Running back, Temple, 2015–⁠18

Ryquell Armstead

Number
No. 7
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Millville, NJ
Born
Oct 30, 1996

Ryquell Armstead played running back at Temple (2015–⁠18). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Armstead in round 5, No. 140 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,098
Rushing yards, 2018 (Temple, 8–⁠5)
Best game
210 yards
At Houston, week 11, 2018: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 140
Round 5, 2019 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

210rushing yards, career hightwice; last at Houston, 20186rushing touchdowns, career highat Houston, 2018

Team titles: American champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Temple511913.7216
2016Temple1569195.91476
2017Temple1566043.9556
2018Temple2101,0985.21375
Career5732,8124.93476

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Temple273.504
2016Temple5418.2019
2017Temple14755.4012
2018Temple8526.5015
Career291756.0019

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Temple110000
2018Temple111100
Career221100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Temple7RBFr.
2016Temple7RBSo.
2017Temple7RBJr.
2018Temple7RBSr.5′11″215

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Temple56-0.04––-2.48%-0.01
2016Temple1620.2784th (n=259)0.1343.418%0.37
2017Temple179-0.0116th (n=287)0.12-1.819%0.00
2018Temple2220.1964th (n=300)0.1542.731%0.27

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

2018 Temple 10 games, 1,098 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.VillanovaL 17–⁠191431011––
Sep 8vs.BuffaloL 29–⁠3614107050––
Sep 15atMarylandW 35–⁠14261180251−9
Sep 20vs.TulsaW 31–⁠1724108122115
Sep 29atBoston CollegeL 35–⁠4524171475216
Oct 6vs.East CarolinaW 49–⁠62091121––
Nov 1atUCFL 40–⁠522714203313
Nov 10atHoustonW 59–⁠4930210633––
Nov 17vs.South FloridaW 27–⁠172664122224
Nov 24atUConnW 57–⁠755603113
2017 Temple 13 games, 604 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atNotre DameL 16–⁠49196701718
Sep 9vs.VillanovaW 16–⁠1312190725
Sep 15vs.MassachusettsW 29–⁠2117910561−1
Sep 21atSouth FloridaL 7–⁠4311304––
Sep 30vs.HoustonL 13–⁠20146302017
Oct 7atEast CarolinaW 34–⁠104303––
Oct 14vs.UConnL 24–⁠2893111014
Oct 21atArmyL 28–⁠3118151243215
Nov 2vs.NavyW 34–⁠26142606––
Nov 10atCincinnatiW 35–⁠24428012212
Nov 18vs.UCFL 19–⁠457180816
Nov 25atTulsaW 43–⁠22125311018
Dec 21 ✦vs.Florida InternationalW 28–⁠31551114211
2016 Temple 13 games, 919 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.ArmyL 13–⁠281677116––
Sep 10vs.Stony BrookW 38–⁠0144818––
Sep 17atPenn StateL 27–⁠342−40012
Sep 24vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠20533225213
Oct 1vs.SMUW 45–⁠2015159237––
Oct 6atMemphisL 27–⁠3451216––
Oct 15atUCFW 26–⁠251478015––
Oct 21vs.South FloridaW 46–⁠3020210276––
Oct 29vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠13186129––
Nov 4atUConnW 21–⁠020133022––
Nov 26vs.East CarolinaW 37–⁠10103528––
Dec 3atNavyW 34–⁠101076130119
Dec 27 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 26–⁠34710417
2015 Temple 10 games, 191 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠10480313
Sep 12atCincinnatiW 34–⁠2652206––
Oct 2atCharlotteW 37–⁠31143012––
Oct 10vs.TulaneW 49–⁠10634216––
Oct 17vs.UCFW 30–⁠1641407––
Oct 22atEast CarolinaW 24–⁠141404––
Oct 31vs.Notre DameL 20–⁠243304––
Nov 6atSMUW 60–⁠4073301414
Nov 28vs.UConnW 27–⁠32503––
Dec 22 ✦vs.ToledoL 17–⁠32825010––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′11¼″
Weight220 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.02 s
20-yard shuttle4.29 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Jacksonville Jaguars1435108014144
2021Jacksonville Jaguars215800316
NFL career1650188017160

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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