On Wednesday, the Florida Gators unveiled a new All-American brick in honor of guard O'Cyrus Torrence, who was a consensus First Team selection.

For those who are unfamiliar, the southwest entrance to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium has a series of over 70 bricks (pictured below) honoring each Gator football player that makes an All-American First Team. Torrence is the 72nd Gator to earn a brick, including a pair of repeat selections, and accepted the honor graciously.

“It means a lot to be a part of Gator history and a part of this great culture they have here and be a part of something that’s bigger than myself,” Torrence said. “Coming here was the right decision for me and my career. The after-effects of being in the SEC and this great organization and being here is surreal and it’s all hitting home for me now. I’m happy to be a part of Gator history.”

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— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) March 29, 2023

Torrence’s brick lies just under former first-round pick Kyle Pitts’ stone, and it’s likely that he’ll hear his name called on Day 1 of the upcoming draft too. Plenty of NFL teams got a look at him on Thursday when Florida hosted its Pro Day, and he’s the top guard on most if not all draft boards.

A First Team All-Sun Belt selection a year ago, Torrence proved himself in 2022 at college football’s highest level, the SEC. The Louisiana transfer will go down as one of the best one-year Gators in program history, and now he has the hardware (brick-ware?) to prove it.

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