Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Kansas
Bryce Torneden
S • 5'10" • 192 lbs • Lawrence, KS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bryce Torneden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Bryce Torneden built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Lawrence, KS wearing No. 1, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Bryce Torneden's career was his defensive production: 229...
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- Committed To
- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Bryce Torneden, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas. Bryce Torneden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 229
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Bryce Torneden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · S
- Career Tackles
- 229
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lawrence Free State · Kansas
- High school pipeline
- Lawrence Free State · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 71 tackles · S 42nd (top 9%) · Big 12 18th (top 4%) · National 285th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 6 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 63.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 88 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 72.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 71 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45.6 |
Related Context
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Bryce Torneden played S for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Bryce Torneden recorded 229 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kansas paired 10.5 primary output with 39 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
30.5
Usage
6.9
Consistency
31
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1.5. Boston College: 0. West Virginia: 1. TCU: 1. Oklahoma: 1. Texas: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas State: 2. Oklahoma State: 0.5. Iowa State: 0. Baylor: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana State: 5 by 20.8. Coastal Carolina: 8 by 48.3. Boston College: 9 by 37.5. West Virginia: 6 by 35. TCU: 9 by 47.5. Oklahoma: 6 by 35. Texas: 8 by 33.3. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 8 by 53.3. Oklahoma State: 2 by 13.3. Iowa State: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 4 by 16.7
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 9 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Baylor | L 6-61 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Iowa State | L 31-41 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Oklahoma State | L 13-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | L 10-38 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Texas Tech | W 37-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Texas | L 48-50 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Oklahoma | L 20-45 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ TCU | L 14-51 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs West Virginia | L 24-29 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/13 | @ Boston College | W 48-24 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 7-12 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Indiana State | W 24-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Bryce Torneden story
Bryce Torneden built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Lawrence, KS wearing No. 1, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Bryce Torneden's career was his defensive production: 229 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Bryce Torneden's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.
The arc is straightforward: Bryce Torneden moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 7 | 1.2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 32.7 | 8.3 | 11 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 10.5 | 39 | 10.9 | -0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 7 | 30.5 | 6.9 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ TCU
Week 8 · L 0-43 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Kansas State
Week 10 · L 10-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa State
Week 10 · L 3-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Kansas State
Week 11 · L 17-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 2 · L 7-12
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kansas
10.5 primary output · 39 efficiency · 10.9 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Kansas
63.3
11 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kansas
45.6
7 primary · 30.5 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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