Position: Outside linebacker Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Place of birth: Portland, Oregon Weight: 260 lb (118 kg) | |
Date of birth: (1993-07-31) July 31, 1993 (age 23) High school: Portland (OR) Central Catholic | ||
Brennan William Scarlett (born July 31, 1993) is an American football outside linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford. He was signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
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High school career
Scarlett attended Central Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon. While there he lettered in football, swimming and track & field. In football, as a sophomore, he recorded 43 tackles, four sacks and three forced fumbles. As a junior, he recorded 59 tackles, six sacks, one interception and three forced fumbles. As a senior, he recorded 31 tackles in the first two games of the season. He appeared in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was named a 2010 PrepStar All-American and SuperPrep All-American. He was also a National Federation of High School Awards for Excellence and a Multnomah Athletic Club Scholar Student Award recipient.
College career
Scarlett then attended California. As a freshman in 2011, he appeared in three games. He recorded four tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss. He missed most of the season due to an injury. As a sophomore in 2012, he started all nine games he played. He recorded 40 tackles, six tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. For the season he was named a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. As a junior in 2013, he missed the season due to an injury. As a senior in 2014, he again missed the majority of the season due to injury, only appearing in five games. For the season he was named All-Pac-12 fourth team by Phil Steele.
After graduating from Cal, Scarlett transferred to Stanford University, where he majored in management science and engineering, pursing his master's degree. He became Stanford's first-ever graduate transfer. In his lone season at Stanford, he appeared in 14 games. He recorded 37 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, 5.5 sacks and two passes defensed. For the season, he was named All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
Professional career
Scarlett went unselected in the 2016 NFL Draft. On April 30, he was signed by the Houston Texans. He was placed on injured reserve on October 19, 2016, with a hamstring injury and was activated back to the active roster on December 17, 2016.