Will Echoles
Mississippi
85
Great

Will Echoles

MississippiContender
DTDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Will Echoles is the projected starter at DT for Mississippi.

Junior · #52 · 6'3", 315 lbs

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Depth at DT · Mississippi

  1. 15285Will EcholesStarter
  2. 28874Michai Boireau
  3. 39753Kamron Beavers

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Houston, ranked #135 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 68 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 5 sacks. That's 9% of the team's production at his spot and 99th-percentile production nationally — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #135 Natl2-Yr Total77 tackles · 5.5 sacksTeam Share9%Percentile99th
Houston, MS
Jersey
#52
Class
JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
315 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20256811.55
2024920.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9397
National Rank
#135
High School
Houston
Hometown
Houston, MS

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated defense; 99th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 99% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WVANTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-17

Sep 26LFLATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-28

Sep 19WLSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 32-24

Sep 12WCLTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-9

Sep 6WLOUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-38

Will Echoles's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

68 tkl · 11.5 TFL · 5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.