DeJuan Echoles
DeJuan Echoles
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two seasons at Ball State, two different head coaches: Mike Neu and Mike Uremovich. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL against New Hampshire, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 27 | 10 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 10 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 34–29
vs New Hampshire
6 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Edged out New Hampshire at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Ball State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #113
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Derek Wingo’s 2023 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Bell's sophomore season at Louisiana Tech (2021).
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