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| No. 23 San Diego Chargers | |
| Date of birth: | July 29, 1980 |
| Place of birth: | San Benito, TX |
| Career information | |
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| Status: | Active |
| CFL status: | Import |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| College: | Southern Methodist |
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 37 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 2003–2004 2005 2006–2007 2007 2008 2008 |
St. Louis Rams Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans Carolina Panthers Saskatchewan Roughriders<br |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Awards: | Honors= |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Kevin Garrett (born July 29, 1980 in Texas), is a professional Canadian football player formerly playing cornerback with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Garrett attended Southern Methodist University and was drafted in the 2003 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He has previously played American football with the St. Louis Rams and the Houston Texans.
College career
He started 42 games at Southern Methodist and totaled 265 tackles, seven interceptions,36 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in addition to blocking six kicks. In 2002 as a senior he made nine starts and registered 48 tackles, two interceptions, six passes defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick. The year before, in 2001, he started all 11 games and was an honorable mention All-Western Athletic Conference selection. He Collected 62 tackles, three interceptions with one return for a touchdown, 14 passes defensed and one blocked kick. In 2000 he started all 12 game and ranked second on the Mustangs with 74 tackles, one interception, 12 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two blocked kicks. In 1999 he was named Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He made 10 starts and had a career-high 81 tackles, one interception, four passes defensed, one forced fumble and two blocked kicks. In 1998 Garrett redshirted as a true freshman.
Track and field
Personal bests
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 meters | 6.81 | Nampa, Idaho | February 28, 2003 |
| 100 meters | 10.10 | Stafford, England | June 11, 1998 |
| 200 meters | 20.98 | Fresno, California | May 19, 2001 |
Professional career
Pre-draft
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| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-9⅜* | 194 * | 4.32 * | 1.57 * | 2.52 * | 3.96 * | 6.90 * | 35" * | 10'09" * | X | 30 * | |||||||||
| * represents NFL Combine —"X" Denotes "No Data" or "Did Not Participate" | |||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis Rams
Garrett was selected in the fifth round (172nd overall) of the NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He played in nine games, primarily on special teams, and was inactive for seven contests. He posted eight special teams tackles. In 2004 he played in 14 games with one start, making 10 tackles, four passes defensed and 12 special teams stops. The next season he went to training camp with St. Louis but was waived by the Rams in the final roster cutdown on September 3, 2005.
Houston Texans
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City (1/10/06) then waived by Kansas City (7/25/06) afterwich he was signed as a free agent by Houston (8/1/06) and then waived by Houston (9/3/06). Re-signed as a free agent by Houston (9/12/06) but waived by Houston eight days later(9/20/06). He was signed as a free agent by Carolina (1/2/07)
Carolina Panthers
Garrett played the 2007 season with the Panthers.
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