Oklahoma State University Athletics
Brandon Pettigrew
August 15, 2008 | Cowboy Football
In a conference loaded with tight ends, he was judged the best by the Big 12 coaches and was a first-team all-conference pick ... Has the total package with size, hands, speed and blocking ability ... Is currently No. 22 all-time at OSU with 70 career receptions and is on the verge of of becoming the 21st player at Oklahoma State with 1,000 career receiving yards.
2007 (Junior): Finished third on the squad with 35 catches after grabbing 32 passes in his first two seasons on campus ... Averaged 15.4 yards per reception ... Caught four TD passes, including a 54-yard game winner against Texas Tech with 1:37 left in the game ... Produced one of the finest performances of his career against Texas with a career-high eight receptions for a career-best 87 yards with a touchdown ... Led the team with eight catches for 85 yards at Georgia, including a 31-yard reception ... Caught one pass for 23 yards against Florida Atlantic ... Brought in two passes for 26 yards with one touchdown at Troy ... Snared three passes for 50 yards, including a 36-yarder, vs. Sam Houston State ... Made two catches for 39 yards at Texas A&M, with a long reception of 22 yards against the Aggies ... Hauled in two receptions for 46 yards in the Cowboys' 45-14 win at Nebraska ... Made one of the plays of the game when he scored on a 39-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter of the 41-39 win over No. 25 Kansas State ... Pettigrew caught Robinson's short pass, shed a would-be Wildcat tackler, then outran the KSU secondary before diving past one last defender to get the ball across the goal line for the score ... Collected four receptions for 48 yards in OSU's 45-14 win at Baylor and had three grabs for 39 yards in the bowl win over Indiana.
2006 (Sophomore): Completed his second year as a starter at tight end and was an honorable mention all-Big 12 pick ... Finished third on the Cowboy squad with 24 receptions covering 310 yards ... Averaged 12.2 yards per catch ... Had four TD receptions ... Led OSU at the Independence Bowl with four catches covering 65 yards, including a 30-yard grab ... Had five catches for 58 yards and a touchdown at Kansas State ... Had a season-best 31-yard grab against the Wildcats ... Had two touchdown catches against Baylor and caught a touchdown pass at Arkansas State (16 yards) ... Had two receptions for 40 yards against OU but both were of the highlight-reel variety with Sooners ricocheting off of him on both plays.
2005 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games and started nine at tight end, including the last seven ... Finished the season with 11 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown ... Had one catch for 17 yards against Montana State, and had a 21-yard grab against Missouri ... Recorded two catches in the upset win over Texas Tech, and scored his only touchdown of the season against Baylor.
2004: Redshirt.
High School: Was primarily a blocker in high school, and also saw some action on defense ... Came on strong during his senior season and was considered one of the best tight end prospects in Texas ... An all-district and all-East Texas player as a senior ... One of three players from Lee High School to be named to the Texas all-state ... Also recruited by Texas A&M, TCU, SMU and Arkansas.
Personal: Born Feb. 23, 1985 ... Son of Henry and Elaine Pettigrew ... Has one brother, Reginald, and two sisters, Yi-Laundria and La'Tashwa ... Economics major.
| Pettigrew's Statistics | ||||||
| Year | G | Rec | Yds. | Avg | TD. | Lg |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 1 | 21 |
| 2006 | 13 | 24 | 310 | 12.9 | 4 | 31 |
| 2007 | 13 | 35. | 540 | 15.4 | 4 | 54 |
| Totals | 37 | 70 | 978 | 13.97 | 9 | 54 |
