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Brandin Echols

CB · PIT

28 yrs

Kentucky

Description

Position: CB
Team: PIT
Status: ACT
Born: 1997-10-16
Age: 28
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 179 lb
College: Kentucky
Draft: 2021 · R6 · Pick 16 · NYJ
Rookie yr: 2021

Contract

ACTIVE

APY: $3.0M/yr
Total: $6.0M
Guaranteed: $1.8M
% of cap: 1.1%
Term: 2025–2027 (2y)

Career Résumé

5 seasons

Seasons	5 2021–2025
Games	53
Tackles	161
Sacks	1.0
TFL	5
INT	7

2026 Projection

Stat	Floor	Median	Ceiling	vs ’25	Δ
Forced Fumbles	0.00	0.09	2.25	1.00	-0.91
Interceptions	0.00	1.55	3.64	2.00	-0.45
Passes Defended	1.41	6.47	10.3	6.00	+0.47
Solo Tackles	20.9	36.5	47.8	34.0	+2.54

Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season

Year	Tm	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	Sk	QBH	TFL	Int	PD	FF	TD
2025	PIT	14	34	14	48	1.0	2	3	2	6	1	0
2024	NYJ	12	25	11	36	0.0	0	1	2	3	0	0
2023	NYJ	6	6	4	10	0.0	0	0	1	2	0	1
2022	NYJ	7	6	2	8	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2021	NYJ	14	46	13	59	0.0	0	1	2	9	0	1

College

Year	School	G	Car	Ru Yds	Ru TD	Rec	Rc Yds	Rc TD
2020	Kentucky	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	Kentucky	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career Milestones

league finishes · all-time rank

Stat	Career	All-Time	Led	Top 5	Top 10
Sacks	1	1751st	—	—	—
INTs	7	408th	—	—	—
Solo Tkl	117	1184th	—	—	—

League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999

Stat Profile

2025 · vs 318 peers

Solo/g

2.460

INT/g

0.187

PD/g

0.464

FF/g

0.186

TFL/g

0.281

PlayerMedian (50th)

Postseason

team record · since 1999

Round	W	L
Playoffs	0	1
Conf. Championship	0	0
Super Bowl	0	0

NextGen Stats

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Career Highs

regular season

Stat	Game	When	Season
Tackles	10	2024 Wk14 vs MIA	59'21
Sacks	1	2025 Wk14 vs BAL	1'25
TFL	1	2021 Wk18 vs BUF	3'25
INT	1	2021 Wk15 vs MIA	2'21

Athletic Profile

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Aging Curve

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Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Mekhi BlackmonIND27y
50 solo · 1.0 sk · 2 INT
92%
vs
Trikweze BridgesDAL25y
17 solo · 0.0 sk · 1 INT
92%
vs
Avonte MaddoxDET30y
23 solo · 0.0 sk · 1 INT
91%
vs
Jaylen WatsonLAR27y
42 solo · 2.0 sk · 2 INT
91%
vs
Christian BenfordBUF25y
31 solo · 2.0 sk · 2 INT
90%
vs
Byron MurphyMIN28y
48 solo · 0.0 sk · 2 INT
90%
vs
Thomas HarperDET25y
26 solo · 0.0 sk · 1 INT
89%
vs
Chris LammonsIND30y
14 solo · 0.0 sk · 1 INT
89%
vs

Year over Year

season trajectory

Yr	Tm	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
21	NYJ	59	0.0	1	2
22	NYJ	8▼	0.0	0▼	0▼
23	NYJ	10▲	0.0	0	1▲
24	NYJ	36▲	0.0	1▲	2▲
25	PIT	48▲	1.0▲	3▲	2

Game Trend

2025 · Tackles

WinLossTackles per game

Season Timeline

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Vs Defense Quality

2025 · per game

Faced	G	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
Top-10 D	4	3.5	0	0.5	0.2
Middle	5	3.4	0.2	0.2	0.2
Bottom-10 D	5	3.4	0	0	0

defense rank by EPA/play allowed

Consistency

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