story
Dennis Pitta built his college career from 2004 through 2009 as a tight end from Moorpark, CA wearing No. 32, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Dennis Pitta's career was his receiving role: 221 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 114
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Dennis Pitta, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · BYU. Dennis Pitta reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,901
- Receptions
- 221
- Touchdowns
- 21
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Dennis Pitta BYU Highlights
2009 · BYU · Player Highlight
Dennis Pitta college highlights at BYU.
- Season
- 2009
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Dennis Pitta quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,901
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Northern Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Thomas Aquinas · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- St. Thomas Aquinas · 173 FBS recruits · 20 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 4 · Pick 16 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 829 receiving yards · TE 2nd (top 1%) · Mountain West 3rd (top 3%) · National 54th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Regular Season | BYU | 8 | 17 | 176 | 2 | 46.6 |
| 2005 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2006 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2007 Postseason | BYU | 13 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 71.5 |
| 2007 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 54 | 775 | 5 | 71.5 |
| 2008 Postseason | BYU | 13 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 76.7 |
| 2008 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 78 | 1,025 | 6 | 76.7 |
| 2009 Postseason | BYU | 13 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 78 |
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 57 | 784 | 7 | 78 |
Related Context
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Dennis Pitta played TE for BYU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Dennis Pitta recorded 2,901 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
BYU paired 829 primary output with 86.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 86.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · BYU
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
63.8
Efficiency
86.3
Usage
21.8
Consistency
76.5
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 45. Oklahoma: 90. Tulane: 47. Florida State: 60. Colorado State: 59. Utah State: 83. UNLV: 60. San Diego State: 72. TCU: 62. Wyoming: 35. New Mexico: 74. Air Force: 111. Utah: 31
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 5 by 60. Oklahoma: 7 by 85.7. Tulane: 4 by 78.3. Florida State: 5 by 80. Colorado State: 5 by 78.7. Utah State: 5 by 100. UNLV: 2 by 100. San Diego State: 6 by 80. TCU: 4 by 100. Wyoming: 3 by 77.8. New Mexico: 5 by 98.7. Air Force: 9 by 82.2. Utah: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64.3 · Games = 11 · +3.3 vs Losses
Losses61 · Games = 2 · -3.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/23 | vs Oregon State | W 44-20 | — | 5 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Utah | W 26-23 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Air Force100 receiving yards · High volume | W 38-21 | — | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 2 | 20 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ New Mexico | W 24-19 | — | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Wyoming | W 52-0 | — | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs TCU | L 7-38 | — | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ San Diego State | W 38-28 | — | 6 | 72 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| Sun 10/11 | @ UNLV | W 59-21 | — | 2 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Utah State2+ TD | W 35-17 | — | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 2 | 26 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Colorado State | W 42-23 | — | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Florida State | L 28-54 | — | 5 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Tulane | W 54-3 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Oklahoma | W 14-13 | — | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 0 | 23 |
Player Story
Dennis Pitta story
Dennis Pitta built his college career from 2004 through 2009 as a tight end from Moorpark, CA wearing No. 32, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Dennis Pitta's career was his receiving role: 221 catches, 2,901 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with BYU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.
The arc is straightforward: Dennis Pitta moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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BYU
2004-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200420052006200720072008200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Regular Season | BYU | 176 | 65.8 | 9.8 | — |
| 2005 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | -176 |
| 2006 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2007 Postseason | BYU | 813 | 79.8 | 19.7 | 813 |
| 2007 Regular Season | BYU | 813 | 79.8 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | BYU | 1,083 | 78.2 | 24 | 270 |
| 2008 Regular Season | BYU | 1,083 | 78.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | BYU | 829 | 86.3 | 21.8 | -254 |
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 829 | 86.3 | 21.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Iowa
Week 1 · W 41-17
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
213
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
213 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Colorado State
Week 10 · W 45-42 · Conference game
175
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
175 receiving yards with a 97.2 efficiency score.
#3
@ UNLV
Week 7 · W 24-14 · Conference game
97
Receiving Yards
92.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
97 receiving yards with a 92.4 efficiency score.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 5 · W 35-17
83
Receiving Yards
91.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Air Force
Week 12 · W 38-21 · Conference game
111
Receiving Yards
91.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
111 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · BYU
829 primary output · 86.3 efficiency · 21.8 usage
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#2
2009 Regular Season · BYU
78
829 primary · 86.3 efficiency · 21.8 usage
#3
2008 Postseason · BYU
76.7
1,083 primary · 78.2 efficiency · 24 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
6
8+ catch outings
5
2+ TD games
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