Myles Berry

Position:
Inside Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
224
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greensboro
High School:
Dudley
Major:
Technology Management

CAREER NOTES: Earned five letters at East Carolina … Team co-captain in 2022 … Played in every contest since (58) since arriving at ECU and made a combined 22 starts … Booked 148 career tackles (78 solo) … Recorded at least one stop in 41 outings and tallied multiple hits on 29 occasions … Credited with four career sacks (-27 yards) and 8.0 career TFLs (-38 yards) … Booked career-high 11 stops against Temple (2022) … Credited with a personal-best 1.5 TFLs in a game twice (South Florida/’20, UCF/’22) … Booked career-best 1.5 sacks against UCF (-8 yards) … Two-time Military Bowl 3M STEM Scholar-Athlete (2021-22) ... Two-time AAC All-Academic Team selection (2020-21).

2022: Fourth team All-American Athletic Conference selection by Phil Steele Magazine … Named Military Bowl 3M STEM Scholar-Athlete (Dec. 2022) … One of four team captains … Started 10 of 13 games as a graduate student … Booked 65 total stops (35 solo) … Registered career-best 4.5 TFLs (-29 yards) which included a personal-best 3.0 sacks (-26 yards) … Logged 797 total plays from scrimmage (697/defense, 100/special teams) … Registered at least one stop in 12 of 13 games (multiple on 11 occasions) … Credited with TFLs against Campbell (1.0/-11 yards), Tulane (1.0/-8), UCF (1.5/-8) and Temple (1.0/-2) … Registered sacks against Campbell (0.5), Tulane (1.0) and UCF (1.5) … Notched first forced fumble of career against NC State (fourth quarter) … Credited with career-best five PBUs which included one each versus Campbell, South Florida, Tulane, Cincinnati and Temple … Registered personal-best two quarterback hurries against Coastal Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl … Tallied career-high 11 tackles (six solo) at Temple … Ranked 32nd in The American in tackles per game (5.0) … Tabbed a 2022 Third-Team Preseason All-American Athletic Conference selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.

2021: Named Military Bowl 3M STEM Scholar-Athlete (Dec. 2021) … Started 10 of 12 games during junior season … Booked a team third-best 53 stops (22 solo) … Stood among team leaders in QBHs (t3rd/four) and PBUs (t4th/four) … Named one of four game captains against Charleston Southern (9/25) ... Tied career-high with seven stops vs. Temple (other: at Marshall, 9/18) ... Averaged 4.4 tackles per game (49th/AAC) on the season ... Tallied TFLs against South Carolina (0.5), Tulane (1.0) and Houston (0.5) in 2021 for minus three yards ... Booked six or more tackles in a game six times … To go along with seven stops against the Owls, also credited with a career-high two pass breakups.

2020: Experienced action in every contest (9) during COVID-shortened campaign … Opened one game, starting the season as the top “will” backer against UCF at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … Credited with 12 tackles with 10 of those coming as solo hits … Logged a season-high four (3 solo) stops in finale vs. SMU … Other multi-tackle performances came against UCF (2), Georgia State (2) and South Florida (2) in the first three games … Recorded single hits in road tilts at Tulsa and Cincinnati … Contributed first career sack (-1 yard) against the Bulls during third quarter action at Raymond James Stadium during the Pirates’ 44-24 victory … Also registered a half TFL in Tampa (-5 yards) … Recovered a fumble vs. the Golden Hurricane.

2019: Appeared in all 12 games, both on the defensive unit and special teams squads … Made one start, opening an American Athletic Conference contest against USF at “will” linebacker … Credited with 14 tackles (seven solo) … Made 11 of the 14 stops during home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … Turned in a career-best five tackles vs. Temple (season-high two solo) … Other multi-hit outings came against William & Mary (2), UCF (2) and USF (2) … Logged single stops vs. Gardner-Webb, Navy and Cincinnati …Booked a combined 10 tackles in four-straight outings (vs. Owls, Knights, Bulls and Bearcats) … Also recorded one quarterback pressure (Old Dominion) … Twelve (12) stops came on rushing plays … Lone special teams tally came via a kickoff return.

2018: Played in all 12 contests as a true rookie, experiencing most of the action on special teams … Tallied a total of four tackles (three solo) in four separate outings … Contributed solo hits vs. Temple, Houston and Connecticut, while adding an assist against UCF … Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. North Carolina A&T (special teams) … Enjoyed run of producing a tackle in three-straight games (Owls, Cougars, Knights) … Defensively, booked two stops came on passing plays and one on a rush … Special teams hit was on a kickoff return … Officially enrolled early at ECU (January) and participated with the Pirates in spring drills (recording a sack for a loss of seven yards during the Purple-Gold Game).

High School: Earned three letters and served as a team captain for coach Steven Davis at Dudley … Credited with 33 tackles, three pass breakups and a 44-yard interception return as a senior despite only playing in just five games before suffering a season-ending injury on Sept. 29 against Southwest Guilford … Helped Panthers get off to a 5-0 start (before Dudley wrapped up the 2017 campaign with a 10-3 mark, which included a second-round North Carolina High School Athletic Association Playoff appearance) … Was a key part of DHS’s state championship squad (15-1) during junior year … Booked 78 tackles, knocked down 10 passes and netted three interceptions during the Panthers’ run to the 4A title … Recorded 26 stops, three pass thefts and four breakups during sophomore season in 2015 … Was a strong performer in the classroom, earning a prestigious academic letter and selection to the school’s honor roll … Rated as a three-star prospect by numerous recruiting/scouting publications … Officially committed to ECU on April 24, 2017 … Also recruited by Air Force, Appalachian State, Army and Navy, while receiving interest from Virginia Tech.

Personal: Full name is Myles Vincent Berry … Son of Harold and Carolyn Berry … Born at Greensboro, N.C. … Uncle played collegiate football at Youngstown State and Memphis … Graduated from East Carolina with a degree in Industrial Distribution and Logistics (Dec. 2021) and a master's in technology management (May 2023) ... Captured the Inline Speed Skating Championship as an eight-year-old in 2008 … Selected to ECU’s 2018 Spring Semester Honor Roll prior to participating in his high school graduation ceremony … Followed up with similar Honor Roll accolades during the 2019 fall semester.