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The Trench Warfare 2023 NFL Draft Film Room - Episode 3 featuring Florida RG O'Cyrus Torrence
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The Trench Warfare 2023 NFL Draft Film Room - Episode 3 featuring Florida RG O'Cyrus Torrence

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Welcome everyone to the third edition of the 2023 NFL Draft film room series where I sit down with OL prospects in the upcoming draft class. The intent is to shine a light on each player’s story and skill-set while watching their college film together. The focus will be on the best competition they faced to best assess the strengths of their game and what they can rely on during their pro careers. 

We will discuss technique, scheme, dive into opponents and take you inside their preparation leading up to the game and how they processed information in real time. During our talks, players often share unique anecdotes and stories from the game and their careers that you can only find here on Trench Warfare.

Former Gators RG O’Cyrus Torrence started 35 games over three seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette before transferring and following his head coach Billy Napier to Gainesville when he took the job during the 2022 season. Torrence and I discussed that transition, the impact of playing better competition in the SEC and how that helped him take his game to another level. We followed that with a deep dive into his 2022 film showcasing the traits that make him arguably the top-rated guard in the draft. You can view my scouting report and grade on him here.

Some of the topics discussed during the film room

  • Transitioning from playing in the Sun Belt to the SEC and how he was able to take his game to another level at Florida

    • Video preview

  • Key factors on inside zone, mid-zone and duo run schemes

  • Utilizing the backside hand to gain control and create movement in the run game

    • Video preview

  • Torrence told me that “restarting his feet” after contact was one of the main areas of improvement he focused on this season and we had film showing what that looked like

  • Facing Georgia DT Jalen Carter and FSU DT Robert Cooper

  • Being a force multiplier in pass-protection when uncovered, helping the center, tackle and covering multiple gaps at once

  • Re-establishing the line of scrimmage using an aggressive, attacking mentality on double-teams

    • Video preview

  • Using play strength to prevent getting picked off by spiking rushers, maintaining levels and setting the depth of the pocket

  • Why and how Torrence’s size and strength is alluring to NFL teams, especially as the league incorporates more power elements into the run game

Miss prior NFL Draft player film rooms?

Peter Skoronski

Darnell Wright

Cole Strange

Bernhard Raimann

Zion Johnson

Trevor Penning

Ikem Ekwonu

Creed Humphrey

Landon Dickerson

Teven Jenkins

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