Dell Pettus holds the SS · Backup spot in New England Patriots’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Dell Pettus played 21 games in 2025 with a 11% snap share.

Dell Pettus is a safety for the New England Patriots at 5'11" and 205 pounds, hailing from Harvest, Alabama. He joined the Patriots as a rookie free agent on May 10, 2024, after spending five seasons at Troy, where he compiled 310 total tackles across 62 games and made 61 consecutive starts at safety. In his 2024 debut, Pettus appeared in all 17 games with one start, recording 28 total tackles, 1 sack, and 2 passes defensed while contributing extensively on special teams. During the 2025 season, he recorded 1 sack, 3 passes defensed, and 1 forced fumble while entering his third year with the team.

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