KU football offers Bishop Miege wide receiver

By Matt Tait     May 4, 2016

Kansas University football recruiting

According to JayhawkSlant.com, the Kansas University football program officially has offered a scholarship to Bishop Miege standout Jafar Armstrong.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound wide receiver has long been considered one of the top Kansans in the 2017 recruiting class and, according to Miege head coach Jon Holmes, KU’s offer provides more proof that second-year head coach David Beaty’s staff is serious about its pursuit of the top talent in the state.

“It shows they want to do well with kids in Kansas,” Holmes told JayhawkSlant’s Jon Kirby. “I know the rankings just came out and he is in the top five. To me it shows they are sticking to their word and recruiting local players.”

In addition to Kansas, Armstrong now owns offers from Illinois, New Mexico, Northern Illinois and Wyoming and is receiving interest from Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina State and others.

KU currently has four commitments in the 2017 class, Texas offensive linemen Jared Hocker and Grant Polley, Dallas running back Dom Williams and Louisiana athlete Travis Jordan. Because past recruiting practices continue to limit KU’s number of available scholarships, the Jayhawks figure to be able to add around 15 more before next February.

Armstrong certainly appears to be one player who will give the Jayhawks a long look, not only because of the opportunity playing in the Big 12 presents but also because of KU’s recent connection to his school. Montell Cozart, Ryan Willis, Tre’ Parmalee, Justin McCay and even former offensive line coach Tim Grunhard all spent time at Miege before coming to Kansas.

“It’s exciting because they’re the hometown school,” Armstrong told Kirby of KU. “I’m ecstatic to get the offer.”

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.