Torricelli Simpkins III
| File:Torricelli Simpkins III (1).jpg Simpkins in 2024 | |||||||
| No. 68 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | June 6, 2002 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Olympic (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||||
| College | North Carolina Central (2020-2023) South Carolina (2024) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2025 | |||||||
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Torricelli Simpkins III (/ˌtɔːrɪˈsɛliˈsɪmpkɪnzðəθɜːrd/ TOR-i-SEL-ee-SIMP-kinz-thə-THIRD born June 6, 2002) is an American professional football guard for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Central Eagles and South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Simpkins attended Olympic High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] He was chosen to participate in the 2019 Queen City Senior Bowl, an all-star football game that highlights high school talent in the region.[2]
College career
[edit | edit source]After graduating high school in 2020, Simpkins attended North Carolina Central University.[3] He later transferred to the University of South Carolina for his final season. He got several awards, including the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year and All-America honors at North Carolina Central, and Third-Team All-SEC honors at South Carolina in 2024.[3][4]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
312 lb (142 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
6 ft 10+1⁄8 in (2.09 m) |
5.45 s | 1.84 s | 3.10 s | 4.90 s | 8.40 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
18 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[5][6] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, Simpkins signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.[7]
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