Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-62@ Minnesota | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Total | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 38 |
#9
Jafar Armstrong
Senior wide receiver for Illinois. 2020: 3 catches, 38 receiving yards.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Lee's Summit, MO
Notre Dame 2020 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 469 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Illinois. 2020: 3 catches, 38 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2017.
- Transferred from Illinois to Western Illinois in 2022.
Jafar Armstrong
Illinois to Western Illinois — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 72 rec yds, 5 receptions against Minnesota, Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Notre Dame, 294 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
2017
- Signed with Notre Dame3-star out of Bishop Miege
2021
- Entered the portal
2022
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
2 coaches2018–2019
Illinois
2020era →
Rod Smith
Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Rod Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Brian Kelly — 33-5 over that span.
2018Notre Dame12-1HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning
2019Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2020Notre Dame10-2HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 REC/g, 72.0 YDS/g, 14.4 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 14 | 159 | 11.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 294 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 17 | 8 | 36 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 46 | 122 | 46 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 72 | 383 | 20 | -- | -- |
| Career | 135 | 513 | 102 | -- | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology