Will Echoles

Florida

Sep 26 (Sat)

Flex (2:30-3:30 PM or 5-7 PM)

Class:
Junior
Position:
DT
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 315
Experience:
2L
Hometown:
Houston, Miss.
High School:
Houston
Major:
Sport and Recreation Administration

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 All-America Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
• 2025 All-SEC First Team (AP)
• 2025 All-SEC Second Team (PFSN, Phil Steele)
• 2025 All-SEC Third Team (Coaches)

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024)

2025 (SOPHOMORE): All-America fourth team (Phil Steele) ... All-SEC first team (AP) ... All-SEC second team (PFSN, Phil Steele) ... All-SEC third team (Coaches) ... Started all 15 games at defensive tackle ... Finished fifth on the team with 68 total tackles ... Registered 11.5 TFL in 2025, including five sacks ... Led an Ole Miss DL with fave passes batted down ... vs. Georgia State (08/30/25): Made first career start at defensive tackle, assisted on three tackles in 33 snaps ... at Kentucky (09/06/25): Started at DT, notched three total tackles (two solo) with first career solo sack in 57 total snaps ... vs. Arkansas (09/13/25): Started at DT, recorded career-high five tackles (two solo) with two QB hurries in 65 total snaps ... vs. Tulane (09/20/25): Started at DT, ended with career-high eight tackles (two solo) with a half TFL and one pass breakup in 48 total snaps ... vs. #4 LSU (09/27/25): Started at DT, notched five tackles (three solo) with a solo sack in 48 snaps ... vs. Washington State (10/11/25): Started at DT, recorded four tackles (three solo) including a career-high 2.0 TFL, one solo sack, one pass breakup and one QB hurry in 61 snaps ... at #7 Georgia (10/18/25): Started at DT, had four solo tackles in 80 total snaps ... at #11 Oklahoma (10/25/25): Started at DT, assisted on two tackles, including a half TFL in the endzone for a safety ... vs. South Carolina (11/01/25): Started at DT, had five tackles (two solo) including a half sack in 50 snaps ... vs. The Citadel (11/08/25): Started on DT, assisted on two tackles in 18 total snaps ... vs. Florida (11/15/25): Started at DT, had six tackles (four solo) with a half TFL and one QB hurry ... at Mississippi State (11/28/25): Had four tackles (three solo) with 2.0 TFL and one solo sack alongside two QB hurries and one pass breakup ... vs. #11 Tulane (12/20/25; CFP First Round): Tied for team lead with six tackles (three solo) with 1.0 TFL in 47 snaps ... vs. #3 Georgia (01/01/26; Sugar Bowl, CFP Quarterfinals): Sugar Bowl Defensive MVP after brilliant five tackle performance with 2.0 TFL and two pass breakups while terrorizing UGA QB Gunner Stockton all night ... #10 Miami (01/08/26; Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinals): Earned the start at defensive tackle and tallied six total tackles and half of a sack against the Hurricanes.

2024 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in eight games for the Rebels as a reserve defensive lineman ... Finished season with nine total tackles (five solo), 2.0 TFL and a half-sack ... vs. Furman (08/31/24): Tallied four tackles (three solo) and a half TFL in 30 snaps played ... vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Played 13 total snaps ... at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Played 10 defensive snaps ... vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Notched one solo TFL for a loss of two yards, played 25 total snaps ... at South Carolina (10/05/24): Assisted on one tackle, played 15 total snaps across defense and special teams ... vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Played six defensive snaps ... at Arkansas (11/02/24): Assisted on a half sack in 18 total snaps ... vs. Duke (01/02/25): Assisted on two tackles across 17 total snaps played in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory ... On3 Preseason Freshman All-America ... Member of the 2023-24 signing class.

HIGH SCHOOL: A unanimous four-star prospect by all major recruiting outlets ... Listed as the No. 127 prospect nationally by 247Sports ... Member of the ESPN300, checking in at No. 215 ... Rated as a top five player in Mississippi by On3 and 247Sports and a consensus top 10 recruit in the state ... Tabbed as the 14th best defensive line prospect in the country by 247Sports ... Named 4A Mississippi Mr. Football ... Chosen to compete in the 2024 All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... Selected to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game and tallied four total tackles, including a TFL and half a sack ... Played on both sides of the ball at Houston High School appearing on the offensive and defensive lines … Earned 4A MHSAA Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior ... Tallied 59 tackles, including 18 for a loss and seven sacks in 2023 while blocking for a rushing attack that gained nearly 3,500 yards on the ground in 2023 with over 25 pancake blocks ... Guided Houston to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the 4A State semifinals ... Received 4A second team all-state honors in 2022 ... Recorded 45 tackles, six TFLs and five sacks as a junior with the Hilltoppers ... Totaled 38 tackles as a sophomore, including 10 for a loss ... Chose Ole Miss over offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State and Missouri among others ... Coached by Baylor Dampeer ... Was a mid-year enrollee.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Jamierous Echoles ... Born Aug. 7, 2006 ... Son of Regina Lyles Echoles ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in fall 2024 ... Sport and recreation administration major.