2027 NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report: Will Echoles, DT, Ole Miss

It feels like every year we see the SEC producing top-end defensive talent. You don’t have to look far for a talented prospect from this conference, and you can often find them in almost every round. One of the potential sleepers for the 2027 NFL Draft is Ole Miss defensive tackle Will Echoles.

Echoles is still fairly raw, but what we saw last season left a lot of people intrigued.

• Height: 6’3″

• Weight: 310 lbs
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• Recruiting rank: Four-star recruit, no. 16 DL nationally in 2024

• Hometown: Houston, Mississippi

• Games watched: Georgia, Miami, LSU

Recruiting rank: Four-star recruit, no. 16 DL nationally in 2024

• Bonafide run stuffer

• Vise grip hands, often resets his blocker

• Surprising amount of sacks last season (5). His pass-rush moveset is bountiful for someone so young

• Hands are active in the passing game, batting down six passes last season

• First year starting in 2025, finished with 68 total tackles and those five sacks

• Sneaky athletic, good get off, and roaming acceleration

• Never seems to take a play off

Vise grip hands, often resets his blocker

Surprising amount of sacks last season (5). His pass-rush moveset is bountiful for someone so young

Hands are active in the passing game, batting down six passes last season

First year starting in 2025, finished with 68 total tackles and those five sacks

Sneaky athletic, good get off, and roaming acceleration

• Missed tackles are an issue, counted just over 10 last season

• Anchor needs to drop a bit lower as the game goes on

• Can he repeat his sack production in 2026?

• Pass rush set is deep, but some techniques need refinement

Missed tackles are an issue, counted just over 10 last season

Anchor needs to drop a bit lower as the game goes on

Can he repeat his sack production in 2026?

Pass rush set is deep, but some techniques need refinement

Will Echoles has as much upside as anyone in this entire class. Ole Miss got a gem in 2024, and if he can match his production from last season while showing better technique, he could be a round one contender in the 2027 NFL Draft, should he look to declare.