TULANE: A two-year letterwinner who has played in 23 games with seven starts... career numbers include 92 tackles (52 solo), four stops for lost yardage, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception... enters fall camp as the starting free safety.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in every game and earned starts against Houston, Tulsa and Rice... posted a career-high 13 tackles (eight solo, five assists) with a forced fumble and a pick vs. Tulsa... added eight tackles (five solo, three assists) with a tackle for loss and a forced fumble Memphis... had six tackles (two solo, four assists) vs. LSU and again at UAB (two solo, four assists)... ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 61.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Started four of 11 games... missed the Mississippi State game because of injury... earned his first career start against Army and started four the final five games, including Marshall, UCF and Tulsa... registered 31 tackles, including one stop for lost yardage, and was responsible for three pass breakups... best outing came against UCF when he collected six tackles, including one for lost yardage and a PBU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team recognition on the all-district team as a safety in each of his last two seasons... made 95 tackles, including five tackles for loss, broke up seven passes, forced three fumbles and recovered one... as a junior, tallied 84 tackles and a pair of interceptions with 10 pass break-ups, two quarterback sacks and two tackles for loss... career totals include 208 tackles, 19 pass break-ups, three interceptions and eight tackles for loss... in 2004, his team went 9-3 and advanced to the third round of the playoffs... they also went to the playoffs in 2003 with an 8-3 final mark... also lettered in track... member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society... listed in "Who's Who Among High School Students"... academic all-state choice in 2005.

PERSONAL: Undeclared on a major... born March 24, 1988, in Dallas, Texas... nickname is "so-so"... one of four children of Eucharia and Engozi Echebelem.

Echebelem's Career Defensive Stats
Year	G/GS	UT-AT-TT	TFL	Sacks	FF/FR	QH	PD	Int
2006	11/4	14-17-31	1-2	0-0	0/0	0	3	0-0
2007	12/3	38-23-61	3-10	0-0	3/1	1	1	1-2
Career	23/7	52-40-92	4-12	0-0	3/1	1	4	1-2