Player Dossier

2012-2016

Nebraska

Tommy Armstrong Jr.

QB • 6'1" • Cibolo, TX, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Tommy Armstrong Jr. is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

65%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

58

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

58

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

66

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Nebraska
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Player Story

Tommy Armstrong Jr. built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Cibolo, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Tommy Armstrong Jr.'s career was his passing role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.9037

Steele · Schertz, TX

Committed To
Nebraska
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Nebraska. Tommy Armstrong Jr. is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
10,690
Passing yards
8,871
Rushing yards
1,819
Touchdowns
91

Quick Answers

Tommy Armstrong Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Nebraska · QB
Career Total Offense
10,690
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · Nebraska
Top game
Northwestern
Recruit profile
4-star · Steele · Nebraska
High school pipeline
Steele · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Class 2016
2016 Total offense rank
2,692 total offense · QB 64th (top 21%) · Big Ten 6th (top 4%) · National 64th (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonNebraska00000-
2013 PostseasonNebraska918916326248.6
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska9979803176948.6
2014 PostseasonNebraska1342238141474.9
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska132,9782,3146642574.9
2015 PostseasonNebraska1225017476273
2015 Regular SeasonNebraska123,1802,8563242773
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska112,6922,1805122267.6

Related Context

Tommy Armstrong Jr. played QB for Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tommy Armstrong Jr. recorded 8,871 passing yards, 1,819 rushing yards, and 16 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Nebraska.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

Nebraska paired 3,400 primary output with 63.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 61.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Regular Season · Nebraska

Games

11

Primary Metric / G

244.7

Efficiency

61.4

Usage

24.8

Consistency

75.3

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 150. Wyoming: 389. Oregon: 295. Northwestern: 378. Illinois: 232. Indiana: 244. Purdue: 303. Wisconsin: 192. Ohio State: 93. Minnesota: 278. Iowa: 138

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 21 by 69.5. Wyoming: 46 by 62.4. Oregon: 49 by 65.3. Northwestern: 42 by 83.2. Illinois: 31 by 61.7. Indiana: 37 by 51.8. Purdue: 41 by 65.2. Wisconsin: 44 by 46. Ohio State: 19 by 47.2. Minnesota: 36 by 76.3. Iowa: 41 by 47.1

Split Comparison

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

Wins283.6 · Games = 8 · +142.6 vs Losses
Losses141 · Games = 3 · -142.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

83.2 vs Northwestern

Result
Fri 11/25@ IowaL 10-40133512537.11047.16132.2006
Sun 11/13vs Minnesota3+ TD · Dual-threatW 24-17192721770.42076.39616.80121
Sun 11/6@ Ohio StateL 3-624157426.70147.24194.80011
Sat 10/29@ WisconsinL 17-23123115338.7024613393110
Sat 10/22vs PurdueDual-threatW 27-14173125254.81165.210515.10122
Sat 10/15@ IndianaW 27-22102620838.51251.811363.30012
Sat 10/1vs IllinoisW 31-16162322069.61161.78121.50113
Sat 9/24@ NorthwesternDual-threatW 24-13182924662.11083.21313210.20037
Sat 9/17vs Oregon3+ TD · Dual-threatW 35-32173320051.53065.316955.90134
Sat 9/10vs Wyoming300-yard game · 3+ TDW 52-17203437758.83162.412121111
Sun 9/4vs Fresno State3+ TDW 43-1051010850.01069.511423.8029

Player Story

Tommy Armstrong Jr. story

Tommy Armstrong Jr. built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Cibolo, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Tommy Armstrong Jr.'s career was his passing role: 8,871 passing yards, 67 touchdown passes, 1,172 attempts, and 1,819 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Nebraska. 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 1,819 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Tommy 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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    Nebraska

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201320142014201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2013 PostseasonNebraska1,16854.916.61,168
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska1,16854.916.60
2014 PostseasonNebraska3,40063.626.22,232
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska3,40063.626.20
2015 PostseasonNebraska3,43061.321.830
2015 Regular SeasonNebraska3,43061.321.80
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska2,69261.424.8-738

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northwestern

Week 4 · W 24-13 · Conference game

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

378

Total Offense

80.7 takeover

378 total offense with 83.2 efficiency.

#2

vs McNeese

Week 2 · W 31-24

373

Total Offense

79.4 takeover

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

373 total offense with 75.9 efficiency.

#3

vs Northwestern

Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game

242

Total Offense

75.8 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

242 total offense with 50.2 efficiency.

#4

@ USC

Week 1 · L 42-45 · Postseason

422

Total Offense

74.9 takeover

Loss with 422 yards of offense and 62.8 efficiency.

422 total offense with 62.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Wyoming

Week 2 · W 52-17

389

Total Offense

74.8 takeover

Win with 389 yards of offense and 62.4 efficiency.

389 total offense with 62.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Nebraska

3,400 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 26.2 usage

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#2

2014 Regular Season · Nebraska

74.9

3,400 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 26.2 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Nebraska

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3,430 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 21.8 usage

Milestones

14

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

17

3+ TD games

23

Above avg efficiency