Brennan Scarlett

BIOGRAPHY

Brennan Scarlett was born July 31, 1993, in Portland, Oregon. He is a outside linebacker in the NFL. 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. 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. As a senior in 2014, he again missed the majority of the season due to injury, only appearing in five games. For the season he was named All-Pac-12 fourth team by Phil Steele. After graduating from Cal, Scarlett transferred to Stanford University, where he majored in management science and engineering, pursuing his master's degree. He became Stanford's first-ever graduate transfer. 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 defended. For the season, he was named All-Pac-12 honorable mention.

Scarlett went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft and was signed by the Houston Texans. 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. On December 4, 2017, Scarlett was placed on injured reserve. In 2018, Scarlett played in 12 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 8, 2018 with an ankle injury. 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. On November 9, 2020, Scarlett was placed on injured reserve. On December 19, 2020, Scarlett was activated off of injured reserve. Scarlett signed with the Miami Dolphins on March 22, 2021.