Honors and Awards
2022: First team All-Big Ten (Media), FWAA Second Team All-American, 2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree, Big Ten defensive POW (10/24), Bednarik Award semifinalist, Burlsworth Award semifinalist, Academic All-Big Ten
2021: Academic All-Big Ten
2020:Â Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Season: Started all 13 games … led the Badgers with five interceptions and ranked 4th on the team with 55 total tackles … his five INTs ranked T-11th in the country and T-2nd in the Big Ten … grabbed two INTs, and housed one, in win over Purdue (10/22) … was the first Badger to record two INTs and a pick-6 in the same game since 2016 … Added 10 tackles vs. Purdue, a career-high … became the only Badger to record two INTs, one INT return TD and 10 tackles in a single games since at least 2000 … was one of two players in the Big Ten and 14 players nationally to record multiple pick-6s in 2022 … tied the NCAA record for longest INT return with a 100-yard return for a score in the season opener vs. Illinois State (9/3) … picked off a pass at Ohio State (9/24) and recorded seven tackles … totaled 1.5 TFLs and knocked down a pair of passes at Northwestern (10/8) … grabbed an INT in the 4th quarter at Michigan State (10/15)
2021Â Season: Earned second letter, appearing in all 13 games with 3 starts ... made 35 tackles, including 3 tackles for loss, and tied for the team lead with 3 interceptions ... started against Eastern Michigan, Army and in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. Arizona State ... returned an interception 37 yards in win at Purdue ... also had a 31-yard INT return in win over Northwestern ... had an interception on Arizona State's first drive i nthe Las Vegas Bowl, setting up UW's opening touchdown
2020Â Season: Appeared in 5 games and had 4 tackles ... made season debut vs. Illinois on Oct. 23 ... had career-high 3 tackles against Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30
2019 Season: Earned first letter and played in 8 games for UW, including 1 start ... collected first career interception against Michigan on Sept. 21 and added 2 pass breakups ... made first career start against Northwestern on Sept. 28 and had 1 tackle ... made UW debut against South Florida on Aug. 30 Â
2018 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Led Campolindo to Division 4AA state title as a junior, earning championship game MVP honors with two interceptions on defense and a touchdown reception on offense … part of back-to-back CIF North Coast Section titles as a junior and senior … first-team all-state as a senior, completing 64.2% of his passes for 3,314 yards and 37 touchdowns and rushing for 761 yards and 11 scores … Diablo Athletic League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, logging 98 tackles and 7 interceptions, including 2 pick-sixes … two-time first-team All-Diablo Athletic League … two-time first-team All-Metro pick by San Francisco Chronicle … as a junior, recorded 664 receiving yards and 7 touchdown catches on offense while logging 90 tackles and 7 interceptions on defense … finished three-year varsity career with 3,562 yards and 41 touchdowns passing, 885 yards and 11 TDs rushing, and 7 touchdown receptions on offense … recorded career totals of 244 total tackles and 15 interceptions on defense … also lettered in basketball and baseball … four-year scholar athlete … coach was Kevin Macy
Personal: Parents are Mary and J Torchio … father played quarterback at Cal from 1980-83 … sister, Katharine Torchio, played soccer at Wisconsin … Eagle Scout
