Dorance Armstrong


Dorance Armstrong Jr. is an American football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Kansas.

Early years

Armstrong attended North Shore Senior High School in Cloverleaf, Texas. He played as a defensive end. He received second-team All-District honors as a junior. He received first-team All-district honors as a senior. He also played basketball.

College career

He accepted a football scholarship from to the University of Kansas. As a freshman, he appeared in all 12 games and started the last 5 contests at defensive end. He registered 23 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 4 passes defensed.
As a sophomore, he had a breakout season. He led the team and was second in the conference with 10 sacks, the most by a school player since 2008. He posted 56 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 5 quarterback hurries, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 fumbles recoveries. Against the University of Texas, he had a career-high 11 tackles, 2 sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
As a junior, his role in the defense changed and his production regressed. He made 63 total tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 7 quarterback hurries, 4 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. On January 3, 2018, he announced that he would forgo his senior year to enter the 2018 NFL Draft. He finished his career with 142 tackles and 15.5 sacks.

College statistics

Professional career

Armstrong was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Armstrong made his first career start on October 14, 2018 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He recorded his first career sack on November 5, in a game against the Tennessee Titans, a sack he split with Caraun Reid. He finished his rookie season with 13 total tackles, 8 solo, and a half of a sack and played in fifteen of the Cowboys sixteen games including one start.