Class Sophomore Name Myles Garrett Height 1.96 m | Education Texas A&M University Weight 262 lb (119 kg) Positions Defensive end | |
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College Texas A&M University (2014–present) Date of birth (1995-12-29) December 29, 1995 (age 20) Siblings Sean Williams, Brea Garrett Parents Audrey Garrett, Lawrence Garrett | ||
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Myles Lorenz Garrett (born December 29, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, and was drafted by the Browns first overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Contents
- Myles garrett press conference 8 13 15
- Myles garrett 2014 freshman highlight video
- High school career
- Freshman year
- Sophomore year
- Junior year
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
Myles garrett 2014 freshman highlight video
High school career
Garrett attended Martin High School in Arlington, Texas, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he had 19.5 sacks as a senior. Garrett was rated as a five-star recruit by the Rivals.com recruiting network and was ranked as the second best overall player in his class. He committed to play college football at Texas A&M University in October 2013. In track & field, he was a state qualifier in the throwing events, with top-throws of 16.01 meters in the shot put and 50.84 meters in the discus throw.
Freshman year
Garrett came to Texas A&M as the #2 overall prospect in the nation, and the highest-rated defensive player the Aggies had ever signed. As a true freshman in 2014, Garrett broke Texas A&M's freshman sack record of 5.5 in only six games. In only nine games, he broke Jadeveon Clowney's SEC freshman sack record of eight. Garrett would finish the season with 11.5 sacks (second in the SEC), 53 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hurries, and a blocked kick (which teammate Deshazor Everett returned for a touchdown against Auburn). He was a consensus Freshman All-American and Freshman All-SEC selection. After the conclusion of the season, Garrett announced that he would undergo surgery to repair torn ligaments in his hand, an injury that occurred in the sixth game of the season against Mississippi State.
Sophomore year
Garrett followed up his stellar freshman campaign by leading the SEC with 12 sacks as a sophomore. He recorded 57 total tackles (36 of them solo), 18.5 tackles for loss, seven quarterback hurries, five forced fumbles, and a blocked punt (which came against Alabama). In addition, Garrett recorded his first interception off of his own-tipped ball in the game against Ole Miss. The season earned Garrett a first-team All-American selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America. Garrett was also the Bill Willis Award winner as the top defensive lineman.
Junior year
Garrett's junior year found him limited by injuries. He suffered a high-ankle sprain to his left leg in the fourth game of the season against Arkansas, and did not appear in the games against South Carolina and New Mexico State. Garrett also found his availability limited to third downs in some other games while he recovered from the injury. For the season, Garrett recorded 8.5 sacks, 32 total tackles (18 of them solo), 15.0 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, and a pass breakup. The season resulted in Garrett earning a Unanimous Consensus All-American designation by being voted to the first-team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Football Writers Association of America, the American Football Coaches Association, The Sporting News, the Associated Press, Fox Sports, Pro Football Focus, and SB Nation.
On December 31, 2016, Garrett officially declared his intentions to enter the 2017 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Coming out of Texas A&M University, Garrett was ranked as the consensus top prospect by the majority of scouts and analysts and was projected to be the first overall pick. He was ranked the top overall prospect and defensive end by Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Pro Football Focus, and NFLDraftScout.com. He received an invitation to the NFL Combine and performed all drills and positional drills except for the 3-cone drill and short shuttle. He opted to attend Texas A&M's Pro Day and attempted to beat his times in the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, and 10-yard dash. His 40-yard dash at the pro day was clocked at 4.65, the 20-yard dash was timed at 2.71, and he brought his 10-yard dash time down to 1.57.
The Cleveland Browns selected Garrett with the first overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. On May 19, 2017, the Cleveland Browns signed Garrett to a fully guaranteed four-year, $30.41 million contract that features a $20.25 million signing bonus, offset language options, and a team option for a fifth year.
On September 7, 2017, it was revealed that Garrett suffered a high ankle sprain during practice, causing him to miss the start of the season.
Personal life
Garrett's half-brother, Sean Williams, was a standout basketball player for Boston College and was selected number 17 in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. He then played in the NBA from 2007 to 2012. Brea Garrett, his older sister, is a senior and runs track at Texas A&M. She is the reigning NCAA champion in the track & field weight throw category. She is the first weight throw champion in Aggie history.
During the 2015 offseason, Garrett decided to stop using his social media account on Twitter, citing: "There's a lot of negativity on there I don’t need in my life. I felt like If I want to move forward as a person and as a football player, I don’t need other people's opinions and other things to stick with me or be in my mind when I have other things to keep doing."
On April 30, 2017, two days after the 2017 NFL Draft, Garrett, along with fellow first rounders Jabrill Peppers and David Njoku were at Progressive Field and threw out a ceremonial first pitch.