O'Cyrus Torrence
| No. 64 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||
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| Born: | January 20, 2000 Hammond, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 347 lb (157 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | St. Helena Central (Greensburg, Louisiana) | ||||||
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| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 2 / pick: 59 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2024 | |||||||
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O'Cyrus Torrence (born January 20, 2000) is an American professional football guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and Florida Gators.
Early years
[edit]Torrence grew up in Greensburg, Louisiana and attended St. Helena Central High School.[1] He was a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Louisiana–Lafayette over offers from Georgia, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, and Middle Tennessee.[2]
College career
[edit]Torrence began his college career at Louisiana–Lafayette. He started 13 of the Ragin' Cajuns' 14 games as a true freshman.[3] In his sophomore season, he started all 11 of Louisiana's games and was named second team All-Sunbelt Conference.[4] As a junior Torrence started 12 games at right guard, missing two games due to an injury, and was named first team All-Sun Belt and rated the fourth-best offensive guard in the nation by Pro Football Focus.[5] After the end of the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[6]
Torrence ultimately transferred to Florida, following former Louisiana–Lafayette head coach Billy Napier.[7] He was named a consensus All-American that season.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
330 lb (150 kg) |
33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) |
11+1⁄4 in (0.29 m) |
5.31 s | 1.84 s | 3.04 s | 4.81 s | 8.09 s | 23.5 in (0.60 m) |
8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) |
23 reps | |
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Torrence was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 59th overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.[10][11] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Buckley, Tim (November 22, 2020). "Louisiana football: Cajuns guard O'Cyrus Torrence stands out". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Peloquin, Steve (December 3, 2018). "O'Cyrus Torrence Commits To UL Football". ESPNLafayette.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Foote, Kevin (September 10, 2020). "UL sophomore guard O'Cyrus Torrence has already established a larger-than-life status on Ragin' Cajuns squad". The Advocate. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Jamarcus (August 22, 2021). "UL Fall Camp: OL O'Cyrus Torrence repping at new position in camp". KATC.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Taylor, G. Allan (January 17, 2022). "Louisiana OL O'Cyrus Torrence commits to Florida, reuniting with coach Billy Napier". The Athletic. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Report: UL starters Mekhi Garner, O'Cyrus Torrence enter transfer portal". KLFY.com. January 2, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Scarborough, Alex (January 17, 2022). "Former Louisiana-Lafayette offensive lineman O'Cyrus Torrence to transfer to Florida Gators". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "O'Cyrus Torrence Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout O'Cyrus Torrence College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ White, Alec; Heidinger, Grace (April 28, 2023). "Top five things to know about new Buffalo Bills OL O'Cyrus Torrence". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ O'Halloran, Ryan (May 14, 2023). "Quality-of-life decision as early teen started O'Cyrus Torrence's road to Buffalo Bills' second-round pick". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.