AWARDS & HONORS
- 2015 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2013 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2012 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEASON
Played at tight end, earning one start … Hauled in a pair of catches, coming in back-to-back games vs. South Carolina (Oct. 3) and Florida (Oct. 10) … His catch vs. South Carolina went for six yards while his grab vs. the Gators was a career-long at eight yards … Logged tackles in three consecutive games, totaling four tackles (one solo, three assisted) … Had a solo tackle at Vanderbilt (Oct. 24) … Recorded assisted tackles at Georgia (Oct. 17), at Vanderbilt (Oct. 24), and against Mississippi State (Nov. 5).
2014 SEASON
Settled in at tight end and a valuable part of the offense’s short-yardage packages ... Played in all 14 games on special teams, tallying four tackles (three solo, one assisted) ... Had a solo tackle against UCF (Sept. 13), at South Carolina (Sept. 27) and against Kentucky (Nov. 1) ... Added an assisted tackle against Arkansas (Nov. 28).
2013 SEASON
Moved to tight end and saw action in 10 games … Recorded an assisted tackle against Toledo (Sept. 7).
2012 SEASON
Saw action in one game at South Carolina (Sept. 22) at defensive lineman.
2011 SEASON
Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played wide receiver and defensive line at Eureka High School in Eureka, Mo. … Led his team to a 9-2 record his senior season.
PERSONAL
Earned his bachelor's degree in health professions in August, 2015 ... Son of Kelly Echard ... Brother to Patrick and Nate Echard.
