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Player Dossier
2018-2021Illinois
Jafar Armstrong
WR • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Lee's Summit, MO, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jafar Armstrong reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
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Star Power
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Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Jafar Armstrong built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Lee's Summit, MO wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Jafar Armstrong's career was...
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- Committed To
- TCU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Jafar Armstrong, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame. Jafar Armstrong reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 294
- Receptions
- 30
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Jafar Armstrong quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 294
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Aledo · TCU
- High school pipeline
- Aledo · 40 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
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| 2018 Postseason | Notre Dame | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 10 | 12 | 151 | 7 | 56.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Notre Dame | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 42.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 8 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 42.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 46.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
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| 2022 | Illinois to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 19.6 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame to Illinois | G5/FCS to P4 | 77.7 | Jan 2, 2021 |
Jafar Armstrong played WR for Notre Dame and Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jafar Armstrong recorded 513 rushing yards, 294 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 159 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with — efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2021 Regular Season · Illinois
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Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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All Games72 · Games = 1
Game Log
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Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
96 vs Minnesota
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| Sat 9/10 | @ Minnesota | — | — | 5 | 72 | 10 | 14.40 | 0 | 38 |
Player Story
Jafar Armstrong story
Jafar Armstrong built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Lee's Summit, MO wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Jafar Armstrong's career was his backfield work: 513 rushing yards, 135 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 294 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Notre Dame. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 294 receiving yards and 102 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois and Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: Jafar Armstrong 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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Notre Dame
2018-2020
Opening stop
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Illinois
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2018 Postseason | Notre Dame | 159 | 59.7 | 14.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 159 | 59.7 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Notre Dame | 97 | 45.5 | 10.1 | -62 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 97 | 45.5 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 38 | 83.4 | 9.1 | -59 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | -38 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 2
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
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72 receiving yards with a 96 efficiency score.
#2
vs Ball State
Week 2 · W 24-16
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Receiving Yards
83.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Navy
Week 9 · W 44-22
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Receiving Yards
82.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 85.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Virginia Tech
Week 10 · W 21-20
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Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs South Florida
Week 3 · W 52-0
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Receiving Yards
71.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Notre Dame
159 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 14.3 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Notre Dame
56.5
159 primary · 59.7 efficiency · 14.3 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame
46.4
38 primary · 83.4 efficiency · 9.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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