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Dennis Pitta was selected in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Career

• Saw action in 11 games as a rookie in 2010

2010: (11/0, 0/0) Recorded a reception for 1 yard and a special teams tackle

• Recorded his first-career special teams tackle before leaving the game with a concussion in the 20-10 victory in game 15 at Cle. (12/26)
• Pulled in his first-career reception in game 2 at Cin. (9/19)
• Saw action in his first-career game, but did not record a reception in the season opener at NYJ (9/13)
• Was a game-day inactive in the Divisional game at Pit. (1/15/11) and the 30-7 victory in the Wild Card Game at KC (1/9/11)

College
Started 34 of his 50 career games, recording 221 receptions for 2,901 yards and 21 TDs...A team captain, he was one of three finalists for the John Mackey Award, given to the top TE in the nation as a senior in 2009...Earned first team All-America accolades from the American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation and Pro Football Weekly, adding second-team honors from the Associated Press, The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated...Received the Elite TE Trophy from the College Football Performance Awards, becoming the first non-BCS winner since 2001...Was a first-team All-Mountain West Conference and Academic All-MWC choice...Led the team in receptions for the second time in his career with 62 (third among all TEs in the nation) for 829 yards (13.4 ypc) and 8 TDs...Pitta finished his collegiate career having caught at least one pass in 43 consecutive games dating back to 10/23/04, before his LDS mission...Third-team All-America selection by Rivals.com as a junior (2008)...Candidate for the Lombardi and Biletnikoff Awards, while also a John Mackey Award semifinalist…Also earned first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors and was an Academic All-MWC pick...Recorded a career-high 83 receptions, a Cougar season record at his position...Became just the second TE at BYU to gain over 1,000 yards receiving in a season with 1,083, which was also the eighth best overall season total in school history, ranking third on the Cougars' TE yearly record book...Had a career-best 12 receptions at Colorado State, after which he was named the co-Offensive Player of the Week and John Mackey TE of the Week…Totaled 213 receiving yards vs. Northern Iowa, making him only the second BYU TE to ever gain over 200 yards receiving in a single game...Came back strong after completing his Mormon mission, earning first-team All-Mountain West Conference and Academic All-MWC selections as a sophomore in 2007...Led the Cougars and all MWC TEs with 59 receptions, though he only started five games…Recorded 813 yards (13.8 ypc) and 5 TDs...Served on an LDS church mission to the Dominican Republic (2005-06)...Joined the BYU football team as a greyshirt walk-on in 2003.

High School, Personal
Lettered three times in track, twice in football and once in basketball at Moorpark (CA) HS...Played WR and CB, leading the Musketeers to the CIF state semi-finals...Was named first-team All-County, All-League and All-Area his senior season in which he recorded 64 receptions for 1,150 yards and 13 TDs…Four-time scholar-athlete who was also named a National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete...An Eagle Scout, Pitta graduated from BYU with a degree in business education...His father, Dennis, was a middle linebacker at California from 1968-69...Married the former Mataya Gissel in July 2008.

Community
Supported Willis McGahee's holiday initiatives by distributing Thanksgiving dinners to more than 200 Howard County families in Nov. 2010...Joined teammates in supporting Derrick Mason and Anquan Boldin's Holiday Helpers event at Target...Served as a celebrity personal shopper as local youth selected holiday gifts for friends, family and themselves...Was a supporter of Ravens' community initiatives by attending the annual women's event A Purple Evening and the Countdown to Kickoff BBQ.