2023 Football Roster

79 Nick Torres

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position OL
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 320
  • Hometown Whitestone, N.Y.
  • Highschool Salisbury School (Conn.)

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (High Honors) Fall 2023
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023

Villanova: Experienced performer who will provide leadership to the Villanova offense…Has the ability to play guard and tackle…Will provide size and strength up front…Slated as the starter at guard entering the season.

2022: Started 10 of the 11 games he played in…Missed the William & Mary game due to injury.

2021: Started 11 of the 12 games he played in at right tackle … Consistent performer on a Wildcats offensive line that gave up just 14 sacks all year … Villanova ranked second in the CAA with 30.1 points per game and 380.0 yards of total offense per contest … The offense topped 200 rushing yards in a game five times, scored 22 rushing touchdowns and averaged 170.0 yards per game on the ground; Lehigh (9/4): Helped the Wildcats rush for 275 yards and mass 506 yards of total offense in a 47-3 victory in the season opener; Bucknell (9/11): Villanova topped 200 rushing yards in its home opener for the second straight game and did not give up a sack in a 55-3 win; Elon (11/6): Villanova tallied a 35-0 road victory; Stony Brook (11/23): Helped the Wildcats rush for 275 yards and two touchdowns while not allowing a sack in a 33-14 win.
 
2020 (Spring 2021): Started the first three games of the season at right guard … Contributed to an offensive line that helped Villanova average 398.2 yards of total offense per game, including 208.2 rushing yards per contest and 190.0 passing yards per game … Villanova rushed for over 200 yards twice in the four-game season and surpassed 300 rushing yards once … The offensive line gave up just three sacks in four games while helping the Wildcats average 29.2 points per contest; Rhode Island (3/13): Villanova rushed for a season-high 321 yards and had four rushing touchdowns while amassing 437 yards of total offense in its home opener; Maine (4/3): The offensive line helped the Wildcats post 428 yards of total offense, including 232 rushing yards and a season-high five rushing touchdowns.
 
2019: Started all 13 games at right tackle in his first year as a starter … Was part of an offensive line that allowed the Wildcats to average 454.8 yards of total offense per game, including 194.1 rushing yards per contest and 260.8 passing yards per game … The line helped Villanova surpass 200 yards on the ground eight times in 13 games and the Wildcats averaged 37.3 points per game … The offensive line gave up just 14 sacks in 13 contests and had four games in which it did not allow a single sack to the opposition; Colgate (8/24): Villanova opened the season by rushing for 239 yards and amassing 444 yards of total offense in a 34-14 victory; Lehigh (9/7): The offensive line helped the Wildcats run for 227 yards in the home opener; Bucknell (9/14): Villanova rushed for 262 yards and two touchdowns in a win over the Bison; Towson (9/21): In a road win over the fifth-ranked Tigers the Wildcats ran for a season-high 295 yards and three touchdowns … The offense generated 574 total yards and the offensive line did not allow a single sack for what turned out to be the first time in a stretch of three straight games; Maine (9/28): Villanova rushed for 200 yards for the fifth straight game to start the season and the offensive line held the opposition without a sack for the second time in as many games; William & Mary (10/5): The offensive line did not allow a sack for a third straight contest … Based on available data it marked the first time since at least 2001 that the Wildcats did not give up a single sack in three straight games; Stony Brook (10/26): Villanova surpassed 500 yards of total offense for the second time during the season, rushing for 168 yards and passing for 341 yards to total 509 yards on the day; Richmond (11/9): The offensive line helped the Wildcats rush for 242 yards and a season-high four rushing touchdowns; Delaware (11/23): In the annual ‘Battle of the Blue’ game the offense produced a season-high 589 total yards (211 rushing, 378 passing) and scored eight touchdowns … The offensive line did not give up any sacks to the opposition for the fourth time during the season; Southeastern Louisiana (11/30): Villanova generated 501 yards of total offense in the first round of the FCS playoffs.
 
2018: Earned playing time as a reserve on the offensive line in games against Bucknell and Richmond; Bucknell (9/22): Made his collegiate debut on a night when the Villanova offense generated 609 total yards … The offensive line allowed the Wildcats to rush for 302 yards and pass for 307 yards in the game, marking the first time since 1999 that Villanova surpassed 300 yards both on the ground and through the air in the same game; Richmond (11/3): Saw playing time on an afternoon when the Wildcats rushed for 257 yards and amassed 427 yards of total offense in a 45-21 road victory.
 
Salisbury School: Earned All-New England honors during his scholastic career and was a first team all-league performer … Participant in both the New York City Senior All-Star Game and the 2017 Boomer Bowl.
 
Personal: Born 12/7/98 … Son of Israel Torres and Nancy Souhrada.

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Historical Player Information

  • 79

    2018Freshman

    OL
    6'5" 310 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'6" 315 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2020Sophomore

    OL
    6'6" 315 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2021Junior

    OL
    6'6" 320 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2022Senior

    OL
    6'6" 320 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2023Graduate Student

    OL
    6'6" 320 lbs
    79