Toriano Pride

Former cornerback at Missouri. 2025: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 24 tackles.

CB · Missouri · Sr. · #2

5′11″ · 188 lb · Saint Louis, MO

CFB Index 65 · #105 of 364 cornersLow confidenceDrafted by Buffalo — Rd 7, Pick 4, #220 overall

How he plays

Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

Passes defended: 86th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

4 PBU · 24 tackles · 1.5 TFL

Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 3 tackles, vs Mississippi State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Missouri. 2025: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 24 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2022.
Drafted round 7 by the Buffalo in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at Missouri, 76 tackles — drafted at #220 overall by Buffalo.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20226 games

Signed with Clemson4-star out of East St. Louis

2026

Drafted by Buffaloround 7, pick 220

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#80 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #220

Buffalo · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Eli Drinkwitz

Missouri

Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season

#220Rd 7 · Pick 4

Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning

2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

65Quality starter #105 of 364?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct

Solo tackles#1252 / 2975 · 56th pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Tackles#1737 / 2975 · 40th pct

Tackles for loss#1711 / 2975 · 39th pct

1.5

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.6	0.2	0.0	0.3
Road4g	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.3	0.2	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Eli Drinkwitz

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

65 · #105 of 364 corners

Former four-star. Now #105 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Missouri	24	17	1.5	0.0	4	2	--
2024	Missouri	22	17	0.0	0.0	4	2	--
2023	Clemson	14	13	1.0	0.0	4	--	--
2022	Clemson	16	12	1.0	1.0	3	1	--
Career		76	59	3.5	1.0	15	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 23–17

at Auburn

3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 INT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

With B. Pribula — 252 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 76.4 · 28 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · C. Weselman — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 61-6vs Central Arkansas	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 42-31vs Kansas	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 29-20vs South Carolina	3	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	L 24-27vs Alabama	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 23-17@ Auburn	3	3	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	L 10-17@ Vanderbilt	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 17-38vs Texas A&M	5	4	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 12	W 49-27vs Mississippi State	3	2	1.5	1	1
Wk 13	L 6-17@ Oklahoma	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	W 31-17@ Arkansas	3	2	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 7-13vs Virginia	1	0	0.0	—	0
Total		24	17	1.5	2	4

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