Brady Echols

Phil Steele Freshman All-America Fourth Team honoree … Started all 12 games … Finished the season with 26 tackles and a TFL … Totaled a season-high six tackles in the win against North Carolina A&T … Posted three stops with 0.5 TFL at Virginia … Also recorded a half TFL with two stops in the win against Maine … Registered four tackles in the season opener at Furman … CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll … Redshirted after appearing in four games … Posted a tackle at No. 7/10 Richmond … Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll accolades … Standout defensive and offensive lineman for head coach Anthony Parker at West Springfield … Honored as the 2023 NOVA High School Player of the Year … Second-team all-state selection as a senior … Chosen as the district and region defensive player of the year in 2023 … Honored as the 2023-24 Male Athlete of the Year … Also lettered in track & field and lacrosse … Shot put state champion … All-state selection … Second-team All-Met honoree … Team MVP … Member of the National Honor Society … Son of Colin and Ashley Echols … Father was a member of the football and track & field teams at United States Naval Academy … Mother rowed at the University of Iowa.