Power Echols

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

Third-Team All-ACC (2023)
Honorable Mention All-ACC (2022)

2023 – Junior Season
Started all 13 games • Tallied 102 tackles, 5.5 TFL, four QB pressures, two forced fumbles, one interception and a PBU • Named third-team All-ACC • Finished seventh in the ACC in tackles (103) • One of seven players to record 100 or more tackles in the ACC • Recorded two double-digit tackle games (Virginia and West Virginia) • Tallied nine tackles four times (App State, Minnesota, Georgia Tech and Campbell)• Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (2) • Opened the season with six tackles versus South Carolina • Made nine tackles, one TFL and a forced a fumble versus App State • Notched nine tackles and an INT against Minnesota • Had seven tackles, 1.5 TFL and a PBU at Pittsburgh • Added four tackles and pressure against Syracuse • posted five tackles and two pressures versus Miami • Tallied a season-high 12 tackles against Virginia • Posted nine tackles and a TFL at Georgia Tech • Had nine tackles and a TFL versus Campbell • Recorded seven tackles and a half TFL against Duke • Added six tackles at Clemson • Tallied eight tackles, a half TFL, a forced fumble and a PBU at NC State • Added 11 tackles in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against West Virginia.

2022 – Sophomore Season
Started all 14 games at linebacker • Earned honorable mention All-ACC honors • Voted a team captain • Named the Don McCauley 'UNCommon' Award winner • Posted 103 tackles, including 70 solo stops, two sacks, five TFL, an INT, two PBU and a forced fumble • His 70 solo tackles ranked fifth in the Power 5 • Ranked fifth in the ACC in tackles • Recorded double-digit tackles in four games • Recorded a game-high 10 tackles against FAMU • Also had two TFL and a sack against the Rattlers • Had six tackles at App State and served as captain • Tallied 10 tackles at Georgia State • Posted 11 tackles, two hurries and a sack against Notre Dame • Added seven tackles against Virginia Tech • Registered a career-high 14 tackles and had a TFL and a hurry at Miami • Notched eight tackles at Duke • Posted four tackles, a breakup, a hurry and a half TFL against Pitt • Added four tackles at Virginia • Notched five tackles at Wake Forest • Recorded his first career forced fumble along with nine tackles against Georgia Tech • Made five tackles vs. NC State • Recorded five tackles in the ACC Championship game against Clemson • Made five stops and had an INT with a 40-yard return in the Holiday Bowl against Oregon.

2021 – True Freshman Season

Appeared in all 13 games at linebacker • Finished the season with 25 tackles, one TFL, one interception and one hurry • Had four tackles and one interception and returned it for 17 yards against Georgia State • Registered a season-high seven tackles and a hurry against Wake Forest • Had single-tackle games against Duke, Florida State, Wofford and NC State.

 

HIGH SCHOOL

An early enrollee who is a four-star prospect listed as the nation’s 126th-best player, the No. 7 inside linebacker and the No. 7 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite • Ranked as the nation’s 155th-best player, the No. 12 inside linebacker and the No. 10 player in the state according to Rivals • Tabbed as the nation’s 154th-best player, the No. 2 inside linebacker and the No. 8 player in the state according to ESPN • A member of the ESPN 300 • An SI All-America candidate prior to his senior season • Two-time Charlotte Observer Defensive Player of the Year • A two-time all-state selection • Amassed 389 tackles, 28 sacks, 57 TFL and 11 forced fumbles over his three-year prep career • Named to the Butkus Award watch list prior to his senior season • A unanimous all-state selection and the AP and Charlotte Observer Defensive Player of the Year as a junior • Posted 156 tackles, 14 sacks, 22 TFL and seven forced fumbles • Led Vance to state and regional championships and posted 6.5 tackles and 1.5 TFL to earn MVP of the state title game • A MaxPreps All-American, an ALL-USA North Carolina pick and an all-state selection as a sophomore • Also named AP and Observer Defensive Player of the Year • Led Vance to a regional championship • Tallied 162 tackles, eight sacks, 23 TFL, two INTs and four forced fumbles • Recorded 71 tackles, six sacks, 12 TFL and two forced fumbles as a freshman • Competed in basktball as a freshman and sophomore and track and field for three seasons • Coached by Glenwood Ferebee. 

 

PERSONAL

 

Son of Brian Echols and Astarlove Robinson • Father, Brian, was a three-sport legend in Bent Harbor, Mich., who went on to play football at Michigan State and then in the NFL with the 49ers and Jets • Mom, Astarlove, was a standout performer in women's basketball at Western Michigan • Was in the national rankings in rebounding averaging over nine rebounds per game • She holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and three master's degrees in education, athletic administration and curriculum • Birthday is Jan. 20.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
5.0	7.0	98.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	65.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	40.0	40.0	1.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.0	1.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	17.0	17.0	1.0