2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
DeJuan Echoles
The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Mike Neu, Mike Uremovich and Lance Taylor. On tape: 2 tackles and 2 sacks against Bowling Green, Week 9, 2026.
8 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Ball State | 27 | 10 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 15 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-7vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-14@ Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-10vs Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 23-10 vs Bowling Green, play by play
2 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, tied 7-7.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 5 games with play by play.
How Western Michigan’s defense played that day
Bowling Green’s 13 drives: 11 stopped (3 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 9. His sack came with the game tied.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. The pressure he forced on 4th and 5 ended Kent State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 9. First quarter, up 7-0.
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, up 31-7. Ended Kent State’s drive (downs).
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to -12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.7%
202 pass / 397 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The No. 3,235 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Neu, Mike Uremovich and Lance Taylor.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Western Michigan
