Andrew Armstrong NFL Draft 2025: Scouting Report for Arkansas WR

HEIGHT: 6'4"

WEIGHT: 202

HAND: 9⅝"

ARM: 32⅛"

WINGSPAN: 79½"

40-YARD DASH: 4.51

3-CONE: 6.97

SHUTTLE: 4.18

VERTICAL: 37.5"

BROAD: 10'4"

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POSITIVES

— Tall and linear athlete with strong leaping ability and catch radius.

— Good body control on the boundary as a contested-catch ball-winner.

— Wins regularly against off-man and zone coverages.

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NEGATIVES

— Is not an explosive or dynamic starter off the ball.

— Buildup speed creates difficulty in winning vertically against press-man.

— Tight-hipped route-runner who does not generate enough space out of his route breaks.

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NOTES

— Born Oct. 31, 2000

— 0-Star recruit in 2019 class, per 247Sports

— 2024 Second-Team All-SEC

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OVERALL

Andrew Armstrong is a tall, long-limbed receiver who's capable of aligning in multiple positions in the formation. 

Armstrong’s build is suited for the traditional X/boundary receiver position. He uses his frame well to win the inside track. Armstrong excels as a horizontal route-runner—slants, shallow crossers, digs and over routes. On those routes across the field, Andrews does a good job putting defenders in trail/chase mode. He reads coverages well to identify if it’s man or zone post-snap and will decelerate into the void between the hashes. His hand usage is good to fend off handsy/grabby defenders mid-stem. 

Armstrong’s biggest attribute is his ball skills. He attacks the ball at its highest point with a strong leaping ability. He fully extends with his entire frame to pluck the ball away from his body. He doesn’t require pinpoint-accurate passes to make a play. He plays all three wide receiver positions, and that alignment versatility helps create favorable matchups and targets. 

Unfortunately, Armstrong is not a fluid route-runner or mover. He is best suited for one-directional routes instead of multiple cuts due to his hip stiffness. Armstrong struggles to generate separation consistently against tight man coverage. His breaks lack sharpness and crispness.

Armstrong isn’t a dynamic starter to blow by defenders at the snap and stack them vertically. His speed should be categorized as "buildup." As a result, Armstrong will be more of a short-to-intermediate threat. His vertical wins will come off contested catches more times than not. That lack of twitch and agility limits his ceiling as a run-after-the-catch threat. 

Overall, Armstrong is a tall and long receiver who is a ball-winner on contested catches. He projects as a WR4/5 with the chance to move up the pecking order if he can prove to be an adequate route-runner/separator against NFL cornerbacks. 

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GRADE: 6.0 (Developmental Prospect — 5th Round) 

OVERALL RANK: 219

POSITION RANK: WR29

PRO COMPARISON: DeMarcus Robinson

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Written by B/R NFL Scout Dame Parson