O'Cyrus Torrence

Position:
Offensive Line
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 335
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Greensburg, La.
High School:
St. Helena Central

• 2021 ???????Sun Belt First Team Offense
• 2021 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
• 2021 Sun Belt Preseason First Team
• 2021 Athlon Sports Sun Belt Preseason Second Team Offense
• 2021 LSWA Second Team

2021 Season (Sophomore)
Started twelve games at right guard, missing two due to injury ... Member of the offensive line that ranked fourth in the Sun Belt and tied for 42nd nationally with 1.86 sacks allowed and paved the way for Louisiana’s rushing attack which ranked 40th in the nation with 187.1 yards per game … The upfront unit was named a Joe Moore Award Semifinalist for their impactful play.

2020 Season (Sophomore)
Played and started in all 11 of Louisiana’s games in 2020…Earned Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors for his consistent play…Member of an offensive line that finished the year ranked fifth nationally and first in the Sun Belt Conference in tackles-for-loss allowed (3.64) and seventh nationally and first in the league in sacks allowed (0.82)…The line also opened up Louisiana's rushing attack, which ranked 21st in the nation with 213.0 yards per contest…The unit was named a Joe Moore Award Semifinalist for their outstanding play.

2019 Season (Freshman)
Started in 13 of the team's 14 games as a true freshman in 2019, picking up his first career start on Sept. 7 against Liberty…With that start, he became the first true freshman to start a game on the offensive line since Jesse Newman started against ULM on Nov. 20, 2004…Named to the 2019 Football Writers Association of America-Shaun Alexander Freshman All-America Team following the campaign…Helped pave the way for a Louisiana ground attack which finished the year ranked third nationally in yards per carry (6.28), fourth nationally in rushing touchdowns (42), sixth nationally in rushing yards per game (257.4) and seventh nationally in total rushing yards (3,604)…Part of an offensive line that ranked fifth nationally and first in the Sun Belt in sacks allowed (1.07).

High School
Ranked No. 69 at his position in the state of Louisiana and 158^th nationally…Claimed First Team All-State 2A honors during his junior season…Paved the way for an offense that led the team to an 8-2 regular season record and a trip to the 2A state quarterfinals…He was a two-time First Team All-District honoree…Held offers from Georgia, Louisiana Tech, ULM, South Alabama and Middle Tennessee.

Personal
Born on January 20, 2000 in Hammond, La...Son of Demetrice Torrence and Fred Porter...Has two brothers and one sister...Environmental Science major.