Power Echols: LB · North Carolina · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Power Echols
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at North Carolina. The first career honor came in 2023: All-ACC. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Georgia Tech — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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 this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Carolina | 73 | 43 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 102 | 60 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 98 | 65 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 25 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 298 | 184 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 10 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-17@ Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10vs North Carolina Central | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 50-70vs James Madison | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-21@ Duke | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-34vs Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-41vs Georgia Tech | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 41-14@ Virginia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-11@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24vs Wake Forest | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-41@ Boston College | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 30-35vs NC State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 43 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 |
Week 12 · 2024
W 31-24
vs Wake Forest
1 interception · 8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
8%6 pass breakups73 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mack Brown — 29-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Freddie Kitchens
Pass share
44.2%
391 pass / 493 run
Plays / game
68.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #162 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at North Carolina, 298 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mack Brown.
