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Player Dossier
2014-2017Southern Miss
Cornell Armstrong
DB • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Bassfield, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cornell Armstrong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UTSA • Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Cornell Armstrong built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Bassfield, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Southern Miss and UTSA. The clearest part of Cornell Armstrong's career was...
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- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 209
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Cornell Armstrong, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss. Cornell Armstrong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 69
- TFL
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Cornell Armstrong quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · DB
- Career Tackles
- 69
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bassfield · Southern Miss
- High school pipeline
- Bassfield · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 6 · Pick 35 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · DB 383rd (top 48%) · Conference USA 210th (top 35%) · National 1,816th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UTSA | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 13 | 45 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Southern Miss | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 19 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 56.4 |
Related Context
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Cornell Armstrong played DB for UTSA and Southern Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cornell Armstrong recorded 41 rushing yards, 69 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 14.5 primary output with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UTSA, Southern Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Southern Miss
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
4.5
Consistency
58.2
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 1. Kentucky: 1. Savannah St: 1.5. Troy: 1. UTEP: 1. Rice: 0. UTSA: 0. LSU: 1. Marshall: 1.5. Charlotte: 0. Old Dominion: 0. North Texas: 0. Louisiana Tech: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 2 by 18.3. Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Savannah St: 1 by 19.2. Troy: 1 by 14.2. UTEP: 4 by 26.7. Rice: 5 by 20.8. UTSA: 3 by 12.5. LSU: 4 by 26.7. Marshall: 8 by 48.3. Charlotte: 4 by 16.7. Old Dominion: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/18 | @ Louisiana | W 28-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 39-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ North Texas | L 23-29 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Old Dominion | L 35-51 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Charlotte | L 27-38 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Marshall | W 24-14 | 8 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ LSU | L 10-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UTSA | L 32-55 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Rice | W 44-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ UTEP | W 34-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Troy | L 31-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Savannah St | W 56-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Kentucky | W 44-35 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Cornell Armstrong story
Cornell Armstrong built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Bassfield, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Southern Miss and UTSA. The clearest part of Cornell Armstrong's career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 15 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 41 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cornell Armstrong's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UTSA
2014
Opening stop
- 2
Southern Miss
2014-2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2014201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UTSA | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 10 | 22.8 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 22.8 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Southern Miss | 14.5 | 24.7 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 14.5 | 24.7 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 13 · W 39-24 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Marshall
Week 9 · W 24-14 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#3
vs North Texas
Week 5 · L 28-43 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida State
Week 1 · L 13-42 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
63.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Charlotte
Week 8 · W 44-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Southern Miss
14.5 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage
56.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Southern Miss
56.4
14.5 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · UTSA
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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