High School: Three-year letterman at Clear Creek High for coach Darryl Warden...earned second-team All-District 24-5A honors his final two prep seasons, and claimed a spot on the honorable-mention list as a sophomore...helped the Wildcats win the 2005 district crown and advance to the state playoffs as a junior and senior...as a senior, snared 26 passes for 341 yards (13.12 avg.) and five touchdowns...as a junior, caught four passes for 150 yards and a score to help CCHS post its first state playoff win since 1962...also lettered three years in track and field...off the field, attended Boy's State.

Personal: Born Taylor Reid Echols on Aug. 16, 1989, in Webster, Texas...son of Gary and Cay Echols...proposed major is business.