Myles Garrett

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Myles Garrett

Myles Garrett, American football player

Life at a glance

Born
1995 · December 29
Age this year
31No death recorded in our data
Known as
American football player. Citizenship: United States
Born
31st anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Personal life Garrett's half-brother, Sean Williams , was a standout basketball player for Boston College and was selected with pick 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. [ 1 ] Brea Garrett, his older sister, was a track and field athlete at Texas A&M. She won the 2014 NCAA title in the 20-pound weight throw , and is the first weight throw champion in Aggie history. [ 2 ] During the 2015 offseason,

Myles Lorenz Garrett is an American professional football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning the Bill Willis Trophy and first-team All-American honors after leading the Southeastern Conference in sacks in 2015. The following year, he was named a unanimous All-American. Garrett was selected first overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2017 NFL draft.

Early life

Educated at: Martin High School.

Early life 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 [ 1 ] and was the 2013 recipient of the Landry Award , given to the top high school player in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex . [ 2 ] 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. [ 3 ]

Path and career

Professional career Pre-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. [ 1 ] 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.

Career statistics Legend NFL Defensive Player of the Year NFL record Led the league Bold Career high NFL Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR TD 2017 CLE 11 9 31 19 12 7.0 9 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 2018 CLE 16 16 44 35 9 13.5 12 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 2019 CLE 10 10 29 20 9 10.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 2020 CLE 14 14 48 33 15 12.0 10 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 2 0 2021 CLE 17 17 51 33 18 16.0 17 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 1 2022 CLE 16 15 60 37 23 16.0 18 4 0 0…

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Questions about Myles Garrett

When was Myles Garrett born?

December 29 1995.

How old would Myles Garrett be today?

31 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on December 29?

Ross Lynch, Kristel Fulgar, Andreas Skov Olsen and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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