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Player Dossier
2016-2017Kansas
Dorance Armstrong Jr.
DE • 6'4" • 246 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dorance Armstrong Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Player Story
Dorance Armstrong Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive end from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Dorance Armstrong Jr.'s career was his...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 116
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Dorance Armstrong Jr., DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kansas. Dorance Armstrong Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 119
- TFL
- 29.5
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 4
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Dorance Armstrong Kansas Highlights
2017 · Kansas · Player Highlight
Dorance Armstrong college highlights at Kansas.
- Season
- 2017
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Dorance Armstrong Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · DE
- Career Tackles
- 119
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Texas
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 16 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · DE 14th (top 4%) · Big 12 25th (top 6%) · National 412th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 56 | 20 | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | 79 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 63 | 9.5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 65.8 |
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Dorance Armstrong Jr. played DE for Kansas. Across 2 tracked seasons, Dorance Armstrong Jr. recorded 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Kansas paired 35 primary output with 47.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 47.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.9
Efficiency
47.8
Usage
16.7
Consistency
68.3
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rhode Island: 1. Ohio: 0. Memphis: 6. Texas Tech: 4. TCU: 4. Baylor: 3. Oklahoma State: 4. Oklahoma: 3. West Virginia: 2. Iowa State: 0. Texas: 5. Kansas State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rhode Island: 2 by 18.3. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 3 by 62.5. Texas Tech: 3 by 52.5. TCU: 5 by 60.8. Baylor: 4 by 46.7. Oklahoma State: 4 by 56.7. Oklahoma: 6 by 55. West Virginia: 7 by 49.2. Iowa State: 4 by 16.7. Texas: 11 by 95.8. Kansas State: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins3 · Games = 2 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses2.9 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
95.8 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | L 19-34 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Texas10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 24-21 | 11 | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Iowa State | L 24-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 21-48 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 3-56 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 20-44 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ BaylorSplash game | L 7-49 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs TCUSplash game | L 23-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | @ Texas Tech2+ sacks · Splash game | L 19-55 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Memphis2+ sacks · Splash game | L 7-43 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Ohio | L 21-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Rhode Island | W 55-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dorance Armstrong Jr. story
Dorance Armstrong Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive end from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Dorance Armstrong Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Dorance Armstrong Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.
The arc is straightforward: Dorance Armstrong Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 35 | 47.8 | 16.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 22.5 | 40.6 | 11.6 | -12.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas
Week 12 · W 24-21 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
93 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93 takeover score.
#2
@ Memphis
Week 3 · L 7-43
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Oklahoma
Week 12 · L 3-41 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 1 · W 38-16
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 6 · L 19-65 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Kansas
35 primary output · 47.8 efficiency · 16.7 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Kansas
65.8
22.5 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 11.6 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
15
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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