Position Quarterback Height 1.85 m Class Junior Parents Tommy Armstrong Sr | Major Communication Studies Home town Cibolo Name Tommy Jr. | |
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Date of birth (1993-11-08) November 8, 1993 (age 22) High school Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District Similar People Jordan Westerkamp, Mike Riley, Brandon Reilly, Bo Pelini, Ameer Abdullah | ||
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Tommy Armstrong Jr. (born November 8, 1993) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football as a quarterback for Nebraska.
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- Early years
- High school career
- College career
- Nebraska Rankings
- College honors and Awards
- Professional career
- References
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Early years
Armstrong was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. Due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the summer of 2005, Armstrong evacuated to San Antonio, Texas to live with his younger brother and father.
High school career
Armstrong attended Steele High School in Cibolo, Texas, a suburb 30 miles northeast of San Antonio. As a senior, he passed for 1,945 yards with 29 touchdowns with two interceptions and rushed for 1,281 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was a four-star recruit by Scout.com. He committed to the University of Nebraska to play college football.
College career
Armstrong redshirted his first year at Nebraska in 2012. He started his redshirt freshman year in 2013 as the backup to Taylor Martinez. Armstrong would end up starting eight games due to injuries to Martinez. Although he started those games, he mostly split time with Ron Kellogg. For the season he completed 68 of 131 passes for 966 yards with nine touchdowns and eight interceptions. He also rushed for 202 yards with two touchdowns. Armstrong started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2014. He completed 184 of 345 passes for 2,695 yards, 22 touchdowns and 12 interceptions and also rushed for 705 yards with 6 touchdowns. He returned as the starter his junior year in 2015. He completed 202 of 402 passes for 3,030 yards, 22 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He also rushed for 400 yards and 7 touchdowns. He returned as the starter for his senior season in 2016 starting 11 of the 13 games missing 2 games with injuries. He completed 151 of 294 passes for 2,180 yards, 14 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. He also rushed for 604 yards and 8 touchdowns.
Nebraska Rankings
College honors and Awards
Professional career
As a dual-threat quarterback, Armstrong sought to join the NFL by changing positions. Prior to the NFL Draft, Armstrong converted positions to wide receiver. Armstrong was not invited to the NFL Combine and, despite attracting interest during Nebraska's pro day, was not drafted in 2017 NFL Draft. Armstrong was subsequently given a tryout with the Minnesota Vikings as a running back, but was later asked to sign as a safety, a defensive position and one he had not played since high school. Armstrong was not signed by Minnesota following his early May tryout but later did sign with the Vikings as a safety on May 30, 2017. He was later waived by the Vikings on June 16, 2017