Defensive back, Kentucky, 2017–20
Brandin Echols
Lettered 2019–20 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 178 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Memphis, TN
- Born
- Oct 16, 1997
Brandin Echols played defensive back at Kentucky (2017–20). The New York Jets took Echols in round 6, No. 200 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Mississippi State, 2019Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kentucky | 26 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Kentucky | 26 | DB | So. | ||
| 2019 | Kentucky | 26 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Kentucky | 26 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 178 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2020 Kentucky 11 games, 54 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Auburn | L 13–29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Ole Miss | L 41–42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Mississippi State | W 24–2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Tennessee | W 34–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Missouri | L 10–20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Georgia | L 3–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 38–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | at Alabama | L 3–63 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Florida | L 10–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. NC State | W 23–21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019 Kentucky 13 games, 54 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Toledo | W 38–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 38–17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Florida | L 21–29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atMississippi State | L 13–28 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atSouth Carolina | L 7–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Arkansas | W 24–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | atGeorgia | L 0–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Missouri | W 29–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Tennessee | L 13–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | atVanderbilt | W 38–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UT Martin | W 50–7 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Louisville | W 45–13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 37–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ |
| Weight | 179 lb |
| Arm length | 30¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 73″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.36 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.46 s |
| Vertical jump | 42½″ |
| Broad jump | 11′4″ |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.84 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New York Jets | 14 | 59 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | New York Jets | 12 | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 48 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 55 | 165 | 1 | 7 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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