Brandin Echols

Cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers · #26.

Player facts

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Cornerback
Number: 26
Born: Oct 16, 1997 (age 28)
Birthplace: Memphis, TN, USA
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 179 lbs
College: Kentucky
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	173	128	45	1	1	2	7	80	11.4	2	30	22	6	7

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs IND	W 34-22	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Oct 1	@ CLE	L 27-24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs CIN	W 30-27	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ NE	L 20-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs ATL	W 20-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Brandin Echols (born October 16, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwest Mississippi Community College and Kentucky and was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brandin Echols, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

College career

Echols played college football at Northwest Mississippi in 2017 and 2018. He began his college career as a wide receiver and switched to defensive back as a freshman. In 2018, he was named second-team NJCAA All-American.

Echols was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of junior college. He committed to Kentucky on September 23, 2018, playing for Kentucky in 2019 and 2020. In the 2021 Gator Bowl, Echols recorded his first interception for Kentucky.

Personal life

On April 22, 2022, Echols was involved in a two-car crash in Florham Park, New Jersey that resulted in the partial paralyzation of the other driver. Echols had been traveling 84 mph in a 50 mph zone before making contact with the other vehicle. In January 2023, Echols was charged with fourth-degree assault by auto, and was summoned for reckless driving, speeding, failure to wear a seat belt, an unsafe lane change, and improper passing. On March 10, he was accepted into a diversionary program to avoid the charges.

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