O'Cyrus Torrence
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = O'Cyrus Torrence
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_team = Buffalo Bills
| number = 64
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|1|20}}
| birth_place = Hammond, Louisiana, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 347
| high_school = St. Helena Central {{nowrap|(Greensburg, Louisiana)}}
| college = {{ubl|Louisiana (2019–2021)|Florida (2022)}}
| draftyear = 2023
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 59
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (2023)
- Consensus All-American (2022)
- First-team All-SEC (2022)
- First-team All-Sun Belt (2021)
- Second-team All-Sun Belt (2020)
| statseason = 2024
| statweek = 17
| statlabel1 = Games started
| statvalue1 = 33
| statlabel2 = Games played
| statvalue2 = 33
| pfr = TorrOC00
}}
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 life
Torrence grew up in Greensburg, Louisiana and attended St. Helena Central High School.{{Cite web |last=Buckley |first=Tim |date=November 22, 2020 |title=Louisiana football: Cajuns guard O'Cyrus Torrence stands out |url=https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/ul/2020/11/22/louisiana-ragin-cajuns-football-ocyrus-torrence-420-pounds-8th-grade-stands-out/6373225002/ |access-date=September 9, 2022 |website=The Daily Advertiser}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Peloquin |first=Steve |date=December 3, 2018 |title=O'Cyrus Torrence Commits To UL Football |url=https://espnlafayette.com/ocyrus-torrence-commits-to-ul-football/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=ESPNLafayette.com}}
College career
Torrence began his college career at Louisiana–Lafayette. He started 13 of the Ragin' Cajuns' 14 games as a true freshman.{{Cite web |last=Foote |first=Kevin |date=September 10, 2020 |title=UL sophomore guard O'Cyrus Torrence has already established a larger-than-life status on Ragin' Cajuns squad |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/sports/ul_lafayette/article_d7dfcf16-f2d3-11ea-a289-3734f8387fa6.html |access-date=September 9, 2022 |website=The Advocate}} In his sophomore season, he started all 11 of Louisiana's games and was named second team All-Sunbelt Conference.{{Cite web |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Jamarcus |date=August 22, 2021 |title=UL Fall Camp: OL O’Cyrus Torrence repping at new position in camp |url=https://www.katc.com/sports/ul-sports/ul-fall-camp-ol-ocyrus-torrence-repping-at-new-position-in-camp |access-date=September 9, 2022 |website=KATC.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=G. Allan |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Louisiana OL O’Cyrus Torrence commits to Florida, reuniting with coach Billy Napier |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3512180/2022/01/17/louisiana-ol-ocyrus-torrence-commits-to-florida-reuniting-with-coach-billy-napier/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=The Athletic}} After the end of the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal.{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2022 |title=Report: UL starters Mekhi Garner, O’Cyrus Torrence enter transfer portal |url=https://www.klfy.com/sports/cajun-nation/report-ul-starters-mekhi-garner-ocyrus-torrence-enter-transfer-portal/ |access-date=September 9, 2022 |website=KLFY.com}}
Torrence ultimately transferred to Florida, following former Louisiana–Lafayette head coach Billy Napier.{{Cite web |last=Scarborough |first=Alex |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Former Louisiana-Lafayette offensive lineman O'Cyrus Torrence to transfer to Florida Gators |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/33085471/former-louisiana-lafayette-offensive-lineman-ocyrus-torrence-transfer-florida-gators |access-date=September 9, 2022 |website=ESPN.com}} He was named a consensus All-American that season.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 3/8
| weight = 330
| dash = 5.31
| ten split = 1.84
| twenty split = 3.04
| shuttle = 4.81
| cone drill = 8.09
| vertical = 23.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 5
| bench = 23
| arm span = 33 7/8
| hand span = 11 1/4
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |title=O'Cyrus Torrence Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/o-cyrus-torrence/3200544f-5269-4111-dab8-fa9ef6354288 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout O'Cyrus Torrence College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1018210&DraftYear=2019 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Torrence was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 59th overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Alec |last2=Heidinger |first2=Grace |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Top five things to know about new Buffalo Bills OL O'Cyrus Torrence |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-ocyrus-torrence-top-five-things-to-know-offensive-lineman |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=BuffaloBills.com}}{{Cite news |last=O'Halloran, Ryan |date=May 14, 2023 |title=Quality-of-life decision as early teen started O'Cyrus Torrence's road to Buffalo Bills' second-round pick |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/quality-of-life-decision-as-early-teen-started-ocyrus-torrences-road-to-buffalo-bills-second/article_a2d140f2-f18b-11ed-a710-87a26c498d9c.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514222404/https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/quality-of-life-decision-as-early-teen-started-ocyrus-torrences-road-to-buffalo-bills-second/article_a2d140f2-f18b-11ed-a710-87a26c498d9c.html |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |access-date=May 20, 2023 |agency=The Buffalo News}} He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/nfl-all-rookie-2023.htm |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|78_KingBo}}
- [https://www.buffalobills.com/team/players-roster/o-cyrus-torrence/ Buffalo Bills bio]
- [https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/o-cyrus-torrence/15272 Florida Gators bio]
- [https://ragincajuns.com/sports/football/roster/o-cyrus-torrence/7962 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns bio]
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Florida Gators football players
Category:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football players
Category:Players of American football from Louisiana