2nd ranked #TCU is losing WR/KR Cameron Echols-Luper to Arkansas State. The Junior will switch his position to QB. @NBCDFWSports
— Newy Scruggs (@newyscruggs) August 22, 2015
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Echols-Luper struggled to climb the depth chart at wide receiver and had been working on a switch to the defensive side of the football in the offseason. TCU was working on moving him from wide receiver to cornerback, a position he played in high school. It was thought at the time the position switch could help TCU soften the blow of losing Kevin White to graduation, but Echols-Luper was nowhere to be found on TCU’s post-spring depth chart in the secondary. He was, however, listed as the top punt returner and among the three kick returners for the Horned Frogs.
Echols-Luper returned 33 of 35 punts for the co-Big 12 champions last season, going a total of 349 yards and returning one for a touchdown in the process.
A three-star recruit in TCU’s Class of 2013, Echols-Luper will now move a little closer to home as he makes yet another position change. The Auburn, Alabama native will have to sit out the 2015 season due to NCAA transfer rules however, he will have two years of eligibility remaining. He did play quarterback in high school, passing for 1,036 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior.