Position: Defensive End Name Arik Armstead | Weight: 292 lb (132 kg) Height 2.03 m Siblings Armond Armstead | |
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Date of birth: (1993-11-15) November 15, 1993 (age 22) NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17 Parents Guss Armstead, Christa Armstead Similar People Armond Armstead, Danny Shelton, Eli Harold, Leonard Williams, Jaquiski Tartt Profiles | ||
Arik armstead highlights 2015 nfl draft profile
Arik Armstead (born November 15, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon.
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- Arik armstead highlights 2015 nfl draft profile
- Nfl prospect arik armstead
- Early years
- College career
- San Francisco 49ers
- Personal life
- References
Nfl prospect arik armstead
Early years
Armstead attended Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. During his high school career. he had 126 tackles and 7.5 sacks. Armstead was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and sixth best defensive end in his class. He originally committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football but changed to the University of Oregon. He also played basketball in high school.
College career
Armstead played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2012, making one start. He finished the 2012 season with 26 tackles and a half-sack. During the spring he joined the Ducks basketball team, where he redshirted his first year. Armstead played in 13 games as a sophomore in 2013, recording 15 tackles and one sack. During the spring he re-joined the basketball team. He played in one game, before quitting to focus on football. Armstead returned to the football team his junior season in 2014.
San Francisco 49ers
Armstead was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the 17th overall pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
On November 8, 2016, the 49ers placed Armstead on injured reserve with a left shoulder injury. On November 15, 2016, Armstead had surgery to repair the injured shoulder.
Personal life
Armstead's brother, Armond Armstead, played college football at USC and in the Canadian Football League.