Arik Armstead

KEY TRANSACTIONS

• Originally drafted by San Francisco in the first round (17th overall) in the 2015 draft
• Signed by Jacksonville as an unrestricted free agent on 3/15/24

KEY TRANSACTIONS

• Originally drafted by San Francisco in the first round (17th overall) in the 2015 draft
• Signed by Jacksonville as an unrestricted free agent on 3/15/24

PRO

Career Highlights

• Named the NFL's 2024 Walter Payton Man of the Year

2025 (Jaguars)

• Saw action in 17 games and started in 11... Registered 28 tackles (13 solo), including seven for loss, 5.5 sacks, eight quarterback hits and one forced fumble... In the postseason, totaled four tackles (two solo)
• 11/16 vs. LAC: Started at defensive tackle... Registered a seven-yard sack of QB Justin Herbert and added three tackles (two solo), including two for loss
• 11/9 at HOU: Started at defensive tackle... Recorded a nine-yard sack of QB Davis Mills and made two tackles (one solo), including one for loss
• 10/12 vs. SEA: Started at defensive tackle and recorded a nine-yard sack of QB Sam Darnold... Added four tackles (one solo), including one for loss
• 9/28 at S.F.: Started at defensive tackle... Registered a strip-sack with 2:51 remaining in the game... Notched his third consecutive game with at least 0.5 sack (Weeks 2-4), tied for the second-longest such streak of his career... Added two tackles, including one for loss

2024 (Jaguars)

• Saw action in 17 games and started one game... Posted 29 tackles (21 solo), seven quarterback hits, three tackles for loss, three passes defensed and 2.0 sacks
• 12/22 at L.V.: Recorded three tackles (two solo), one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and 1.0 sack
• 9/8 at MIA: Recorded one tackle, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and 1.0 sack for a five-yard loss

2023 (49ers)

• San Francisco 49ers 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award nominee
• Started in all 12 regular season games he appeared in and recorded 27 tackles (15 solo), 13 quarterback hits, 5.0 sacks, and four tackles for loss
• Started in all three postseason games including Super Bowl LVIII... Recorded 11 tackles (four solo), two quarterback hits, 1.0 sack and one tackle for loss
• In Week 5, he was nominated as the NFLPA Community MVP

2022 (49ers)

• Started in all nine regular season games he appeared in and recorded 11 tackles (eight solo), four quarterback hits, and two tackles for loss
• Started in all three postseason games and recorded 10 tackles (two assists), 2.0 sacks, and two quarterback hits and one tackle for loss
• Named the 49ers representative for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

2021 (49ers)

• Started 17 regular season games and recorded 63 tackles (29 solo), 11 quarterback hits, seven tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks
• Started in all three postseason matchups and recorded 9 tackles (four solo), five quarterback hits, 3.0 sacks and three tackles for loss
• Named the 49ers representative for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
• 1/9 at LAR: Recorded seven tackles (four solo) and 2.5 sacks... This marks a career-high for most sacks in a single-game

2020 (49ers)

• Started 16 regular season games and recorded 49 tackles (29 solo), 13 quarterback hits, six tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and three passes defensed
• Named the 49ers representative for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

2019 (49ers)

• Started 16 regular season games and recorded 54 tackles (32 solo), 18 quarterback hits, 11 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two passes defensed and one fumble recovered
• Started in all three postseason matchups, including Super Bowl LIV LVIII... Recorded 15 tackles (eight solo), four quarterback hits, 2.0 sacks, one tackle for loss, and one forced fumble
• 10/27 vs. CAR: Recorded three tackles and 2.0 sacks... This marks the first game in his career with multiple sacks

2018 (49ers)

• Started 16 regular season games and recorded 48 tackles (33 solo), 12 quarterback hits, six tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks

2017 (49ers)

• Started in all six regular season games he appeared in and recorded 16 tackles (eight solo), three quarterback hits, two tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one pass defensed
• Placed on the Injured Reserve List on Oct. 17

2016 (49ers)

• Appeared in eight games with four starts and recorded 15 tackles (nine solo), three quarterback hits, 2.5 sacks, two tackles for loss and one forced fumble
• Placed on the Injured Reserve List on Nov. 8

2015 (49ers)

• Appeared in 16 games with one start during his rookie season... Recorded 19 tackles (13 solo) and 2.0 sacks
• Placed on the Injured Reserve List on Nov. 8
• 9/27 at ARI: Recorded three tackles (two solo), 1.0 sack, and one tackle for loss... This marks the first sack of his career

COLLEGE

• Played collegiately at Oregon from 2012-2014
• Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, finishing the 2012 season with 26 tackles and 0.5 sacks
• Recorded 87 total tackles (41 solo), 10 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries, two passes defensed and one forced fumble across 39 games
• Posted a career-high nine tackles and one fumble recovery in the College Football Playoff National Championship against Ohio State in the 2014 season

PERSONAL

• He and his wife, Melinda, have two daughters and a son
• Son of Guss and Christa Armstead with one brother and one sister
• His brother, Armond Armstead, played college football at USC
• In 2019, he and Melinda founded the Armstead Academic Project, supporting students from low-income families in Sacramento, the California Bay Area and Jacksonville, Fla.
• Majored in general social science at Oregon
• Attended Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove, California