Player Dossier

2016-2019

Kansas

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.

Usage / Role

57%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

77

High-end production for a safety

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Reliability

73

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

80

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
1
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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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7859

Lawrence Free State · Lawrence, KS

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

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonKansas610-0--039.1
2017 Regular SeasonKansas11605231063.3
2018 Regular SeasonKansas12885.522-272.4
2019 Regular SeasonKansas12714.50.511045.6

Related Context

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

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 32.7 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: TCU

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · Kansas

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

32.7

Usage

8.3

Consistency

51.5

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Southeast Missouri State: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Ohio: 1. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Iowa State: 1. TCU: 5. Kansas State: 2. Baylor: 0. Texas: 0. Oklahoma: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southeast Missouri State: 6 by 25. Central Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Ohio: 6 by 35. West Virginia: 9 by 37.5. Texas Tech: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 6 by 35. TCU: 5 by 70.8. Kansas State: 4 by 36.7. Baylor: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 10 · +1.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

TCU

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs TCU

Result
Sat 11/18vs OklahomaL 3-4166000
Sat 11/11@ TexasL 27-4255000
Sat 11/4vs BaylorL 9-3854000
Sat 10/28vs Kansas StateSplash gameL 20-3044110
Sun 10/22@ TCUSplash gameL 0-4353210
Sat 10/14@ Iowa StateL 0-4564100
Sat 10/7vs Texas TechL 19-6532000
Sat 9/23vs West VirginiaL 34-5697000
Sat 9/16@ OhioL 30-4263100
Sat 9/9vs Central MichiganL 27-4555001
Sat 9/2vs Southeast Missouri StateW 38-1664000

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
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonKansas071.2
2017 Regular SeasonKansas1132.78.311
2018 Regular SeasonKansas10.53910.9-0.5
2019 Regular SeasonKansas730.56.9-3.5

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

2

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

72.4

#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