2016 Football Roster
Roster
Taj-Amir Torres
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 177
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Amherst, Mass.
- High School:
- Amherst-Pelham
TORRES’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 10 (2x) last vs. Central Michigan, 9/30/17
Tackles for a loss: 2.0 vs. Wake Forest, 9/9/17
Interceptions: 1 (7x) last vs. Syracuse, 11/24/18
Forced Fumbles: 2 vs. Florida State, 10/27/17
Fumble Recoveries: 2 (2x) last at Syracuse (11/25/17)
Sacks: 1.0 (3x) last vs. Syracuse, 11/24/18
Pass Breakups: 3 at Wake Forest, 9/13/18
2018 (SENIOR): Delivered five stops vs. UMass (9/1/18)... broke up three passes, including one in the end zone on fourth down, and added seven tackles at Wake Forest (9/13/18)... collected three tackles, one sack, forced a fumble and broke up as pass at Purdue (9/22/18)... returned an interception 29 yards to the nine-yard line that set up a BC touchdown vs. Temple (9/29/18)... added three tackles and one pass breakup against the Owls... posted five tackles at No. 23 NC State (10/6/18)... totaled six tackles vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... grabbed his second interception of the season with a six yard return, added a pass breakup and made three tackles against No. 25 Miami (10/26/18)... made five tackles at Virginia Tech (11/3/18)... recovered a fumble on a muffed punt by Clemson (11/10/18) and made three tackles and a pass breakup... collected three tackles at Florida State (11/17/18)... intercepted his third pass of the season with a 34-yard return, while adding an 18-yard sack, five tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 13 games, including two starts at cornerback … 32 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception on the season … one of the key contributors to a pass defense that ranked third nationally in pass efficiency defense and 12th nationally in interceptions (18) … six tackles in the win at Louisville (Oct. 14) … first career pick-six with a 65-yard interception return for a score in the 39-16 win versus UConn at Fenway Park (Nov. 18) … career-high nine tackles in the 42-14 victory at Syracuse (Nov. 25).
2016 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, making first career start at NC State (Oct. 29) … recorded 13 total tackles, including nine solo stops … part of the defense that ranked in the top 10 in the country in eight categories, including ninth in total defense (314.2 yards/game), second in sacks (3.62 sacks/game) and 10th in turnovers gained (27) … returned first career kick return for 30 yards and added a tackle on defense against Clemson (Oct. 7) ... tallied a career-high four tackles against Syracuse (Oct. 22) ... nabbed first career interception to seal the victory against Connecticut (Nov. 19).
2015 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 11 games as a member of the special teams unit and second on the depth chart at both cornerback positions … played in 50 percent of all special teams plays … recorded 11 tackles, including eight solo, while tallying two pass breakups … had a tackle against Howard (Sept. 12), Northern Illinois (Sept. 26), Clemson (Oct. 17) and Louisville (Oct. 24) … registered two solo stops and his first career pass breakup vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 31) … collected two tackles and another pass breakup against NC State (Nov. 7) … combined for three solo tackles in final two games against Notre Dame (Nov. 21) and Syracuse (Nov. 28).
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned MassLive first-team All-Western Mass honors in 2014 and 2013 ... also garnered All-Suburban League honors and a spot on the MassLive "Super 24" Team in senior season ... played for head coach David Thompson ... recorded three interceptions as a senior while also racking up 558 receiving yards, five touchdown receptions, 124 rushing yards, four rushing TDs and two scores on special teams ... tallied 40 tackles, two interceptions and three forced fumbles as a junior ... also tallied 503 receiving yards, eight touchdowns and 603 return yards ... a three-time Massachusetts state champion in the 100m dash and one-time 200m dash state champion, earning Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year as a track & field athlete as a sophomore and New Hampshire Gazette Track & Field Player of the Year as a senior ... also took home the New England 100m dash title.
PERSONAL: Taj-Amir Luis Torres ... an applied psychology and human development major in the Lynch School of Education ... the son of Charon Brown-Hazard ... has a younger sister, Amina.
