Torrance Marshall

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Torrance Marshall
No. 51, 41
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1977-06-12) June 12, 1977 (age 46)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami Sunset (Miami, Florida)
College:Miami Dade College
Kemper Military School
Oklahoma
NFL draft:2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 72
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:77
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:4
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:59
Sacks:3.5
Fumble recoveries:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · ArenaFan.com

Torrance James Marshall (born June 12, 1977) is a former professional American football player. He played high school football at Miami Sunset Senior High. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was the MVP of the 2001 Orange Bowl. He played in the National Football League (NFL), primarily as a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers. He is the nephew of former NFL player Harvey Clayton.

College[edit]

Marshall intended to spend his college playing career with the University of Miami, but was not accepted due to academic reasons.[1] Instead, he attended Kemper Military School, where he had 198 tackles, and later Miami-Dade Community College. In 1999, he began attending the University of Oklahoma as a criminal justice major, and was co-captain of his football team for two consecutive seasons. He was a third-team All-American as a senior and finished second on the team in total tackles. He was named MVP of the 2001 Orange Bowl, in which the Sooners defeated the Florida State Seminoles to win the national championship for the 2000 season. He was also named MVP of the Senior Bowl.[2]

NFL career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)
249 lb
(113 kg)
Values from Pro Day[3]

Marshall was drafted with the 72nd overall selection in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers in the third round.[4] He spent most of his rookie season as a backup player as well as on special teams, totaling 20 tackles. He made his first start against the Tennessee Titans that season, replacing the injured Nate Wayne. During the 2002 season, he began seeing action at fullback as well as linebacker when starter William Henderson was battling injuries. He totaled 21 tackles on special teams that season.

Marshall was suspended for the first four games of the 2003 season for violating the substance abuse rules of the NFL.[5] He began the season again as a backup in 2004 but was placed on injured reserve that season and was released at the end of the season.

Arena Football League[edit]

After taking the 2005 season off, Marshall joined the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League as a fullback/linebacker. In his first season, he scored three touchdowns out of 18 rushing attempts and made twenty solo tackles. He then signed with the Tampa Bay Storm, where he set a franchise single-season rushing touchdown mark with 17 touchdowns on the ground.

NFL career statistics[edit]

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 GNB 14 1 21 15 6 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2002 GNB 16 0 18 14 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2003 GNB 12 1 27 21 6 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2004 GNB 9 0 11 10 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
51 2 77 60 17 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 GNB 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 GNB 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 GNB 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ NFL Draft 2001
  2. ^ Packers.com » Team » Players » Torrance Marshall
  3. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Scout Torrance Marshall College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Pasquarelli, Len (July 11, 2003). "Green Bay linebacker a repeat offender". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

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