Defensive back, Southern Miss and UTSA, 2014–17
Cornell Armstrong
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Hometown
- Bassfield, MS
- Born
- Sep 22, 1995
Cornell Armstrong played defensive back at Southern Miss (2014), UTSA (2014) and Southern Miss (2015–17). The Miami Dolphins took Armstrong in round 6, No. 209 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
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| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Southern Miss | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 47 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 22 | 14 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Career | 69 | 49 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 of 12 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 2015 | 12 of 14 | 29 | 8 | 37 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 3 | DB | ||
| 2014 | UTSA | 3 | DB | ||
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 3 | DB | ||
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 3 | DB | ||
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 3 | DB | 5′11″ | 180 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 Southern Miss 10 games, 22 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Kentucky | L 17–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Southern | W 45–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at UL Monroe | W 28–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. North Texas | L 28–43 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at UTSA | W 31–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. UTEP | W 24–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 21 | at Louisiana Tech | W 34–27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Charlotte | W 66–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Marshall | W 28–27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 13–42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Southern Miss 13 games, 47 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atKentucky | W 44–35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Savannah State | W 56–0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Troy | L 31–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | atUTEP | W 34–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Rice | W 44–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atUTSA | L 32–55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at LSU | L 10–45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Marshall | W 24–14 | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Charlotte | L 27–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Old Dominion | L 35–51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atNorth Texas | L 23–29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 39–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Louisiana | W 28–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 Southern Miss 2 games, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs.North Texas | W 49–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 24 | atCharlotte | W 44–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2014 UTSA 1 game, 41 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | vs. Southern Miss | W 12–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ |
| Weight | 193 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Houston Texans | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 19 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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