John Torp attended Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado where he played soccer, football, and ran track. John owns four school records in track. He was a three-year all-conference performer, playing kicker and punter. As a junior he converted 53 of 56 extra point attempts and was successful on all 4 of his field goal attempts, helping Monarch to an 8-3 record. As a senior he converted 45 of 50 extra point attempts and 4 of his 6 field goal attempts, helping his team to a 9-3 record and a league championship. He was a member of the all-academic team and an American mathematic award winner. He went on to the University of Colorado where he redshirted the 2001 season and practiced at both kicker and punter. He spent his redshirt freshman season as a backup to Ray Guy award winner, Mark Mariscal. He did punt three times that season for a 49.7 average. All three of his punts went inside the opponent’s 20 yard line. As a sophomore, John was fourth in the big twelve with a 42.5 yard average on 63 punts. Sixteen of his punts were inside the 20. His junior year was John’s best year in college. He led the big twelve in average and was second in the NCAA with 46.5 yards per attempt. A school record 22 of his 68 punts were inside the opponent’s 20 yard line. He was named second team all-big twelve for his performance as a junior. He was named to the big twelve commissioner’s honor role for the second consecutive year. His senior year was another good year for Torp. He punted 71 times for an average of 44.6 yards and had 22 punts inside the 20, breaking his previous school record of 22.

John Torp has a good deal of experience and has been one of the most consistent punters in the nation over the past three seasons. He is a left-footed punter with a strong leg. He adjusts well to poor snaps, gets the ball off quickly and has good hang time. He is good at directional kicking and has been successful on fake punts, showing the ability to run or throw when asked. He is very intelligent and is a very hard worker. At senior bowl practices he would sometimes continue to practice his punting after practice was over. He was a bit inconsistent at practices in Mobile. He would kick several punts in the 50-60 yard area, then kick a short one off the side of his foot. John Torp is one of the best punters available and could be the first punter selected in the 2006 NFL draft.