HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 203
HAND: 9 3/4"
ARM: 30 1/4"
WINGSPAN: 74 3/4"
40-YARD DASH: 4.90
3-CONE: 7.26
SHUTTLE: 4.33
VERTICAL: 32 1/2"
BROAD: 9'3"
— Good football IQ. Shows understanding of how he's being attacked and is generally in the right spot.
— Physical player who plays best in the box and close to the line of scrimmage.
— Strong player with good aggression to take on and discard blockers. Also takes good angles in the run game.
— Struggles in man coverage. Lacks reactionary skills and top-end speed to run with receivers.
— Inconsistent tackler. Can have his angles erased and occasionally melts off tackles.
2022 STATISTICS
— 13 G, 55 TOT, 3 TFL, 1 SK, 5 INT, 6 PD
— 16 Starts
— 2022 first-team All-Big Ten (Media)
— Former walk-on
John Torchio is a bigger, physical safety who was a former walk-on for Wisconsin. He relies on his football IQ and strength to be in the correct positions. His athletic limitations keep him from being a box player who will also perform on special teams.
When playing the run, Torchio does a good job of diagnosing the run and triggering downhill. He generally takes good angles to the ball-carrier but can occasionally have it erased by quicker, more elite athletes.
When taking on blockers, Torchio uses his hands to shock and discard them. When tackling, he fronts the ball-carriers and drives his feet through the tackle, but he can occasionally melt off ball-carriers whom he doesn't have the speed to reach.
When defending the pass, Torchio often struggles when in man coverage. He lacks the top-end speed to carry receivers deep and doesn't have the short-area quickness to cover underneath routes. As a primarily box defender, he has the intelligence and savvy to cover running backs out from the backfield, but only on limited routes.
Ultimately, Torchio lacks the overall athletic ability to be a starting NFL safety. His intelligence and skill set should help him stick around by contributing to special teams, and he'll add depth to the defensive backs room. A position change to linebacker isn't completely out of the question, but he may lack the overall movement skills he'd need for that switch.
GRADE: 5.7 (Backup or Draftable/Rounds 6-7)
OVERALL RANK: 234
POSITION RANK: S19
PRO COMPARISON: Reed Blankenship
