Player Dossier

2018-2021

Illinois

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.

Usage / Role

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Impact Production

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Reliability

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Star Power

88

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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4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.9075

Aledo · Aledo, TX

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

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 PostseasonNotre Dame1028056.5
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1012151756.5
2019 PostseasonNotre Dame815142.6
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame81292042.6
2020 Regular SeasonNotre Dame4338146.4
2021 Regular SeasonIllinois0-00-

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Illinois to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted19.6Dec 1, 2021
2021Notre Dame to IllinoisG5/FCS to P477.7Jan 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.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

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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2021 Regular Season · Illinois

Games

0

Receiving Yards / G

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

Best Game by takeover score

Minnesota

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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

Result
Sat 9/10@ Minnesota5721014.40038

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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  1. 1

    Notre Dame

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Illinois

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonNotre Dame15959.714.3
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame15959.714.30
2019 PostseasonNotre Dame9745.510.1-62
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame9745.510.10
2020 Regular SeasonNotre Dame3883.49.1-59
2021 Regular SeasonIllinois0-38

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Minnesota

Week 2

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

72

Receiving Yards

98 takeover

72 receiving yards with a 96 efficiency score.

#2

vs Ball State

Week 2 · W 24-16

61

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

64

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

49

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

18

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

56.5

#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