David Gettis
David Alexander Gettis is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football for the Baylor Bears and was selected by the Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
Early life
Gettis was a three-time CIF California State Meet champion in the 400 metres for Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles.College career
Gettis attended Baylor University, where he played football for the Bears.Track and field
Gettis was also a standout track athlete in high school. He was the California's first-ever three-time prep state 400 meters champion. He was named 2005 Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year by the Los Angeles Times. He also anchored Dorsey's victorious 4 × 400 meter relay team, and ran second leg of its gold-medal 4 × 100 meter relay team at the 2005 state meet.He won the state 400 meters title in 47.1 seconds as a sophomore, then ran in 46.3 seconds to claim his second state 400 meters gold medal and ran a personal-best time of 45.84 seconds to win the 2005 state crown, beating Bryshon Nellum, while his time was at the time a high school state record.
His personal bests are 45.84 seconds in the 400 meters and 20.60 seconds in the 200 meters.
Personal bests
Professional career
Carolina Panthers
2010 season
Gettis was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft.Gettis was first active in week 2 of the 2010 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He started as the no. 2 receiver, beating out fellow rookie Brandon LaFell, and recorded 18 yards on 2 catches. He had a breakout game in week 7 against San Francisco, recording 8 catches for 125 yards and a season high 2 touchdown catches in a 23–20 Panthers victory. Gettis was nominated for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for his efforts. At the time, 125 receiving yards was a Panthers single-game rookie record. It has since been surpassed by D. J. Moore, while Gettis's single-game rookie record of 2 receiving touchdowns was tied by Kelvin Benjamin.
Gettis continued as starter for the rest of the season, excluding the week 12 and 13 matchups against Cleveland and Seattle. He finished the season with a team-high 3 touchdown catches, as well as 508 receiving yards on 37 catches, which ranked as second and third on the team, respectively. He also returned 8 kickoffs for 145 yards, and recorded an 88-yard touchdown reception against Baltimore in week 11 – the second longest touchdown reception in Panthers history.