Ro Torrence

Junior defensive back for Arizona State. 2023: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 37 tackles.

DB · Arizona State · Jr. · #9

6′3″ · 200 lb · Bessemer, AL

CFB Index 51 · #256 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceArizona State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 31 nationally · Joined Auburn

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 defensive back for Arizona State. 2023: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 37 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Auburn in 2021.
Transferred from Auburn to Arizona State in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Arizona State, 78 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2021

Signed with Auburn3-star out of Hutchinson C.C.

20229 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#31 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches

2021–2022

Herm Edwards

Arizona State

2023

Kenny Dillingham

Arizona State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Auburn6-7HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2022Arizona State3-9HC: Herm Edwards · Balanced

2023Arizona State3-9HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

51Rotational starter #256 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#873 / 2842 · 68th pct

Tackles#983 / 2842 · 65th pct

Tackles for loss#1404 / 2842 · 46th pct

2.0

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	3.2	0.2	0.2	0.4
Road4g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kenny Dillingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

51 · #256 of 538 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #256 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Arizona State	37	23	2.0	2.0	3	1	--
2022	Arizona State	36	26	0.0	0.0	8	1	--
2021	Auburn	5	4	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		78	53	2.0	2.0	12	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 24–21

vs Southern Utah

1 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With J. Carlson — 39 AVG · 46 LONG · 6 NO · J. Rashada — 236 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 27.5 · 2 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 24-21vs Southern Utah	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 15-27vs Oklahoma State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 0-29vs Fresno State	8	4	2.0	2.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 4	L 28-42vs USC	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-24@ California	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 24-27vs Colorado	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 8	L 7-15@ Washington	3	3	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	W 38-27vs Washington State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 3-55@ Utah	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 17-7@ UCLA	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 13-49vs Oregon	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 23-59vs Arizona	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		37	23	2.0	2.0	1	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology