Brennan William Scarlett (born July 31, 1993) is an American professional

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. He played

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at both

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and

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2016.

Early life

Scarlett attended Central Catholic High School in

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. While there he lettered in

, swimming and

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. In football, as a

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, he recorded 43

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, four sacks and three forced

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s. As a

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, he recorded 59

, six sacks, one

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and three forced

s. As a

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, he recorded 31 tackles in the first two games of the season. He appeared in the 2010

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and was named a 2010 ''

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'' 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. As a Sophomore he was a member of a state-qualifying 200 yard relay team for swim.

College career

Scarlett then attended Cal. As a freshman in

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, 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

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, 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

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All-Academic honorable mention. As a junior in

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, he missed the season due to an injury. As a senior in

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, 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

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. After graduating from Cal, Scarlett transferred to

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, where he

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in management science and engineering, pursuing his

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. He became Stanford's first-ever graduate transfer. In his lone

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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.

Professional career

Houston Texans

Scarlett went undrafted in the

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and was signed by the

. He was placed on

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on October 19, 2016, with a

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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

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in London, Scarlett recorded two sacks on

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, one of which was a strip sack that was recovered by teammate

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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.

Miami Dolphins

Scarlett signed with the

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on March 22, 2021. He was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2021. He was activated on January 1, 2022. On March 22, 2022, Scarlett re-signed with the Dolphins. He was placed on injured reserve on August 30. He was released on September 6. He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 17.

References

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scarlett, Brennan 1993 births Living people Players of American football from Portland, Oregon American football linebackers California Golden Bears football players Central Catholic High School (Portland, Oregon) alumni Stanford Cardinal football players Houston Texans players 21st-century American sportsmen Miami Dolphins players