Myles Mouton

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Houston vs TU - BRETT ROJO/For the University of Tulsa

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TOLEDO, OH - SEPTEMBER 16: during the Toledo Rockets versus Tulsa Golden Hurricanes game on Saturday September 16, 2017 at Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo, OH. (Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire)

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New Mexico vs TU - BRETT ROJO/For the University of Tulsa

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Tulsa's defensive end Myles Mouton (96) - New Mexico vs TU - BRETT ROJO/For the University of Tulsa

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Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-2
Weight:
257
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Beaumont, Texas
High School:
Ozen

TULSA – A two-year letterwinner … has played in 37 career games and has eight starts … can play both at tackle and end … has 28 career tackles and 6.5 stops for -20 yards … 2017 – Played in all 12 games and had five starts … had 12 tackles and 2.5 TFLs for - 6 yards … moved inside to tackle the final six games and started five of those six contests, after playing at end in the first six games … totaled 10 tackles and two TFLs for -6 yards after moving to tackle … totaled two tackles and one stop for -2 yards at SMU, and tallied had 2 tackles against UConn … made his first start of the season against Houston at the tackle position, and had 4 stops … 2016 – Played in 12 games … started the final three games … totaled five tackles … received his first career start at defensive end at UCF, and was credited with one QB hurry … also started against Cincinnati at Central Michigan … had two stops and 1.5 TFLs for -2 yards at Navy … did not play in the Ohio State game … 2015 – Played in all 13 games … had 11 tackles and 3 stops for -12 yards … was credited with career-highs of three tackles and two stops for -10 yards vs. #17 Memphis … totaled two tackles at East Carolina and Cincinnati … saw his first career playing time in the season opener and had two stops and a 0.5 TFL for -1 yard against FAU … 2014 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2014 season due to red-shirt status.

HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner at Beaumont Ozen High School . . . started three years on defense, including his final two years at defensive end and his sophomore campaign at linebacker . . . also started at tight end his junior and senior seasons . . . was credited with 44 tackles, 12 TFLs, six pass deflections, four sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior . . . earned first-team all-district honors . . . was a first-team selection to the Super Gold team as a defensive end . . . totaled 35 tackles, 10 stops for lost yardage, seven sacks and caused two fumbles his junior campaign . . . was a second-team all-district performer as a junior . . . also lettered two years in baseball and basketball . . . high school coach was Kenneth Magee.

PERSONAL – Favorite movie is Black Panther … his favorite sports movie is Friday Night Lights … lists the Houston Texans as his favorite NFL team … favorite NFL player is Jadeveon Clowney … his favorite professional athlete is James Harden … calls himself a “video game and superhero nerd” … the superpower he would most like to have is the ability to fly and shoot lasers … favorite actor is Idris Elba … his favorite book is The Lightning Thief … the sport, other than football, that he most likes to play is basketball … has an older brother … parents are Craig and Patricia Mouton … majoring in communication … born July 15, 1996.