Sports
Myles Garrett
Arlington native Myles Garrett became the No. 1 pick from Texas A&M, set an NFL single-season sack record with 23 in 2025 and was traded from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams in June 2026.
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- #135
- Category
- Sports
- Subject type
- Person
- Profile source
- Published Texas Icons profile
Texas story
Life and career
Myles Garrett was born in Arlington, starred at Martin High School and Texas A&M, and became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft. His first nine seasons were spent in Cleveland, where he developed into one of football's elite pass rushers.
Garrett set a new NFL single-season sack record with 23 in 2025 and earned his second Defensive Player of the Year award. On June 1, 2026, Cleveland traded him to the Rams, so any current profile must no longer describe him as an active Brown.
Defining work
What to know
- 2017 No. 1 overall pick
- 23 sacks in 2025
- two Defensive Player of the Year awards
- 2026 Rams trade
Timeline
Key milestones
- 1995Born in Arlington, Texas.
- 2017Selected first overall by Cleveland.
- 2025Sets NFL single-season sack record with 23.
- 2026Traded to the Los Angeles Rams.
Texas connections
Places in the story
Birthplace and high-school home.
College Station
Texas A&M career.
Legacy
Why the story lasts
Garrett's professional peak has already placed him among the most productive pass rushers of his generation.
His Texas identity is both hometown and college-based through Arlington and Texas A&M.
Garrett's Arlington and Texas A&M years are important because they predate the professional accolades and show a continuous North Texas-to-College Station development path. His later NFL moves belong to a national career, but the state's role is foundational rather than incidental: high-school dominance and college production in Texas positioned him to become the first selection in the 2017 draft.
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