2024 Football Roster
Roster
Coppage-El, Torren

Jersey Number 40
Torren Coppage-El
- Position:
- DOG
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
- High School:
- Parkview HS
- Prev School:
- Arkansas State / Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Bio
As a Sophomore (2023)
Prior to Houston
Personal
- First Team Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference
- Competed in final eight games of season
- 28 snaps played
- 23 snaps on punt return, 5 snaps on d-line
- Did not record a statistic
Prior to Houston
- Spent 2022 season at Mississippi Gulf Coast College
- Played in 10 games
- 56.0 tackles, 7 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks
- 5.0+ tackles in six games
- Career high 10 tackles vs. East Central (Oct. 15)
- Contributed a sack in four games
- Two breakups with 8.0 tackles at Copiah-Lincoln (Oct. 6)
- Spent 2021 season at Arkansas State
- Played in three games while redshirting
- Played 49 snaps with 41 coming on special teams
- Two tackles, both at Georgia Southern (Oct. 2)
- Prepped at Parkview
- 2020 All-Region 4-7A honors
- 51 tackles, including 12.5 sacks, and forced four fumbles in 2020
- 3-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN
- No. 116 strongside defensive end (247Sports composite)
- No. 187 overall player in the state of Georgia (247Sports composite)
- ESPN’s No. 189 overall player in state of Georgia
- ESPN’s No. 211 defensive end
Personal
- Nickname: T-Cop and 4N (‘4N’ rhymes with ‘Torren’ and has a nice ring to it – given by his uncle)
- Hobbies: gaming, shopping, cooking and studying
- Previously played against UH teammate Justin Benton in high school
- Dream job outside of football: day trader or real estate agent
- Something most people don’t know: listens to Adele
- Hidden talent: computer savvy
- Chose UH because Houston is a great city (reminds him of hometown of Atlanta) that sticks together during tough times
- One word to describe himself on the field: versatile
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: salad from girlfriend
- Biggest motivation for working hard: younger siblings
- Highlight of his life thus far: being with teammates (brothers for life)
- Best advice: “You are the author of your life. You have the ability to create any opportunity by using will power.”
- Sports hero: Muhammad Ali – his purpose was bigger than his skills, talent, or success. He took stand for a nation.
- Most memorable athletic feat: first-team academic honor roll
- Unique fact: great cook
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04