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Notre Dame Football Sleepers to Watch in 2018: Jafar Armstrong

Last year at this time, Jafar Armstrong was a recent signee of the Notre Dame Football Program. After a successful career as a receiver at Bishop Miege High School near Kansas City, Missouri. Armstrong agreed to take his talents to South Bend. After not seeing any game action in 2017, Armstrong may just find a niche in the Irish offense in 2018.

In high school, Jafar made his mark as a receiver. For his career, he caught 172 passes for 3,744 yards and a state-record 45 receiving touchdowns. He accounted for 50 overall touchdowns in his career. At the time of his signing, Armstrong made it clear how excited he was to be part of the Irish:

This year, Armstrong will be cross-training between receiver and running back.