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Height
5'11
Weight
220 lbs
Birth Date (Age)
1996-10-30 (27)
Born
Millville, NJ
School
Temple
Status
AMER
Rushes
160
Yards
862
Touchdowns
3
Average
5.39
ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in September 2024.
YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 1
YEARS IN CFL: 1
Name Pronunciation: RY-KWELL
2024: Armstead rushed for 623 yards (an average of 5.0 yards per carry) in 11 games with the Ottawa REDBLACKS before being released on Sept. 3. He also caught 35 passes for 284 yards … rushed for 207 yards in his first game with the Roughriders — a 37-29 victory in Calgary on Sept. 20.
PRO: Armstead was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. He played in 18 games for the Jaguars, contributing 348 total yards and two touchdowns. As a rookie in 2019, he rushed 35 times for 108 yards in 16 games. He added 14 catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Armstead subsequently spent time on the practice rosters of the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers.
COLLEGE: Armstead played four seasons (2015-18) at Temple University, where he recorded 3,025 total yards and 34 touchdowns over 47 games. He left Temple ranked third in program history for career rushing touchdowns (34) and fourth in career rushing yards (2,812). Armstead was twice named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List (2017, 2018) and made the Phil Steele ACC All-American Athletic Conference Third Team in 2016. As a senior in 2018, Armstead had a career-high game against the University of Houston, recording 210 yards and six touchdowns. Overall, he rushed for 1,098 yards and 13 TDs as a senior.
FAST FACT: In addition to playing football, Armstead was a hurdler on Temple University’s track team.
MEDIA
Seasons
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | CAR | YDS | TDS | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2024
|
OTT | 13 | 160 | 862 | 3 | 5.4 | 39 |
|
Total
|
13 | 160 | 862 | 3 | 5.4 | 39 |
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | TAR | REC | YDS | YAC | TD | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2024
|
OTT | 13 | 45 | 38 | 298 | 272 | 0 | 7.8 | 33 |
|
Total
|
13 | 45 | 38 | 298 | 272 | 0 | 7.8 | 33 |
Game Log
Rushing
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | CAR | YDS | TD | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
06-13
|
2 | WPG | 16 | 95 | 0 | 5.9 | 31 |
|
06-20
|
3 | MTL | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | 13 |
|
06-30
|
4 | HAM | 10 | 51 | 0 | 5.1 | 17 |
|
07-06
|
5 | WPG | 17 | 103 | 1 | 6.1 | 31 |
|
07-14
|
6 | EDM | 14 | 40 | 0 | 2.9 | 8 |
|
07-19
|
7 | EDM | 12 | 53 | 1 | 4.4 | 11 |
|
07-26
|
8 | CGY | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 19 |
|
08-08
|
10 | SSK | 13 | 37 | 0 | 2.8 | 7 |
|
08-16
|
11 | CGY | 11 | 120 | 1 | 10.9 | 25 |
|
08-24
|
12 | BC | 15 | 52 | 0 | 3.5 | 11 |
|
08-31
|
13 | BC | 7 | 24 | 0 | 3.4 | 12 |
|
09-21
|
16 | CGY | 25 | 207 | 0 | 8.3 | 39 |
|
09-28
|
17 | OTT | 10 | 32 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 |
|
Total
|
160 | 862 | 3 | 5.1 | 230 |
Receiving
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | REC | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
06-13
|
2 | WPG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 |
|
06-20
|
3 | MTL | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 4 |
|
06-30
|
4 | HAM | 6 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 8.8 | 25 |
|
07-06
|
5 | WPG | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33.0 | 33 |
|
07-14
|
6 | EDM | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 7.8 | 12 |
|
07-19
|
7 | EDM | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 |
|
07-26
|
8 | CGY | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 18 |
|
08-08
|
10 | SSK | 5 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 5.6 | 11 |
|
08-16
|
11 | CGY | 6 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 7.3 | 15 |
|
08-24
|
12 | BC | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 | 14 |
|
08-31
|
13 | BC | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 12 |
|
09-21
|
16 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
09-28
|
17 | OTT | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 8 |
|
Total
|
38 | 45 | 298 | 0 | 9.4 | 168 |
Player Transactions
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