Dorance Armstrong

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Dorance Armstrong
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Armstrong in 2021
No. 92 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-10) June 10, 1997 (age 24)
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:North Shore (Houston, Texas)
College:Kansas
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2021
Total tackles:87
Sacks:4.5
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:2
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dorance Armstrong Jr. (born June 10, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Kansas.

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[]

Armstrong in 2017.

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.



College statistics[]

Dorance Armstrong Defense
Year Team GP Tackles For Loss Sacks FF PD
2015 Kansas 9 23 5.0 3.5 0 4
2016 Kansas 12 56 20.0 10.0 3 0
2017 Kansas 12 63 9.5 2.0 3 4
Total 33 142 34.5 15.5 6 8

Professional career[]

Armstrong (left) with former Kansas teammates, wide receiver Steven Sims (middle) and defensive tackle Daniel Wise (right), in 2019.
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 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]

Armstrong was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[6] Armstrong made his first career start on October 14, 2018 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.[7] 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.

References[]

  1. ^ Nightengale, Bobby (July 19, 2017). "Beaty: It was a 'miracle' KU landed Dorance Armstrong in recruiting". KUSports.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "KU football finds shooting star in defensive end Dorance Armstrong". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "All-Big 12 Football Awards". Big12Sports.com. December 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Dorance Armstrong to skip senior year at KU, enter NFL Draft". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Dorance Armstrong". NFL.com.
  6. ^ "The Dallas Cowboys select Dorance Armstrong with the 116th pick in the 2018 NFL draft". BloggingTheBoys.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cowboys vs Jaguars stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

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