Will Echoles

Ole Miss Football headshots in Starnes Athletic Center on July 17, 2024 in Oxford, MS.

Photos by Reed Jones/Ole Miss Athletics
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Position:
DT
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 310
Hometown:
Houston, Miss.
High School:
Houston
Major:
Sport and Recreation Administration

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024)

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 … Will be 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.