Brandin Echols holds the NB · Backup spot in Pittsburgh Steelers’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Brandin Echols played 17 games in 2025 with a 47% snap share.

Brandin Echols is a 5'10", 178-pound cornerback who was drafted in the sixth round (200th overall) by the New York Jets in 2021 out of the University of Kentucky. Over his first five seasons, he played in 73 regular-season games with 22 starts, recording 159 tackles (121 solo), seven interceptions, 22 passes defensed, and six tackles for loss. In 2025, his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Echols appeared in all 16 games with three starts, posting 46 tackles (33 solo), three tackles for loss, two interceptions, six passes defensed, and 1.0 sack. He tied the Steelers' defensive back group in interceptions and ranked second among the team's defensive backs in tackles for loss during the campaign.

Kentuckythrough 2020

Jets2021 – 2024

Steelers2025 — present

CollegeKentuckyDraftRound 6 · No. 200 overall · 2021 · NYJAcquiredAcquired from New York Jets · drafted thereHometownMemphis, TN