Florida’s top offensive lineman declares for NFL draft
College football’s regular season is now well in the rearview mirror, which means it is time for student-athletes to start figuring out what to do with their imminent futures. Be it the transfer portal — which has become a de facto form of free agency in recent years — or the upcoming 2023 NFL draft, there are plenty of players with hefty decisions to be made.
Among those on this year’s Florida football squad who has decided that it is time to move on is standout offensive lineman O'Cyrus Torrence, who announced on Sunday that he will forego his final season of collegiate eligibility to enter the 2023 NFL draft.
The 6-foot-5-inch, 347-pound junior followed Billy Napier from the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns during the offseason and made his mark in his limited time with the Gators. Although he only spent one year wearing orange and blue, he anchored one of the best offensive lines seen in Gainesville in ages that laid the groundwork for one of the top rushing attacks in the nation.
This season, the former transfer player started 11 out of 12 games — missing one due to injury —while racking up a pair of SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week awards along the way. Amazingly, over the course of his career stretching back to the bayou, Torrence has never allowed a single sack while only permitting 24 quarterback hurries.
As expected, the junior lineman will sit out for Florida’s bowl game against the Oregon State Beavers in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 17 in order to prepare for his draft evaluations. The 2023 NFL draft will be held from April 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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