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Why Myles Garrett might be (and might not be) NFL's No. 1 pick | Paul Domowitch

MYLES GARRETT isn't your typical football player, and not just because, at 6-4 and 272 pounds, he can run a 4.64 40 and jump 41 inches and bench-press 225 pounds an impressive 33 times.

The defensive end from Texas A&M, who is expected to be the first player taken in Thursday's NFL draft, has been described as "an unusual, different cat," by his college coach Kevin Sumlin, and "an old soul" by his mother, Audrey Garrett.

He writes poetry. He likes to draw. His song playlist features the likes of Elvis Presley, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Queen, Genesis and Dean Martin.