Cornell Armstrong: DB · Southern Miss · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cornell Armstrong
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Larry Coker, Todd Monken and Jay Hopson. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Marshall — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 22 | 14 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 47 | 35 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | UTSA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 69 | 49 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 15 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24vs Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs Southern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-17@ UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-43vs North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-29@ UTSA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0vs UTEP | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-21vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-27@ Marshall | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
 Bowl | L 13-42vs Florida State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 14 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
32%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%4 TFL22 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
47.4%
438 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at UTSA and Southern Miss, 69 tackles — drafted at #209 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 9th NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 9th NFL season
