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Arik Armstead

Defensive Tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars · #91.

Player facts

Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 91
Born: Nov 15, 1993 (age 32)
Birthplace: Sacramento, CA, USA
Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 290 lbs
College: Oregon
Experience: 12 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	7	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
Last 5 Games	7	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career	366	216	150	42	4	1	9	38	52

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs PHI	W 19-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CIN	W 22-17	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NE	W 35-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DEN	L 20-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs CLE	W 34-10	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Arik Armstead (born November 15, 1993) is an American professional football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arik Armstead, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Armstead attended Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. During his high school football career, he had 126 tackles and 7.5 sacks. Armstead was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and sixth best defensive end in his class. He originally committed to the University of Southern California to play college football, but switched to the University of Oregon. He also played basketball in high school.

College career

Armstead played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2012, making one start. He finished the 2012 season with 26 tackles and a half-sack. During the spring he joined the Ducks basketball team, where he redshirted his first year. Armstead played in 13 games as a sophomore in 2013, recording 15 tackles and one sack. During the spring he re-joined the basketball team. He played in one game, before quitting to focus on football. Armstead returned to the football team his junior season in 2014. Following the 2014 season, he declared for the NFL Draft.

Personal life

Armstead is a Christian. Armstead and his wife, Melinda, have three daughters and are expecting a fourth child. Melinda is a psychiatrist who specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry and runs her own practice called the Armstead Medical Group.

Armstead's brother, Armond, played college football at USC and in the Canadian Football League.

Armstead played in Chess.com's BlitzChamps, a rapid tournament for NFL players. He finished last in his group behind Larry Fitzgerald and Will Davis, and for personal reasons, Armstead was unable to play the consolation game. As a result, the players split the $22,500 consolation prize fund equally amongst their charities.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arik Armstead, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