Arik Armstead holds the DT · Starter spot in Jacksonville Jaguars’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Arik Armstead played 17 games in 2025 with a 60% snap share.

Arik Armstead is a 32-year-old defensive tackle standing 6'7" and weighing 292 pounds. The Oregon product was selected 17th overall by San Francisco in the 2015 draft and spent nine seasons with the 49ers before joining Jacksonville as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2024. In 2025, he appeared in 17 games with 11 starts, recording 28 tackles (13 solo), seven tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, eight quarterback hits and one forced fumble. He was named the NFL's 2024 Walter Payton Man of the Year.

Oregon2012 – 2014

49ers2015 – 2023

Jaguars2024 — present

CollegeOregonDraftRound 1 · No. 17 overall · 2015 · SFAcquiredAcquired from San Francisco 49ers · drafted thereHometownSacramento, CA