#26

Brandin Echols

Former defensive back at Kentucky. 2020: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

DB · Kentucky · Sr. · #26

5′11″ · 178 lb · Memphis, TN

New York — drafted 2021, Rd 6, Pick 16, #200 overall

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 57 nationally · Joined Kentucky

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Kentucky. 2020: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2019.
Drafted round 6 by the New York in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Kentucky, 108 tackles — drafted at #200 overall by New York.

His career

201913 games

Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Northwest Mississippi C.C.

2021

Drafted by New Yorkround 6, pick 200

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#57 national

CFB

College

Kentucky

2019–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #200

New York · 2021

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 6th NFL season

#200Rd 6 · Pick 16

New YorkEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mark Stoops, all run-heavy offenses — 13-11 over that span.

2019Kentucky8-5HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2020Kentucky5-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (94th percentile). Strength: tackles (89th percentile). Concern: sacks (27th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#119 / 2211 · 94th pct

Tackles#238 / 2211 · 89th pct

Passes defended#471 / 2211 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#954 / 2211 · 51st pct

2.0

Interceptions#180 / 568 · 34th pct

QB hurries#917 / 2211 · 29th pct

Sacks#1032 / 2211 · 27th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Stein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Kentucky	54	39	2.0	0.0	2	1	--
2019	Kentucky	54	43	2.5	1.0	9	--	--
Career		108	82	4.5	1.0	11	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2020

W 34–7

at Tennessee

4 TOT · 3 SOLO

Dominant 27-point win on the road against Tennessee.

With M. Duffy — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 48 LONG · T. Wilson — 101 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 32 rush yds (8 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week