TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans as a college free agent on May 5, 2016.

2018 (Houston 12/2):

Finished with 12 total tackles (eight solo), three passes defensed, two quarterback hits, one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and six special teams tackles in 12 games

Appeared on special teams and contributed to a unit that didn’t surrender any punt return yards and limited the Patriots to one kickoff return for 19 yards at New England (9/9)

Started at JACK and recorded three solo stops at Tennessee (9/16)

Contributed on defense and special teams vs. the N.Y. Giants (9/23)

Recorded one special teams tackle at Indianapolis (9/30)

Contributed on special teams vs. Dallas (10/7)

Recorded his first career fumble recovery, recovered a blocked punt and tallied one special teams tackle vs. Buffalo (10/14)

Led the team with two special teams tackles at Jacksonville (10/21)

Recorded two total tackles vs. Miami (10/25)

Registered one solo stop, one quarterback hit, one pass defensed and one special teams tackle at Denver (11/4)

Recorded three total tackles (two solo), one quarterback hit, two passes defensed and his first-career interception at Washington (11/18)

Tallied three total tackles (two solo), one special teams tackle and one forced fumble vs. Tennessee (11/26). Became the first Texans player to record that stat line since Fred Bennett vs. Chicago in Week 17 of the 2008 season

Contributed on special teams vs. Cleveland (12/2)

Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Dec. 8, 2018

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans as a college free agent on May 5, 2016.

2018 (Houston 12/2):

Finished with 12 total tackles (eight solo), three passes defensed, two quarterback hits, one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and six special teams tackles in 12 games

Appeared on special teams and contributed to a unit that didn’t surrender any punt return yards and limited the Patriots to one kickoff return for 19 yards at New England (9/9)

Started at JACK and recorded three solo stops at Tennessee (9/16)

Contributed on defense and special teams vs. the N.Y. Giants (9/23)

Recorded one special teams tackle at Indianapolis (9/30)

Contributed on special teams vs. Dallas (10/7)

Recorded his first career fumble recovery, recovered a blocked punt and tallied one special teams tackle vs. Buffalo (10/14)

Led the team with two special teams tackles at Jacksonville (10/21)

Recorded two total tackles vs. Miami (10/25)

Registered one solo stop, one quarterback hit, one pass defensed and one special teams tackle at Denver (11/4)

Recorded three total tackles (two solo), one quarterback hit, two passes defensed and his first-career interception at Washington (11/18)

Tallied three total tackles (two solo), one special teams tackle and one forced fumble vs. Tennessee (11/26). Became the first Texans player to record that stat line since Fred Bennett vs. Chicago in Week 17 of the 2008 season

Contributed on special teams vs. Cleveland (12/2)

Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Dec. 8, 2018

2017 (Houston 11/5):

Set single-season career highs in total tackles (26), sacks (2.0), passes defensed (one), quarterback hits (three), tackles for loss (six), games played (11) and games started (five) despite missing the final five weeks of the season

Ranked third on the team in tackles for loss

Notched his first career start and produced four total tackles vs. Cleveland (10/15)

Started his second-consecutive game and recorded the first pass defensed of his career at Seattle (10/29)

Made his third-consecutive start and posted a career-best four solo tackles with his first tackle for loss of the season vs. Indianapolis (11/5)

Tallied four total tackles, two quarterback hits, three tackles for loss and the first two sacks of his career on the same drive at the Los Angeles Rams (11/12). He joined DE/OLB Jadeveon Clowney, ILB Benardrick McKinney and S Eddie Pleasant as the fourth Texan to record 2.0-or-more sacks in a game during the 2017 season

Tied a career high with four total tackles and logged his second career game of multiple tackles for loss at Baltimore (11/27)

Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Dec. 4

2016 (Houston 7/0, 2/0):

Tallied 10 total tackles (three solo) and one tackle for loss as a rookie

Made his NFL debut and contributed with one special teams tackle vs. Kansas City (9/18)

Saw his first action on defense and recorded one tackle at New England (9/22) in Week 3

Tied for the team lead with a career-high two special teams tackles at Minnesota (10/9) in Week 5

Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Oct. 19

Activated from the Reserve/Injured Designated for Return list on Dec. 17

Played in his first game since Week 6 and tallied a career-high four total tackles (one solo) vs. Jacksonville (12/18) in Week 15

Inactive for Week 16 vs. Cincinnati (12/24)

Tied a single-game career high with four total tackles, including his first career tackle for loss, at Tennessee (1/1/17) in Week 17

Played as a reserve linebacker and contributed on special teams in both postseason contests

COLLEGE:

Played one season at Stanford (Calif.) University (2015) after transferring from the University of California, Berkeley, where he played three seasons (2011-12; 14)

His first roommate at California was Texans TE Stephen Anderson

Redshirted the 2013 campaign at California due to injury

Played in 17 games with 14 starts over four seasons with Cal but missed the entire 2013 campaign and significant portions of the 2011 and 2014 seasons due to injury

Registered career totals of 54 total tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss (42 yards), 4.5 sacks (34 yards), three pass breakups, three forced fumbles and six quarterback hurries with the Golden Bears

Led the Cardinal to a Rose Bowl victory over Iowa in January 2016 in his lone season with the program

Joined Stanford as the program’s first-ever graduate transfer

That season, earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention after playing in 14 games and compiling 37 total tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and two pass breakups

PERSONAL:

Prepped at Central Catholic High School in Portland, Ore.

Earned varsity letters in football, swimming and track and field

2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl

2010 PrepStar All-America

2010 SuperPrep All-America

31 total tackles in first two games of senior season

59 total tackles, 6.0 sacks, one interception and three forced fumbles as a junior

43 total tackles, 4.0 sacks and three forced fumbles as a sophomore

National Federation of High School Awards for Excellence

Multnomah Athletic Club Scholar Student Award

Son of Paul and Suzy Scarlett

Father ran track at BYU

Two siblings, Cam and Isabella

Grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and multiple cousins attended Stanford

Maternal grandfather, John Evans, was governor of Idaho from 1977-87

Graduated from Cal’s prestigious Haas School of Business in May of 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration