Myles Garrett
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Junior |
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| High school | Arlington (TX) Martin |
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| Date of birth | December 29, 1995 |
| Place of birth | Arlington, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 270 lb (122 kg) |
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Myles Garrett (born December 29, 1995) is an American football defensive end. He played college football for Texas A&M.
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 a five-star recruit by Rivals.com 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.
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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.
Garrett would follow up his stellar freshman campaign by leading the SEC with 12 sacks as a Sophomore. He would record 57 total tackles (36 of them solo), 18.5 tackles for loss, 7 quarterback hurries, 5 forced fumbles, and 1 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.
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