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
Career highs
210rushing yards, career hightwice; last at Houston, 20186rushing touchdowns, career highat Houston, 2018Team titles: American champions, 2016
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Temple | 56 | -0.04 | – | – | -2.4 | 8% | -0.01 |
| 2016 | Temple | 162 | 0.27 | 84th (n=259) | 0.13 | 43.4 | 18% | 0.37 |
| 2017 | Temple | 179 | -0.01 | 16th (n=287) | 0.12 | -1.8 | 19% | 0.00 |
| 2018 | Temple | 222 | 0.19 | 64th (n=300) | 0.15 | 42.7 | 31% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 17–19 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 29–36 | 14 | 107 | 0 | 50 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 35–14 | 26 | 118 | 0 | 25 | 1 | −9 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 31–17 | 24 | 108 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 35–45 | 24 | 171 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 16 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 49–6 | 20 | 91 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 40–52 | 27 | 142 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 59–49 | 30 | 210 | 6 | 33 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 27–17 | 26 | 64 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 57–7 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3 |
2017 Temple 13 games, 604 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 16–49 | 19 | 67 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 16–13 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 29–21 | 17 | 91 | 0 | 56 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 7–43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 13–20 | 14 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 34–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 24–28 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 28–31 | 18 | 151 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 15 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 34–26 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | W 35–24 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 19–45 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 43–22 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 28–3 | 15 | 51 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 11 |
2016 Temple 13 games, 919 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 13–28 | 16 | 77 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 38–0 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 27–34 | 2 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 48–20 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 13 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 45–20 | 15 | 159 | 2 | 37 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at | L 27–34 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 26–25 | 14 | 78 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 46–30 | 20 | 210 | 2 | 76 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 34–13 | 18 | 61 | 2 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 21–0 | 20 | 133 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 37–10 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 8 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | at | W 34–10 | 10 | 76 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 19 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 26–34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
2015 Temple 10 games, 191 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 27–10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 34–26 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at | W 37–3 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 49–10 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 30–16 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 24–14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 20–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at | W 60–40 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 27–3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | L 17–32 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.29 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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 35 | 108 | 0 | 14 | 144 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| NFL career | 16 | 50 | 188 | 0 | 17 | 160 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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