2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 15
Myles Garrett
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 270
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Martin
2016 (JUNIOR)
2016 Unanimous first-team All-American -- AP, AFCA, Walter Camp FF, FWAA, Fox, TSN
• 2016 Rotary Lombardi Award finalist
• 2016 Ted Hendricks Award finalist
• 2015 Bednarik Award semifinalist
• 2015 Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist
Garrett concluded his Texas A&M career as one of the most decorated and disruptive defenders in school history. Garrett became the ninth player in school history to earn unanimous first-team All-America honors in 2016, and he also was a finalist for the Bednarik and Rotary Lombardi Awards. He led the Aggies with 8.5 quarterback sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss in 2016 and also contributed two forced fumbles and 10 QB hurries. He finished his three-year Texas A&M career with 145 total tackles, including 48.5 tackles for loss and 32.5 QB sacks. He also generated 30 QB pressures and seven forced fumbles.
During his career, Garrett was a Freshman All-American, two-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, two-time first-team All-American and a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award, the Chuck Bednarik Award, Ted Hendricks Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy. He was voted the team's Defensive MVP all three seasons at Texas A&M (he shared the 2016 honor with Justin Evans).
He became the first Aggie to be selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft after being selected by the Cleveland Browns in 2017.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
2015 first-team All-American -- Walter Camp FF and FWAA
• 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award finalist
• 2015 Ted Hendricks Award finalist
• 2015 Bednarik Award semifinalist
• 2015 Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist
• SEC leader in QB sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles
• An all-around student-athlete, Garrett is active in Aggies Athletes Involved (AAI) and regularily speaks to young people at various schools around the local community. He has also served as a volunteer at the Twin City Mission, serving meals to needy families and doing landscape work around the facility.
Reigned as one of the most disruptive defenders in college football in his second season ... earned first-team All-America honors from Walter Camp and the Football Writers ... Rotary Lombardi Award and Ted Hendricks Award finalist ... finished the regular season as the SEC leader in QB sacks (12.5 for -71 yards), tackles for loss (19.5 for -101 yards) and forced fumbles (5) ... was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week twice -- after filling the stat sheet with seven tackles, a sack for a loss of seven yards, two total tackles for loss of yardage (-8 yards), a forced fumble and a batted down pass against MSST and after contributing five tackles, including a sack and two tackles for loss, a blocked punt, a batted down pass and a QB hurry against ALA ... matched his career high with 3.5 QB sacks vs. NEV ... led the Aggies’ defensive line unit with 59 tackles, including 37 solo stops ... led the team in QB sacks, TFLs, forced fumbles and QB hurries ... also contributed an interception (return of 4 yards), two batted-down passes and a blocked punt.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Posted one of the most impressive first seasons by a Texas A&M freshman defender in school history ... led the team in QB sacks (11.5), tackles for loss (14.0) and QB hurries (9), and also was second among defensive linemen with 53 tackles ... posted at least two tackles in every game and had at least a sack in six games ... Garrett’s exploits made him a consensus second-team All-SEC pick, as well as consensus freshman All-American and All-SEC ... named the team’s Defensive MVP at the annual team banquet ... his 11 QB sacks broke the school and SEC freshman record ... Garrett matched the old Texas A&M QB sack record of 5.5 (held by All-Americans Damontre Moore and Sam Adams) by the third game of the season and took sole ownership in game 6 of 2014 ... in the ninth game of 2014 (fifth start), Garrett broke South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney’s SEC freshman record of 8.0 sacks ... Garrett also owns Texas A&M’s freshman standard for single game sacks with 3.5 against Louisiana-Monroe ... had a season-high 10 tackles vs. Mississippi State ... also made a game-changing special teams play when he blocked a field goal try by Auburn and the ensuing live football was returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Deshazor Everett ... saw action in 12 games, with eight starts, while missing the Missouri game due to an injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Bob Wager at Martin HS in Arlington, Texas ... Parade All-American ... earned Texas Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior after making 81 tackles, 19.5 quarterback sacks and 19 QB hurries, while also contributing three forced fumbles and four blocked kicks ... also named first-team all-state and the area defensive player of the year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Dallas Morning News ... other honors include MaxPreps All-American and Under Armor All-American ... was a team captain at the Under Armour game ... as a junior, he earned “Super Team” honors, as well as honorable mention all-state and first-team all-district honors after making 65 tackles, eight sack and 16 tackles for loss.
PERSONAL
Myles Garrett is the son of Audrey and Lawrence Garrett of Arlington, Texas ... born Dec. 29, 1995 ... Garrett is pursuing his undergraduate degree in university studies with his concentration area in Global Arts, Planning, Design and Construction in the College of Architecture. He also has minors in business administration and geology ... His older sister, Brea Garrett, was a NCAA Champion thrower for the A&M track and field team. His older brother, Sean Williams, has played for several NBA teams and currently plays basketball overseas.
