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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Lumberton High School for coach and former UNCP all-American Adam Deese as a senior … Prepped at Lackey High School (Md.) for coach Jimari Jones as a junior … Completed better than 53 percent of his passes as a senior, while also tossing six touchdown passes … Threw for 772 yards on 51-of-80 (.638) passing as a junior, while also registering four touchdown passes … Also ran for 197 yards and two additional scores.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Ann and Russell Echard … Has two younger brothers – Darral and Devin – and two younger sisters, Mariah and Reaghan … Hobbies include fishing, hunting and working on cars … Names his parents as his heroes … Favorite movie is White Chicks and favorite food is chicken … Favorite sports team is the Washington Football Team … An exercise & sports science major at UNCP.