Receiver, Western Illinois (from Notre Dame, Illinois), 2018–22
Jafar Armstrong
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lee’s Summit, MO
Jafar Armstrong played receiver at Notre Dame (2018–20), Illinois (2021) and Western Illinois (2022).
Career highs
98rushing yards, career highat Wake Forest, 20182rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Wake Forest, 201885receiving yards, career highvs. North Dakota State, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. North Dakota State, 2022Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 14 | 159 | 11.4 | 0 | 27 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 0 | 26 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 28 | 363 | 13.0 | 3 | 58 |
| Career | 58 | 657 | 11.3 | 3 | 58 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 72 | 383 | 5.3 | 7 | 42 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 46 | 122 | 2.7 | 1 | 28 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 17 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 6 | −1 | −0.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 141 | 512 | 3.6 | 9 | 42 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 4 | 46 | 0 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 12 | 273 | 0 |
| Career | 18 | 375 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 9 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 9 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 9 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Illinois | 9 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 9 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 220 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 88 | 0.33 | 19th (n=497) | 0.53 | 29.1 | 12% | 0.25 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 63 | -0.13 | 1st (n=499) | 0.54 | -8.5 | 11% | 0.00 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 21 | -0.17 | – | – | -3.7 | 10% | – |
| 2022 | Western Illinois (FCS) | 33 | 0.39 | 13th (n=683) | 0.71 | 12.8 | 9% | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 Western Illinois 11 games, 28 catches, 363 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 25–42 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 10–62 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 38 | −2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 10–17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 17–52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 10–34 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 7–30 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 23 | −1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 27–28 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 14–64 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 17–56 | 3 | 85 | 2 | 58 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 0–21 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 13–20 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 13 | – |
2020 Notre Dame 4 games, 3 catches, 38 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 27–13 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 52–0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 42–26 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 45–3 | – | – | – | – | −4 |
2019 Notre Dame 8 games, 13 catches, 97 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 35–17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 30–27 | – | – | – | – | −4 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 14–45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 21–20 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 26 | 37 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 38–7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 52–20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 45–24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 33–9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
2018 Notre Dame 10 games, 14 catches, 159 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 24–17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 35 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 24–16 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 27 | 66 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 22–17 | – | – | – | – | 46 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 56–27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 98 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 44–22 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 27 | 52 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 31–21 | – | – | – | – | 18 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 42–13 | – | – | – | – | 44 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 36–3 | – | – | – | – | 18 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 24–17 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 3–30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.
