Andrew Armstrong (American football)
Andrew Armstrong (born October 31, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He previously played for the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions.
| Arkansas Razorbacks – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 31, 2000 Dallas, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Bishop Dunne (Dallas, Texas) |
Early life and high school
editArmstrong grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended Bishop Dunne Catholic School. In his high school career, Armstrong completed 33 receptions for 453 yards and eight touchdowns.[1] He was an unranked wide receiver recruit and committed to Texas A&M–Commerce.[2]
College career
editTexas A&M–Commerce
editArmstrong did not appear in any games during his true freshman season in 2019 and received a redshirt. The season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] During the 2021 season, Armstrong played in 10 games and finished the season with having caught 15 passes for 297 yards and 3 touchdowns averaging 29.7 yards per game.[4] During the 2022 season, he played in 11 games and finished the season with caught 62 passes for 1,020 yards and 13 touchdowns averaging 92.7 receiving yards per game.[5] He was then named to the HERO Sports Sophomore All-America team.[6]
On November 22, 2022, Armstrong announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[7] On December 11, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to Arkansas.[8]
Arkansas
editDuring the 2023 season, in the Week 2 game against Kent State, he finished the game with four catches for 21 yards and two scores.[9] During the team's game against Florida, Armstrong suffered through a scary injury after hitting his head on the ground while trying to make a catch against a opposing defender. After that play, he laid motionless on the ground for a few moments having trainers helping him before being able to get up by himself and giving a thumbs up to the crowd.[10] Armstrong has been leading the team in receiving yards with 724, which is more than double of the next-highest player.[11] He played in and started 11 games throughout the season and finished the season with 52 caught passes for 724 yards and four touchdowns averaging 65.7 yards per game.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Andrew Armstrong's Bishop Dunne High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Armstrong, Bishop Dunne, Wide Receiver". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Armstrong". Arkansas Razorbacks. 13 February 2023.
- ^ Davenport, Richard (December 11, 2022). "Armstrong feels at home on Arkansas trip". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Fair, Daniel (April 8, 2023). "Thanksgiving Day call made Andrew Armstrong a Razorback". arkansas.rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Armstrong named to HERO Sports Sophomore All-America team". Texas A&M–Commerce Lions. December 8, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Hogue, Cory (November 22, 2022). "Top Texas A&M-Commerce wide receiver enters transfer portal". Texas Football.
- ^ Davenport, Richard (December 11, 2022). "Guiton, playing opportunity lead Armstrong to commit to Hogs". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
- ^ "Jefferson's 2 touchdowns lead Arkansas past Kent State". KYTV. September 9, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Duncan, Kameron (November 4, 2023). "Fans Praying For Arkansas Wide Receiver Andrew Armstrong After Scary Injury". The Spun. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Armstrong Leads Team in Receiving Yards". BVM Sports. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Armstrong Career Stats - NCAAF - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2023.