Dorance Armstrong
Armstrong with the Dallas Cowboys in 2021 | |||||||||||
No. 92 – Washington Commanders | |||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | (1997-06-10) June 10, 1997 (age 26) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | North Shore (Houston) | ||||||||||
College: | Kansas | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||
Dorance Armstrong Jr. (born June 10, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Early years
Armstrong attended North Shore Senior High School in Cloverleaf, Texas, where he played defensive end. As a junior, he was named second-team All-District. As a senior, he received first-team All-district honors. He also played basketball.
College career
He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Kansas.[1] As a freshman, he appeared in all 12 games and started the last 5 contests at defensive end. He registered 23 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks (second on the team), and 4 passes defensed (second on the team).[2]
As a sophomore, he had a breakout season as the starter at left defensive end. He led the team and was second in the conference with 10 sacks, the most by a school player since 2008. He posted 56 tackles (fifth on the team), 20 tackles for loss (fifth in school history), 5 quarterback hurries, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 fumbles recoveries. He had a career-high 11 tackles (3 for loss), 2 sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery against the University of Texas.
As a junior, his role in the defense changed and his production regressed. He made 63 total tackles (third on the team), 9 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 7 quarterback hurries, 4 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.[3] On January 3, 2018, he announced that he would forgo his senior year to enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[4] He finished his career with 142 tackles and 15.5 sacks.
Year | Team | GP | Tackles | For Loss | Sacks | FF | PD |
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2015 | 9 | 23 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
2016 | 12 | 56 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 12 | 63 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | |
Career | 33 | 142 | 34.5 | 15.5 | 6 | 8 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 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 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 257 lb (117 kg) | 34+3⁄4 in (0.88 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.87 s | 1.69 s | 2.85 s | 4.23 s | 7.12 s | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 20 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[5][6] |
Dallas Cowboys
Armstrong was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[7] Armstrong made his first career start on October 14, 2018 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.[8] He recorded his first career sack on November 5, in a game against the Tennessee Titans, a sack he split with Caraun Reid. Entering the league as a 21-year-old rookie, he finished the season with 13 tackles, 8 solo, and a half of a sack, while playing in fifteen of the Cowboys sixteen games (one start).
In 2019, he appeared in 15 games with no starts. He tallied 16 tackles, 2 sacks, 9 quarterback pressures, and one forced fumble. He recorded the first full sack of his career against the Green Bay Packers. He had his first career forced fumble against the New York Giants.
In 2020, he appeared in 16 games with 2 starts. He registered 33 tackles, one for loss.
On March 17, 2022, Armstrong signed a two-year contract extension with the Cowboys.[9]
Washington Commanders
On March 14, 2024, Armstrong signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Washington Commanders.[10][11]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
2018 | DAL | 15 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | DAL | 15 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | DAL | 16 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | DAL | 13 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | DAL | 7 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | DAL | 11 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 77 | 24 | 156 | 93 | 63 | 21.0 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
2021 | DAL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | DAL | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References
- ^ Nightengale, Bobby (July 19, 2017). "Beaty: It was a 'miracle' KU landed Dorance Armstrong in recruiting". KUSports.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "KU football finds shooting star in defensive end Dorance Armstrong". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "All-Big 12 Football Awards". Big12Sports.com. December 10, 2018.
- ^ "Dorance Armstrong to skip senior year at KU, enter NFL Draft". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "Dorance Armstrong Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Draft Scout Dorance Armstrong, Kansas NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Halprin, Dave (April 28, 2018). "The Dallas Cowboys select Dorance Armstrong with the 116th pick in the 2018 NFL draft". BloggingTheBoys.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Cowboys vs Jaguars stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Eatman, Nick (March 17, 2022). "Dorance Armstrong Returns; Signs 2-Year Deal". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (March 11, 2024). "Dorance Armstrong agrees to three-year deal with Commanders". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Commanders sign DE Dorance Armstrong". Commanders.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
External links
- Dorance Armstrong on Twitter
- Washington Commanders bio
- Kansas Jayhawks bio
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