#15

Torren Union

Former safety at Utah State. 2024: 1 interception, 29 tackles.

S · Utah State · Sr. · #15

6′1″ · 200 lb · Mesa, AZ

CFB Index 31 · #431 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceUtah State 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former safety at Utah State. 2024: 1 interception, 29 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Utah State, 112 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

202411 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021–2023

Blake Anderson

Utah State

2024

Nate Dreiling

Utah State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Blake Anderson → Nate Dreiling. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Pass-leaning

2022New Mexico State7-6HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2024Utah State4-8HC: Nate Dreiling · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #431 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#1216 / 2892 · 55th pct

2.5

Solo tackles#1346 / 2892 · 52nd pct

Tackles#1432 / 2892 · 49th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th 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

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.8	0.3	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bronco Mendenhall

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #431 of 537 safeties

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Utah State	29	16	2.5	--	1	--
2023	New Mexico State	35	21	2.0	--	1	--
2022	New Mexico State	12	8	0.0	--	--	--
2021	New Mexico State	36	25	1.0	3	--	--
Career		112	70	5.5	3	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 36–14

vs Robert Morris

2 SOLO · 4 TOT

Dominant 22-point win at home against Robert Morris.

With B. Barnes — 198 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.9 · 88 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · S. Kotsanlee — 45 AVG · 67 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 36-14vs Robert Morris	4	2	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 2	L 0-48@ USC	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 21-38vs Utah	4	0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 29-45@ Temple	3	3	1.0	—
Wk 6	L 30-62@ Boise State	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 34-50vs UNLV	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 45-50vs New Mexico	3	2	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 27-25@ Wyoming	4	3	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 28-49@ Washington State	4	2	0.5	—
Wk 12	W 55-10vs Hawai'i	1	1	1.0	1
Wk 13	W 41-20vs San Diego State	2	1	0.0	—
Total		29	16	2.5	1

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

Torren Union

202411 games

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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