Player Dossier

2018-2023

NC State

Brennan Armstrong

QB • 6'2" • 212 lbs • Shelby, OH, USA

Pass-first distributorVolume operator

Brennan Armstrong is a pass-first distributor with 31.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

14

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

6

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

23

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Virginia • NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Player Story

Brennan Armstrong built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a quarterback from Shelby, OH wearing No. 5, spending time with NC State and Virginia. The clearest part of Brennan Armstrong's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.871

Shelby · Shelby, OH

Committed To
Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Brennan Armstrong, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia. Brennan Armstrong is a pass-first distributor with 31.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
12,748
Passing yards
10,811
Rushing yards
1,937
Touchdowns
96

Quick Answers

Brennan Armstrong quick answers

Latest team and position
NC State · QB
Career Total Offense
12,748
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Virginia
Top game
Boston College
Recruit profile
3-star · Shelby · Virginia
High school pipeline
Chatfield · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 5 · Senior
2023 Total offense rank
2,448 total offense · QB 71st (top 18%) · ACC 9th (top 6%) · National 71st (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonVirginia31366274138.3
2019 Regular SeasonVirginia521519619125.8
2020 Regular SeasonVirginia92,6682,1165522372.3
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia114,7004,4442564081.7
2022 Regular SeasonVirginia102,5812,2103711369.5
2023 PostseasonNC State12285164121162.5
2023 Regular SeasonNC State122,1631,6195441762.5

Related Context

Brennan Armstrong played QB for Virginia and NC State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Brennan Armstrong recorded 10,811 passing yards, 1,937 rushing yards, and 21 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Virginia.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Virginia paired 4,700 primary output with 65.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 60.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 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 Virginia, NC State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech

Loss with 69 yards of offense and 78.8 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · Virginia

Games

3

Primary Metric / G

45.3

Efficiency

60.6

Usage

7.6

Consistency

73.1

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Richmond: 17. Louisville: 50. Georgia Tech: 69

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Richmond: 5 by 52.9. Louisville: 5 by 50. Georgia Tech: 4 by 78.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins33.5 · Games = 2 · -35.5 vs Losses
Losses69 · Games = 1 · +35.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Tech

Best efficiency game

78.8 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Sat 11/17@ Georgia TechL 27-30125650.01078.82136.50011
Sat 9/22vs LouisvilleDual-threatW 27-30100.0005045012.50034
Sat 9/1vs RichmondW 42-1312650.00052.93113.7008

Player Story

Brennan Armstrong story

Brennan Armstrong built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a quarterback from Shelby, OH wearing No. 5, spending time with NC State and Virginia. The clearest part of Brennan Armstrong's career was his passing role: 10,811 passing yards, 69 touchdown passes, 1,394 attempts, and 1,937 rushing yards across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,937 rushing yards, 21 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State and Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Brennan 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Virginia

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    NC State

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonVirginia13660.67.6
2019 Regular SeasonVirginia21556.16.879
2020 Regular SeasonVirginia2,66862.339.32,453
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia4,70065.832.42,032
2022 Regular SeasonVirginia2,58157.738.6-2,119
2023 PostseasonNC State2,44854.731.9-133
2023 Regular SeasonNC State2,44854.731.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Boston College

Week 14 · W 43-32 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

417

Total Offense

88.7 takeover

417 total offense with 80.2 efficiency.

#2

vs Georgia Tech

Week 8 · W 48-40 · Conference game

495

Total Offense

87.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

495 total offense with 81.7 efficiency.

#3

@ BYU

Week 9 · L 49-66

431

Total Offense

85.1 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

431 total offense with 77.3 efficiency.

#4

@ Virginia Tech

Week 12 · W 35-28 · Conference game

292

Total Offense

83.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

292 total offense with 69.2 efficiency.

#5

vs Miami

Week 9 · L 12-14 · Conference game

275

Total Offense

81.3 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

275 total offense with 65.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Virginia

4,700 primary output · 65.8 efficiency · 32.4 usage

81.7

#2

2020 Regular Season · Virginia

72.3

2,668 primary · 62.3 efficiency · 39.3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Virginia

69.5

2,581 primary · 57.7 efficiency · 38.6 usage

Milestones

22

250+ passing yards

20

300+ total offense

18

3+ TD games

29

Above avg efficiency