Brandin
Echols
CB
#26
Brandin Echols
#26CB
Pittsburgh Steelers
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 179 lbs · Age : 28
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | New York Jets | 16 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Jets | 14 | 63 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Pittsburgh Steelers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 3.92 M$
- Average per year
- 3.00 M$
- Total value
- 6.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
3.92 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
2
71th percentile
Passes defended
6
22th percentile
Targets in coverage
70
Yards allowed
478 yd
Yards allowed per target
6.8 yd
63th percentile
Passer rating allowed
86.5
56th percentile
Tackles
48
43th percentile
Missed tackle rate
15.8 %
15th percentile
Tackles for loss
3
69th percentile
Defensive snaps
522
12th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.2
Games
16
WAR 2025
0.4
Games played
16
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+8)
- 2021-0.1 WAR · -0.007 per game
- 2024-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 20250.4 WAR · 0.025 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+18 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
78
Established starter
- COV
- Coverage
- 72
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 81
- TCK
- Tackling
- 74
- DUR
- Durability
- 80
- EX
- Experience
- 58
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | INT | PD | Yds/tgt | Rtg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 16 | 0.4 | 71 | 78 | 2 | 6 | 6.8 | 86.5 |
| 2024 | NYJ | 16 | -0.1 | 53 | 77 | 2 | 3 | 8.1 | 90.0 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 14 | -0.1 | 53 | 76 | 2 | 9 | 8.0 | 79.8 |
Brandin Echols in five questions
What are Brandin Echols's stats in 2025?
Brandin Echols has 2 interceptions and 6 passes defensed in 16 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Brandin Echols?
Brandin Echols is 28 years old. He is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 179 lb (81 kg).
How good is Brandin Echols?
Brandin Echols produced 0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 24th of 89 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 71 out of 100: very good for his position.
What number does Brandin Echols wear, and what team does he play for?
Brandin Echols plays for Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 26.
What is Brandin Echols's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.2 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
