Brennan Armstrong among 13 UVA VaSID All-State honorees

Posted on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, 3:44 pm

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Courtesy UVA Media Relations

UVA quarterback Brennan Armstrong celebrates one of his two rushing touchdowns in the win over Georgia Tech. (Photo: Matt Riley, UVA Athletics)

Quarterback Brennan Armstrong was named the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Offensive Player of the Year and was among 13 Cavaliers to earn All-State honors.

UVA led the state with nine first team selections.

Armstrong led the ACC and ranked fourth in the country with 4,449 passing yards in 2022. He was responsible for 427.3 yards of total offense per game and 22.5 points per game both the second most in the country. He went on to capture third team All-ACC honors and was an honorable mention on the Prof Football Focus and Phill Steele All-America Teams.

A Cavalier has garnered the organization’s offensive player of the year award in three of the last four seasons (Bryce Perkins – 2018 & 2019).

Armstrong was joined on the first team by wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks, tight end Jelani Woods, offensive lineman Chris Glaser, center Olu Oluwatimi, linebacker Nick Jackson, cornerback Anthony Johnson, safety Joey Blount and punter Jacob Finn.

Second team honorees included wide receivers Billy Kemp and Keytaon Thompson along with offensive lineman Bobby Haskins and cornerback Nick Grant.