Ryquell Armstead

Former running back at Temple. 2018: 1,098 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 8 catches.

RB · Temple · Sr. · #7

5′11″ · 215 lb · Millville, NJ

Jacksonville — drafted 2019, Rd 5, Pick 2, #140 overall

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1766 nationally · Signed with Temple

Statement game30 car · 210 yds · 6 TDat Houston (FBS) · W 59-49

Top 0.1% rushing TDs game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Temple. 2018: 1,098 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 8 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2015.
Drafted round 5 by the Jacksonville in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Temple, 2,812 rushing yards — drafted at #140 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201510 games

Signed with Temple3-star out of Millville

2019

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 5, pick 140

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1766 national

CFB

College

Temple

2015–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #140

Jacksonville · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2015–2018

3 coaches

2015–2016

Matt Rhule

Temple

2017

Geoff Collins

Temple

era →

2018

Ed Foley

Temple

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Matt Rhule, Geoff Collins, and Ed Foley. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 8th NFL season

#140Rd 5 · Pick 2

JacksonvilleEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015Temple10-4HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

2016Temple10-4HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

2017Temple7-6HC: Geoff Collins · Balanced

2018Temple8-5HC: Ed Foley · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (94th percentile). Strength: carries (91st percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#20 / 339 · 94th pct

Carries#32 / 339 · 91st pct

210

Rush yards#37 / 339 · 89th pct

1098

Fumbles lost#1 / 217 · 87th pct

Long run#39 / 339 · 87th pct

Yards / carry#145 / 339 · 56th pct

5.2

Receptions#185 / 326 · 40th pct

Rec yards#213 / 326 · 34th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	80.2	4.3	0.6
Road5g	139	7.0	2.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	104	5.1	1.0
Weeks 8+4g	118	6.5	1.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

K.C. Keeler

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Temple	210	1,098	5.2	13	--
2017	Temple	156	604	3.9	5	--
2016	Temple	156	919	5.9	14	--
2015	Temple	51	191	3.7	2	--
Career		573	2,812	4.9	34	--

Season	Team
2018	Temple	8	52	6.5	--
2017	Temple	14	75	5.4	--
2016	Temple	5	41	8.2	--
2015	Temple	2	7	3.5	--
Career		29	175	6.0	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-19vs Villanova	14	31	2.2	0	11
Wk 2	L 29-36vs Buffalo	14	107	7.6	0	50
Wk 3	W 35-14@ Maryland	26	118	4.5	0	25
Wk 4	W 31-17vs Tulsa	24	108	4.5	1	22
Wk 5	L 35-45@ Boston College	24	171	7.1	4	75	4 rushing TDs
Wk 6	W 49-6vs East Carolina	20	91	4.6	1	21
Wk 10	L 40-52@ UCF	27	142	5.3	0	33
Wk 11	W 59-49@ Houston	30	210	7.0	6	33	Season-high 210 yds
Wk 12	W 27-17vs South Florida	26	64	2.5	1	22
Wk 13	W 57-7@ UConn	5	56	11.2	0	31
Total		210	1098	5.7	13	75

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology