Coen Echols OG Texas A&M |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #78 SUB-POSITION: Left Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 5.20 seconds (72%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #78 | |
| SUB-POSITION: Left Guard | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 5.20 seconds (72%*) | |
| Overall Rating: |
80.7 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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80% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Pass Blocking: |
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72% |
| Run Blocking: |
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54% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
5th
Overall Rank:
#163
Position rank:
#25 (OL)
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| College Games: 18 College Snaps: 699 | ||
ESPN RATING: 81/100
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247 RATING: 93/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Javion Cohen - Miami |
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91% |
| Lecitus Smith - Virginia Tech |
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84% |
| TJ Ferguson - Syracuse |
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81% |
Draft Profile: Bio
A four-star and one of the top offensive line prospects in Texas out of Katy High, Echols was a two-year starter who played tackle as a junior before shifting to center as a senior, signing with LSU late in 2023. He developed into a starting interior blocker for the Tigers, bringing position flexibility across the line.In 2025 Echols took more than 400 pass-blocking snaps and 230 in the run game across thirteen games, allowing three sacks and eighteen pressures as a young starter still rounding out his technique. He entered the transfer portal afterward and committed to Texas A&M, a powerful, athletic interior blocker who can line up at guard or center with starting experience in the SEC. The two-position flexibility and the Katy pedigree give a staff a versatile interior option, and the SEC starting reps at a young age point to room for growth.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Seven SEC starts at left guard as a redshirt freshman, trusted early.
- Zero penalties across 637 snaps, rare poise for a first-year player.
- Pass protection graded respectable against the sport's best interior rushers.
- Four-star pedigree with three seasons of eligibility still banked.
- His finest full game came against Texas A&M's front, the toughest test he passed.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Drive blocking ranked near the bottom of this interior group.
- Eighteen pressures allowed reveal a pocket that leaked steadily.
- Oklahoma and the bowl against Houston exposed the drive-blocking gap.
- Now learning a second program at Texas A&M, restarting scheme equity.
Scouting Report: Summary
LSU handed a redshirt freshman seven SEC starts at left guard and he did not flinch: zero penalties on 637 snaps, respectable pass protection against the sport's best interior rushers, and his best full game against the Texas A&M front that owned most opponents. Echols is a four-star Katy product with three seasons of eligibility remaining, and poise this early is the trait development staffs trust most.The run game is where the youth shows. His drive blocking ranked near the bottom of this interior group, with Oklahoma and the Houston bowl exposing how often he stalls at contact, and eighteen pressures allowed describe a pocket that leaked steadily even when nothing catastrophic happened. He then entered the portal and committed to Texas A&M, which buys a bigger stage at the cost of restarting scheme equity in a second system.
The age math carries the projection. A nineteen-year-old with SEC starts, clean discipline and functional protection is ahead of nearly every development curve at the position, and the run-game strength he lacks is the most coachable deficit on the line. If the 2026 season in College Station adds physicality to the poise, this ranking will look conservative within a year; the current projection is a draftable developmental guard climbing steadily toward the day-two conversation.
How other scouting services rate Coen Echols (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
229.5
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
34.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.