Anthony Pittman
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#41
Experience: 7 years
Height: 6-3
Age: 28
Weight: 224 lbs
College: Wayne State
2024 SEASON
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Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
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| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 56 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Signed with the Detroit Lions on Dec. 17, 2024 after spending most of the season on Jacksonville's practice squad.
- Played in every game for the Lions from 2021-23, primarily on special teams, where he recorded nine tackles on the unit. He added 11 tackles, two quarterback hits, one pass defense and one forced fumble on defense.
- Started his first-career game at Seattle (1/2/22).
- Posted a career-high five total defensive tackles at Atlanta (12/26/21).
- Appeared in his first-career game in Week 17 vs. Green Bay (12/29/19).
- Signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft out of Wayne State.
COLLEGE
- Appeared in 43 games (29 starts) and recorded 181 tackles (120 solo), 31.5 TFLs, 8.0 sacks and one interception at Wayne State.
- 2018: Played in 11 games and produced 76 tackles (48 solo), 11.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks.
- Named First-Team All-GLIAC
- Served as team captain
- 2017: Appeared in 11 games and logged 63 tackles (37 solo), 12.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks and one forced fumble.
- Named First-Team All-GLIAC
- Served as team captain
- Recipient of the Courtney "Cortez" Smith Award, which recognizes a member of the football program who is well-rounded, positive, cares about academics and benefits the vitality of the team.
- 2016: Played in 11 games and recorded 25 tackles (22 solo), 5.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack and one interception.
- 2015: Appeared in 10 games and registered 17 tackles (13 solo), 2.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks.
PERSONAL
- Attended and played at Birmingham Groves High School in Beverly Hills, Mich.
- Son of Anthony Pittman and Katrina Lyman. Has one older brother, Trevell, and one younger sister, Anna.