Getting to Know: Myles Garrett

Several of the members of the incoming 2014 recruiting class will have their chance to make an immediate impact on the Texas A&M football team but none may be as important early on as defensive end Myles Garrett who finished up second in the 2014 Rivals.com recruiting rankings nationally..

In today's installment of the Getting to Know series we take a look at Myles Garrett who could be an immediate starter for the Aggies on a defensive line in need of talented players.

An up-close and personal look:

WHAT'S YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT FROM YOUR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CAREER?

"The first game."

DO YOU HAVE A PRE-GAME RITUAL?

"I like to listen to Marvin Gaye and I like to jog around the track. Yeah, I like to do like a boxing exercise before I go out on the field. Since I Had You, Come Live with Me, Angel, just stuff like that."

AT WHAT POINT DID YOU REALIZE THAT YOU HAD THE ABILITY TO PLAY D-1 FOOTBALL?

"Sophomore year after I had a talk with my parents and Coach Whittaker. ​Basically, he sat me down and told me how much ability I had and that I really wasn't using or tapping into my potential and that I just need to start. I need to look into myself and see that if I really want to do this, I really want to have a chance to play professional sports, I got to take it up another level and get to work on my work ethic and just work, develop."

WHAT POSITION WILL YOU BE PLAYING AT TEXAS A&M?

"Defensive end."

ARE YOU EXPECTING TO REDSHIRT YOUR FIRST SEASON ON-CAMPUS?

"Definitely not."

WHAT IS ONE THING THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON IN ORDER TO PLAY AT THE NEXT

LEVEL?

"My strength and my communication skills."

BESIDES FOOTBALL, WHAT ELSE ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO AT TEXAS A&M?

"Meeting new people and putting smiles on other people's faces I haven't met before."

Personal preferences:

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?

Pancakes."

WHAT IS THE LAST ALBUM OR SONG YOU DOWNLOADED?

"I got it as a gift. It was a Marvin Gaye Album."

WHAT PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE DINNER

WITH?

"Probably, everybody would say, "Jesus", but if you don't count Him, probably, Mohammed Ali or Nelson Mandela."

DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?

"I have family nicknames. I don't know if I really have … People usually call me "Superman," or "Big Foot," or something like that."

WHAT DO YOU PLAN ON MAJORING IN AT TEXAS A&M?

"Geology."

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?

"Jurassic Park."

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE CELEBRITY?

"Let me think. Celebrities that I keep up with, gosh. Jennifer Lopez."

A look at the recruiting process:

WHAT ONE THING WAS THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN YOUR DECISION TO SIGN WITH TEXAS A&M?

"The proximity to my home and playing in the best conference that there is in college football."

IS THERE A TEXAS A&M COACH THAT YOU FEEL ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO?

"Coach (Terry) Price."

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT DURING THE RECRUITING PROCESS?

"Definitely, when I dunked and I pointed at coach who was my basketball game."

DID YOU GET TO KNOW ANY CURRENT PLAYERS OR OTHER INCOMING FRESHMAN DURING THE PROCESS?

"I knew a couple. I got to meet some of the D-line, like Alonso Williams. I knew Devonta Burns. I just met a couple other guys."

WHAT SCHOOL WOULD YOU HAVE CHOSEN IF YOU HADN'T SIGNED WITH TEXAS A&M?

That would've been a tossup between TCU and Ohio State."

The future and goals:

WHAT NUMBER WOULD YOU LIKE TO WEAR AT TEXAS A&M?

"15"

WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL GOAL FOR THIS SEASON?

"Dominate the field and just be the greatest person I can be."

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING TO THE TEXAS A&M FANS?

"I don't know what I'd like to say, just, thank you for all your support. It's going to be great to see you all there supporting all of us. I can't wait to perform for all of you and give you all a show that you've probably never see before."