The Buffalo Bills have been remarkably consistent along the starting offensive line over the last few seasons. The Bills have, for the most part, started the same five players week in and week out. With a few exceptions, the team has been very healthy on the offensive line, and while they haven’t been so lucky at other positions, the people tasked with protecting Josh Allen have, fortunately, remained very healthy.
One player in particular has been on the field more than anyone—including Allen—over
the last three seasons. In today’s installment of “91 players in 91 days,” we discuss the Bills’ leader in offensive snaps last year. _____________________________________________________________________________
Name: O’Cyrus Torrence
Number: 64
Position: G
Height/Weight: 6’5” 330 lbs.
Age: 26 (27 on 1/20/2027)
Experience/Draft: 4; selected by Buffalo in the second round (No. 59 overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft
College: Florida
Acquired: Second-round draft choice
Financial situation (per Spotrac): Torrence enters the final yera of his four-year rookie contract. For the 2026 season, his cap hit is $4,305,087 if he’s on the 53-man roster. If Buffalo releases him, they’ll carry a dead cap charge of $381,087.
2025 Recap: Torrence once again played in all 17 games, and he started all 17 games for the second time in his three professional seasons. For the third consecutive season, Torrence played more snaps on offense than any Buffalo player, as well. If Pro Football Focus grades are your thing, he grades out as an average to slightly below-average guard, scoring a 59.8 overall in their grading system. That had him at No. 44 out of 81 qualifiers at the position. His pass block grade was a 64 (32nd out of 81 guards) and his run block grade was a 54.6 (58th out of 81 guards). He committed just one penalty and allowed three sacks on the year.
Positional outlook: Torrence is one of five players whose sole position listed is guard. Ar’Maj Reed-Adams, Bruno Fina, Da’Metrius Weatherspoon, and Nick Broeker are the others. Alec Anderson, Connor McGovern, Austin Corbett, and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger are listed at center/guard, while Tylan Grable and Jude Bowry are listed at tackle/guard.
2026 Offseason: Torrence is healthy and he participated in offeseason workouts.
2026 Season outlook: The question for Buffalo isn’t whether Torrence will start at guard this year; instead, it’s whether this will be the last year where he starts at guard for the team. Spotrac has Torrence’s market value at $39 million over three years, and while general manager Brandon Beane has shown some salary cap wizardry in the past, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Torrence will receive an offer from elsewhere on the free agent market that he can’t refuse. Will Beane look to lock him in before he hits free agency? That’s also a possibility, as an August extension is certainly something that the team could do.
Has Torrence’s play justified a top-twenty guard’s salary? PFF says no, but if we’re being honest here—and honest is something I always strive to be—the analytics don’t match the eye test when I watch Torrence play. He does a nice job at the point of attack, he effectively communicates with Spencer Brown and Connor McGovern at right tackle and center, respectively, on pass protection, and he wins his reps more often than not. Frankly, he wouldn’t have led the team in offensive snaps over the last three years if he was as “mid” as the PFF numbers suggest that he is. Beane likely would have tried to replace him, and he already had someone on the roster that the team views as a capable lineman in Alec Anderson, who will battle for the left guard spot now that veteran David Edwards is off with the New Orleans Saints.
For my money, O’Cyrus Torrence is a solid interior lineman who sometimes can be beaten by speed rushers to his inside, especially on stunts up front. If that’s his one shortcoming, though, I’m not looking to upset the applecart very much here. He’s more than earned his extension through his consistent availability, and the fact that he’s played at an above-average to good level throughout his career tells me that the Bills will definitely look to lock him in before he has the chance to test the free agent market.
Whether it’s his last year with the Bills or the last year of his rookie contract before his new deal kicks in, Torrence should once again be a steady force up front for Buffalo.
