Brandin Echols’ unlikely journey from JUCO to sixth-round Jets pick
Two weeks before Northwest Mississippi Community College was due to open its 2017 season against Hinds Community College, the small school in Senatobia, Mississippi, held a scrimmage. Among the crowded field was wide receiver Brandin Echols, an offensive star at Southaven High School in Mississippi, where he caught 29 passes for 406 yards with four touchdowns, rushed for 906 yards with eight TDs and had an impact in the return game with four touchdowns. He…