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O'Cyrus Torrence
American football player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Early years
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
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.
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Professional career
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]
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