Last confirmed: Kentucky, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 178 lb · Memphis, TN · Northwest Mississippi C.C.
Brandin Echols: DB · Kentucky · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandin Echols
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the Kentucky secondary. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Alabama — Week 12, 2020.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 13-29@ No. 8 Auburn | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-42vs Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-2vs Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7@ No. 18 Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-20@ Missouri | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-14vs No. 5 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-35vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-63@ No. 1 Alabama | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 10-34@ No. 6 Florida | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-18vs South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL54 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Mark Stoops, all run-heavy offenses — 13-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
36.0%
241 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
66.9
10 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kentucky, 108 tackles — drafted at #200 overall by the New York Jets.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Where he ended up · NFL
New York JetsEntering 6th NFL season
New York JetsEntering 6th NFL season
