Myles Garrett

Myles Lorenz Garrett (born December 29, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).

In football, he had 19.5 sacks as a senior and was the 2013 recipient of the Landry Award, given to the top high school player in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

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.

Garrett came to Texas A&M as the #2 overall prospect in the nation.

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 Southeastern Conference (SEC) freshman sack record of eight.

Garrett finished 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 by USA Today 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 followed up his stellar freshman campaign by leading the SEC with 12.5 sacks as a sophomore.

He recorded 57 total tackles (36 solo), 19.5 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, and a blocked punt (which came against Alabama).

In addition, Garrett recorded his first interception, off 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 the Bill Willis Award winner as the top defensive lineman.

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, Pro Football Focus, and SB Nation.

He played college football at Texas A&M, where he received unanimous All-American honors in 2016, and was selected first overall by the Browns in the 2017 NFL draft.

Garrett has been named to five Pro Bowls, three first-team All-Pros, and was the Defensive Player of the Year in 2023.

Garrett attended Martin High School in Arlington, Texas, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track.

On December 31, 2016, Garrett officially declared his intention to enter the 2017 NFL draft.

On December 31, 2016, Garrett announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.

He was projected to be a top ten selection and was ranked No. 1 on ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s big board.

Garrett attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip the three-cone drill and short shuttle.

Garrett solidified his position as a top ten pick with an impressive combine performance.

His 41” vertical jump was the top performance of all defensive linemen and he also finished with the second best performance in the bench press and broad jump.

Garrett also had the third fastest 40-yard dash of all defensive linemen at the combine, which highly impressed scouts due to his size.

On March 30, 2017, Garrett attended Texas A&M's Pro Day and chose to perform the 40-yard dash (4.65s), 20-yard dash (2.71), 10-yard dash (1.57s), and broad jump (10’6”).

Garrett attended pre-draft visits with the Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, and Chicago Bears.

At the conclusion of pre-draft process, Garrett was projected by NFL draft analyst and scouts to be the first overall player selected.

He was ranked the top overall prospect and defensive end by Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Pro Football Focus, and DraftScout.com.

Garrett was also ranked the top edge rusher in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.

The Cleveland Browns selected Garrett with the first overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Garrett became the highest draft pick from Texas A&M in the history of the NFL draft.

On May 19, 2017, the 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.

Garrett entered training camp slated as a starting defensive end.