William Echoles
William Echoles
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the Ole Miss defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Tulane — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 39–34
at Georgia
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 TFL
Edged out Georgia on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ole Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Ole Miss
Returning around him
- 2 Ole Miss players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (28 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ole Miss · Last season: 13-2 (AP #6) · Talent rank #21 · 2026 recruiting class #22
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mason Graham’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ian Jeffries's sophomore season at Purdue (2025).
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