TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Houston Texans as a college free agent on May 6, 2016...Signed a contract extension with the Texans on Aug. 28, 2019.
2019 (Houston 15/10, 2/2):
Played in 15 games (10 starts) and established single-season career highs in total tackles (48), tackles for loss (three), sacks (3.5), quarterback hits (six) and forced fumbles (two). Added one pass defensed and three special teams tackles
Started in both postseason contests and logged three total tackles (two solo) and one quarterback hitÂ
Notched his first two tackles of the season (one solo) in the Week 2 win vs. Jacksonville (9/15) and added one quarterback hit
Notched the first forced fumble of his career on a strip-sack vs. Carolina (9/29) and finished the game with two total tackles (one solo), 1.0 sack, one forced fumble and one quarterback hit
Made his second start this season and finished with four total tackles (three solo), 0.5 sack and one quarterback hit at Indianapolis (10/20)
Finished second on the team with a single-game career-high seven total tackles (four solo) vs. Oakland (10/27)
Posted two total tackles (two solo), 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hits in the win over Jacksonville in London (11/3), marking his second career game with 2.0-or-more sacks
Finished third on the team with seven total tackles (six solo), one tackle for loss and one special teams tackle at Baltimore (11/17)
Recorded six total tackles (five solo), one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit vs. Indianapolis (11/21). Established a single-season career high with six quarterback hits
Posted two total tackles (one solo) and one quarterback hit in the Wild Card Round win over Buffalo (1/4/20)
Recorded one solo tackle in the Divisional Round at Kansas City (1/12/20)
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
Started at JACK linebacker and recorded three solo stops at Tennessee (9/16)
Recorded one special teams tackle at Indianapolis (9/30)
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)
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
Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Dec. 8, 2018
Registered 26 total tackles, 2.0 sacks, one pass defensed, three quarterback hits and six tackles for loss in 11 games played (five starts)
Missed the final five weeks of the season after being placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Dec. 4
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
Posted four total tackles and his second career game of multiple tackles for loss at Baltimore (11/27)
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
Posted 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
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 NFL 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
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
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
