No. 58, 53 | |||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | January 25, 1981 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Baton Rouge (LA) Robert E. Lee | ||||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 97 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Tackles: | 241 |
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Sacks: | 6.5 |
Interceptions: | 2 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Reggie Jermaine Torbor (born January 25, 1981) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.
Torbor has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII beating the New England Patriots.
Torbor attended and played high school football for Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge, where he was a running back and linebacker. He rushed for 1,563 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior while accumulating 1,241 yards and 14 touchdowns a senior on his way to an All-State selection. He finished his high school career with 18 sacks.
Following high school, Torbor attended Auburn University where he was a four-year letterman in football. He appeared in all 13 games for the team as a senior, recording 38 tackles (15 for a loss), 10.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery on his way to Second-team All-SEC honors. He finished his collegiate career with 46 games played (22 starts), 120 tackles, 32 tackles for a loss, 19.5 sacks, 10 passes defensed, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a blocked kick. His sack total ranked him fifth in school history at the time of his departure.
Torbor was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. He wore No. 58 with the team during his rookie season.
During his rookie season in 2004, Torbor appeared in all 16 games while starting one. His first NFL start came against the Washington Redskins on September 19. In a December 12 contest against the Baltimore Ravens, Torbor sacked quarterback Kyle Boller and forced a fumble that was recovered by defensive end Osi Umenyiora and returned 50 yards for a touchdown. In the season finale against the Dallas Cowboys he recorded half a sack and recovered a Vinny Testaverde fumble that lead to a Giants touchdown. Torbor finished the year with 21 tackles, three sacks (all in the final four games of the season), two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.