CAREER BESTS
TACKLES ......................... 10 at Mississippi State, Oct. 4, 2014
QB SACKS ....................... 3.5 vs. ULM, Nov. 1, 2014; vs. Nevada, Sept. 19, 2015
TFL .................................. 4.0 vs. Nevada, Sept. 19, 2015
INTERCEPTIONS ............ 1 at Ole Miss, Oct. 24, 2015
2016 Unanimous first-team All-American -- AP, AFCA, Walter Camp FF, FWAA, Fox, TSN
• 2016 Rotary Lombardi Award finalist
• 2016 Ted Hendricks Award finalist
• 2015 Bednarik Award semifinalist
• 2015 Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist
Garrett concluded his Texas A&M career as one of the most decorated and disruptive defenders in school history. Garrett became the ninth player in school history to earn unanimous first-team All-America honors in 2016, and he also was a finalist for the Bednarik and Rotary Lombardi Awards. He led the Aggies with 8.5 quarterback sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss in 2016 and also contributed two forced fumbles and 10 QB hurries. He finished his three-year Texas A&M career with 145 total tackles, including 48.5 tackles for loss and 32.5 QB sacks. He also generated 30 QB pressures and seven forced fumbles.
During his career, Garrett was a Freshman All-American, two-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, two-time first-team All-American and a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award, the Chuck Bednarik Award, Ted Hendricks Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy. He was voted the team's Defensive MVP all three seasons at Texas A&M (he shared the 2016 honor with Justin Evans).
He became the first Aggie to be selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft after being selected by the Cleveland Browns in 2017.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
2015 first-team All-American -- Walter Camp FF and FWAA
• 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award finalist
• 2015 Ted Hendricks Award finalist
• 2015 Bednarik Award semifinalist
• 2015 Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist
• SEC leader in QB sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles
• An all-around student-athlete, Garrett is active in Aggies Athletes Involved (AAI) and regularily speaks to young people at various schools around the local community. He has also served as a volunteer at the Twin City Mission, serving meals to needy families and doing landscape work around the facility.
Reigned as one of the most disruptive defenders in college football in his second season ... earned first-team All-America honors from Walter Camp and the Football Writers ... Rotary Lombardi Award and Ted Hendricks Award finalist ... finished the regular season as the SEC leader in QB sacks (12.5 for -71 yards), tackles for loss (19.5 for -101 yards) and forced fumbles (5) ... was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week twice -- after filling the stat sheet with seven tackles, a sack for a loss of seven yards, two total tackles for loss of yardage (-8 yards), a forced fumble and a batted down pass against MSST and after contributing five tackles, including a sack and two tackles for loss, a blocked punt, a batted down pass and a QB hurry against ALA ... matched his career high with 3.5 QB sacks vs. NEV ... led the Aggies’ defensive line unit with 59 tackles, including 37 solo stops ... led the team in QB sacks, TFLs, forced fumbles and QB hurries ... also contributed an interception (return of 4 yards), two batted-down passes and a blocked punt.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Posted one of the most impressive first seasons by a Texas A&M freshman defender in school history ... led the team in QB sacks (11.5), tackles for loss (14.0) and QB hurries (9), and also was second among defensive linemen with 53 tackles ... posted at least two tackles in every game and had at least a sack in six games ... Garrett’s exploits made him a consensus second-team All-SEC pick, as well as consensus freshman All-American and All-SEC ... named the team’s Defensive MVP at the annual team banquet ... his 11 QB sacks broke the school and SEC freshman record ... Garrett matched the old Texas A&M QB sack record of 5.5 (held by All-Americans Damontre Moore and Sam Adams) by the third game of the season and took sole ownership in game 6 of 2014 ... in the ninth game of 2014 (fifth start), Garrett broke South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney’s SEC freshman record of 8.0 sacks ... Garrett also owns Texas A&M’s freshman standard for single game sacks with 3.5 against Louisiana-Monroe ... had a season-high 10 tackles vs. Mississippi State ... also made a game-changing special teams play when he blocked a field goal try by Auburn and the ensuing live football was returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Deshazor Everett ... saw action in 12 games, with eight starts, while missing the Missouri game due to an injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Bob Wager at Martin HS in Arlington, Texas ... Parade All-American ... earned Texas Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior after making 81 tackles, 19.5 quarterback sacks and 19 QB hurries, while also contributing three forced fumbles and four blocked kicks ... also named first-team all-state and the area defensive player of the year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Dallas Morning News ... other honors include MaxPreps All-American and Under Armor All-American ... was a team captain at the Under Armour game ... as a junior, he earned “Super Team” honors, as well as honorable mention all-state and first-team all-district honors after making 65 tackles, eight sack and 16 tackles for loss.
PERSONAL
Myles Garrett is the son of Audrey and Lawrence Garrett of Arlington, Texas ... born Dec. 29, 1995 ... Garrett is pursuing his undergraduate degree in university studies with his concentration area in Global Arts, Planning, Design and Construction in the College of Architecture. He also has minors in business administration and geology ... His older sister, Brea Garrett, was a NCAA Champion thrower for the A&M track and field team. His older brother, Sean Williams, has played for several NBA teams and currently plays basketball overseas.
CAREER BESTS
TACKLES ......................... 10 at Mississippi State, Oct. 4, 2014
QB SACKS ....................... 3.5 vs. ULM, Nov. 1, 2014; vs. Nevada, Sept. 19, 2015
TFL .................................. 4.0 vs. Nevada, Sept. 19, 2015
INTERCEPTIONS ............ 1 at Ole Miss, Oct. 24, 2015
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