Da'Veawn Armstead
Da'Veawn Armstead
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 6 tackles against UAB — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Seth Littrell → Eric Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 43 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 30 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | TCU | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 60 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 13 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 49–47
at San Diego State
3 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out San Diego State on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · North Texas
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #96 · 2026 recruiting class #135
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ar'mani Johnson’s 2020 season.
Matches Ar'mani on
Differs from Ar'mani on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Key Lawrence's senior season at Oklahoma (2023).
Matches Key on