John Torchio: S · Wisconsin · #15.
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John Torchio
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The four seasons at Wisconsin span two head coaches: Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard. First career honor, 2022: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Washington State — Week 2, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 5 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Illinois State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-17vs Washington State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-7vs New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-52@ No. 3 Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-34vs Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-7@ Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-34@ Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-24vs Purdue | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 23-10vs Maryland | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-24@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 15-14@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-23vs Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 29 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL50 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Leonhard
Pass share
39.6%
326 pass / 497 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #16 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 92 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Chryst → Jim Leonhard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
