Brandin Echols
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Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
| No. 26 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 16, 1997 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Southaven (Southaven, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2021: 6th round, 200th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Echols played college football at Northwest Mississippi in 2017 and 2018.[2] He began his college career as a wide receiver and switched to defensive back as a freshman.[3] In 2018, he was named second-team NJCAA All-American.[4]
Echols was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of junior college.[5] He committed to Kentucky on September 23, 2018,[6] playing for Kentucky in 2019 and 2020.[7] In the 2021 Gator Bowl, Echols recorded his first interception for Kentucky.[8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 10+1⁄8 in (1.78 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.36 s | 1.46 s | 2.55 s | 4.12 s | 6.84 s | 42.5 in (1.08 m) | 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
New York Jets
Echols was drafted by the New York Jets with the 200th pick in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.[11] On May 7, 2021, Echols officially signed with the Jets.[12]
Echols was named a starting cornerback to begin his rookie season in 2021. He started the first nine games before suffering a thigh injury in Week 10. On November 16, 2021, he was placed on injured reserve.[13] He was activated on December 11.[14]
In 2022, Echols played in 13 games for the Jets, tallying 8 total tackles. His season ended after he was placed on injured reserve on January 7, 2023.[15]
On May 25, 2023, Echols was suspended one game by the NFL for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The suspension stemmed from a 2022 high-speed car crash Echols was involved in.[16]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On March 13, 2025, Echols signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[17]