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Kevin Armstrong
Jersey Number 88

Kevin Armstrong

  • Position:
    TE
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    250
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Baltimore, Md.
  • High School:
    Baltimore Polytechnic
Wears No. 88 after dressing in No. 18 in 2005 and 2006 ... moved from the defensive side of the ball to TE during his sophomore season.

Honors:
Named the team[apos]s most improved offensive player at the conclusion of spring drills 2007 ... member of the 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team.

2008:
Played in all 12 games with seven starts ... also participated on the punt and field goal units ... had three catches for 26 yards at Army ... in his first start of the season, had two catches for 16 yards against?UConn ... made a six-yard grab at No. 16/15 Penn State ... had a five-yard reception against Western Michigan ... had two receptions, including a 10-yarder, at Central Michigan ...lettered.

2007:
Played all 12 games with 10 starts at TE ... finished third in team receiving with 28 catches for 277 yards and a touchdown ... named the coaches[apos] special teams player of the game versus Navy ... had a team-best five receptions for 45 yards against the Midshipmen ... had a season-high five receptions for a season-high 79 yards at Army ... added two tackles on punt coverage against the Black Knights ... lettered.

2006:
Played in four games as a second-year sophomore ... competed versus Buffalo, Louisville, Clemson, and Northern Illinois ... began the season at OLB before being moved to TE ... made one solo tackle against UL ... had one catch for nine yards versus Clemson ... lettered.

2005:
Played in all 11 games as a true freshman, seeing extensive action on special teams ... made four tackles (one solo) at Wisconsin ... one of four true freshmen (Ben Hendy, Keith Holt, Richard Sheppard) to play in all 11 games.

High School:
A 2005 graduate of Baltimore (Md.) Polytechnic HS ... Small School Honorable Mention All-State and Baltimore Sun First Team All-City honoree in 2004 ... three-year varsity letterman, playing TE, WR and LB under head coach Anthony Knox ... made over 100 tackles and had two INTs, including one returned 95 yards for a TD as a senior ... Baltimore Touchdown Club Metro-City All-Star ... also a three-year varsity basketball letterwinner who averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds per game as a junior ... two-year varsity baseball letterman at catcher ... recipient of the Leon Day Foundation Scholarship for Athletic and Academic Accomplishment ... played AAU basketball for the Mt. Royal travel team ... member of the honor roll all four years.

Personal:
Born March 16, 1987... son of Jocelyn Armstrong ... sport and recreation management major.

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