Brennan Scarlett

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Brennan Scarlett
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Scarlett in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1993-07-31) July 31, 1993 (age 30)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school: Central Catholic
(Portland, Oregon)
College: California
Stanford
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:158
Sacks:5.5
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:1
Player stats at PFR

Brennan William Scarlett (born July 31, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at both California and Stanford. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

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High school career

Scarlett attended Central Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon. While there he lettered in football, swimming and track & field. In football, as a sophomore, he recorded 43 tackles, four sacks and three forced fumbles. As a junior, he recorded 59 tackles, six sacks, one interception and three forced fumbles. As a senior, he recorded 31 tackles in the first two games of the season. He appeared in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was named a 2010 PrepStar All-American and SuperPrep All-American. He was also a National Federation of High School Awards for Excellence and a Multnomah Athletic Club Scholar Student Award recipient. [1] As a Sophomore he was a member of a state-qualifying 200 yard relay team for swim. [2]

College career

Scarlett then attended Cal. As a freshman in 2011, he appeared in three games. He recorded four tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss. He missed most of the season due to an injury. [3] As a sophomore in 2012, he started all nine games he played. He recorded 40 tackles, six tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. For the season he was named a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. As a junior in 2013, he missed the season due to an injury. [3] As a senior in 2014, he again missed the majority of the season due to injury, only appearing in five games. [3] For the season he was named All-Pac-12 fourth team by Phil Steele. [1]

After graduating from Cal, Scarlett transferred to Stanford University, where he majored in management science and engineering, pursuing his master's degree. [3] He became Stanford's first-ever graduate transfer. [3] In his lone season at Stanford, he appeared in 14 games. He recorded 37 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, 5.5 sacks and two passes defensed. For the season, he was named All-Pac-12 honorable mention. [1]

Professional career

Houston Texans

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		269 lb
(122 kg)		33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.76 s1.63 s2.84 s4.64 s7.28 s31.5 in
(0.80 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		25 reps
All values from Stanford Pro Day [4]

Scarlett went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft and was signed by the Houston Texans. [3] [5] He was placed on injured reserve on October 19, 2016, with a hamstring injury and was activated back to the active roster on December 17, 2016. [6] [7]

On December 4, 2017, Scarlett was placed on injured reserve. [8]

In 2018, Scarlett played in 12 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 8, 2018 with an ankle injury. [9]

On August 28, 2019, Scarlett signed a one-year contract extension with the Texans through 2020. In week 9 against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, Scarlett recorded two sacks on Gardner Minshew, one of which was a strip sack that was recovered by teammate Dylan Cole in the 26–3 win. [10]

On November 9, 2020, Scarlett was placed on injured reserve. [11] On December 19, 2020, Scarlett was activated off of injured reserve. [12]

Miami Dolphins

Scarlett signed with the Miami Dolphins on March 22, 2021. [13] He was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2021. [14] He was activated on January 1, 2022.

On March 22, 2022, Scarlett re-signed with the Dolphins. [15] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30. [16] He was released on September 6. He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 17. [17]

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  2. ↑ "2009 6A Swimming State Championships". osaa.org. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ramachandran, Neel (May 2, 2016). "Brennan Scarlett signs with Houston after going undrafted". StanfordDaily.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Brennan Scarlett, Stanford, DE, 2016 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Texans sign 3 draft picks, 15 undrafted free agents". HoustonTexans.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Texans place Dillon, Scarlett on reserve/injured". HoustonTexans.com. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Texans Activate LB Brennan Scarlett From I.R. & Waive CB Al-Hajj Shabazz". December 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Brennan Scarlett placed on IR". HoustonTexans.com. December 4, 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (December 8, 2018). "Texans place Brennan Scarlett on IR, sign Roderick Johnson". Houston Chronicle.
  10. ↑ "No looking back: Watson on point as Texans top Jags 26-3". www.espn.com. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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  12. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (12-19-20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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  14. ↑ "Roster Moves: Miami Dolphins Sign S Parks, Place CB Perry and LB Scarlett on IR". MiamiDolphins.com. November 23, 2021.
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  16. ↑ "Dolphins make roster moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 30, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Miami Dolphins sign Scarlett to practice squad". MiamiDolphins.com. November 17, 2022.
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