BIOGRAPHY
Dorance Armstrong attended North Shore Senior High School in Cloverleaf, Texas. He is a defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.
He played as a defensive end and received second-team All-District honors as a junior and senior. He also played basketball.
Dorance accepted a football scholarship from to the University of Kansas. As a freshman, he appeared in all 12 games and started the last 5 contests at defensive end. He registered 23 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks (second on the team), and 4 passes defensed (second on the team).
As a sophomore, he had a breakout season, leading the team in sacks and finishing second in the conference, with ten.
Dorance posted 56 tackles (fifth on the team), 20 tackles for loss (fifth in school history), 5 quarterback hurries, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 fumbles recoveries. Against the University of Texas, he had a career-high 11 tackles (3 for loss), 2 sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
As a junior, his role in the defense changed and his production regressed. He made 63 total tackles (third on the team), 9 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 7 quarterback hurries, 4 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. On January 3, 2018, he announced that he would forgo his senior year to enter the 2018 NFL Draft. He finished his career with 142 tackles and 15.5 sacks.
In the 2020 season, he appeared in 16 games with 2 starts. He registered 33 tackles, one for loss.
On March 17, 2022, Armstrong signed a two-year contract extension with the Cowboys.
Armstrong sign a 3-year deal with the Commanders starting in 2024.
