William & Mary Athletics

Jack Armstrong, a former team captain and wide receiver at William & Mary (2014-18), enters his sixth season as a full-time assistant and was promoted to offensive line coach and run game coordinator during the spring after coaching the tight ends during his first five years. He will also continue to serve as the recruiting director, which is a role he has held since 2022.
 
Under Armstrong’s leadership, the Tribe’s tight ends played a tremendous role in W&M’s success offensively, contributing as blockers in both the running and passing game and as receivers in the air attack.
 
Last season, Armstrong helped a pair of standouts earn all-conference honors, as Sean McElwain and Trey McDonald both garnered All-CAA distinction. The duo combined to total 30 receptions for 491 yards and five touchdowns through the air, while their blocking helped W&M rank fourth nationally in rushing (232.8).

Prior to earning all-league accolades, McElwain and McDonald emerged as two of the CAA’s top underclassmen at tight end in 2023 and ranked among the Tribe’s top five in both catches and receiving yards. Additionally, the unit’s blocking fueled W&M’s dominant rushing attack that ranked 13th nationally in yards per game (196.9).
 
In 2022, W&M ranked fourth nationally in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.77) and set school records for rushing yards (3,455), rushing yards per game (265.8) and yards per carry (5.9). Additionally, the Tribe piled up 35 rushing touchdowns – the third-most in school history – as well as 448.8 total yards per game and 33.5 points per game – averages that rank fourth and fifth, respectively, on the program’s all-time single-season list.
 
That success helped propel W&M to new heights as a program, as the Tribe equaled a school record with 11 victories, won a share of the CAA title and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
 
Armstrong also oversaw the development of one of the nation’s elite tight ends in Lachlan Pitts, who earned rookie minicamp invites with the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings following his impressive collegiate career. The All-CAA standout was selected as top tight in the state of Virginia in 2022 after ranking 14th nationally in yards per catch (19.39) and leading W&M in receiving yards (543), receiving yards per game (41.8) and touchdown catches (5).

Although the COVID-19 global pandemic limited the 2020 campaign to a three-game slate during the spring, Armstrong was instrumental in the growth and production of his position group. Anthony Mague was indicative of that success, as he posted a breakout season and emerged as the squad’s second-leading receiver.
 
Armstrong’s first season on the staff in 2019 as an offensive analyst was an incredibly productive year for the Tribe. While W&M relied heavily on a talented true freshman class that included its starting quarterback, its leading receiver and three of its top four rushers, the offense nearly doubled its scoring output from the prior season – improving from 13.6 points/game in 2018 to 25.2 points/game in 2019. Additionally, W&M’s total yardage per game catapulted by nearly 100 yards per contest.
 
Nowhere was the dramatic progress more evident than in W&M’s rushing attack where it increased its production on the ground by more than 130 yards per game and scored 21 more rushing touchdowns than the squad’s 2018 figures. Additionally, the Tribe’s 26 rushing touchdowns was just one shy of breaking into the program’s single-season top-10 list, while its 462 rushing yards in the win against Rhode Island set a single-game school record.

Armstrong earned his undergraduate degree from W&M in 2018.