Missouri DEs are in the backfield more frequently now than ever before

Snaps per Tackle for Loss

Ends (Starters)
1. Walter Brady, 2015 -- 21.9
2. Charles Harris, 2015 -- 27.6
3. Shane Ray, 2014 -- 31.2
4. Michael Sam, 2013 -- 34.4
5. Markus Golden, 2014 -- 35.7

Ends (Backups, at least 10% of snaps)
1. Markus Golden, 2013 -- 28.8
2. Nate Howard, 2015 -- 44.7
3. Marcell Frazier, 2015 -- 45.7
4. Shane Ray, 2013 -- 54.0
5. Charles Harris, 2014 -- 86.8

As an extra blocker in the running game, the 6-foot-5, 260-pound Echard was especially valuable in the Tigers’ best rushing performance of the season.