Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs Louisville | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-9vs Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#52
William Echoles
Junior defensive tackle on Ole Miss's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 315 lb · Houston, MS
CFB Index 96 · #2 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Ole Miss for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Louisville
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle on Ole Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2024.
In Their Words
48 windows · 2026 fan posts
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William Echoles
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three seasons at Ole Miss, two different head coaches: Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Charlotte — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20245 games
- Signed with Ole Miss4-star out of Houston
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Ole Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Ole Miss
2026era →
Pete Golding
Ole Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Pete Golding. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026Ole Miss2-0HC: Pete Golding · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
96 · #2 of 330 interior linemen
Former four-star. Now #2 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #1 of 13 SEC DTs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–38
vs Louisville
2 TOT
Edged out Louisville at home in a shootout.
With T. Chambliss — 336 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.7 · 60 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · D. Alexander — 5 rec · 159 yds · 2 TD
Game log
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: +1 net (28 in / 27 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 #14 · 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.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mason Graham’s 2024 season.
86%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 5
Matches Mason on
Height
Sack rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ian Jeffries's sophomore season at Purdue (2025).
Matches Ian on
Weight
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like William Echoles
The defensive line · Ole Miss
- #52William Echoles11.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Kamarion Franklin9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Jonathan Maldonado9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Blake Purchase4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Michai Boireau2 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Ole Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology