David Montgomery (American football)

David Montgomery
Iowa State Cyclones – No. 32
Position Running back
Class Junior
Major Business
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Mount Healthy
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-06) July 6, 1997
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 219 lb (99 kg)
Career highlights and awards

David Montgomery (born June 7, 1997)[1] is a college American football running back for the Iowa State Cyclones. He was not a highly touted recruit coming out of high school but has been a standout player in college. Montgomery was a consensus First-team All-Big 12 player in 2017[2][3]

High school career

Growing up in the Cincinnati Ohio area was an Eagle Scout[4] in addition to being a standout prep dual threat quarterback. Over his four-year career he rushed for 6,666 yards and 91 touchdowns.[5] In 2015 he was named the Division III Ohio Player of the Year[6] as well as the Southwest District Offensive Player of the Year.[7] His senior season rushing total of 2,707 was good enough for the 21st best single season performance in Ohio high school history.[8] He posted seven 200-yard games and three 300-yard games, including one 373 yard performance.[9]

Recruiting

Despite a record breaking high school career, Montgomery was only lightly recruiting to continue his football career in college. He was only recruited by Miami (OH), Ball State, Buffalo, and Iowa State, he eventually committed to the Cyclones.[10]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Montgomery
RB		 Cincinnati, Ohio Mount Healthy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Feb 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 1,203, 55 (OH), 74 (RB)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Iowa State Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  • "2016 Iowa State Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

    College career

    2016 season

    As a true freshman in 2016, Montgomery played in all 12 games as well as starting the final four contests. He led the team in rushing with 563 yards, averaging 5.2 yards per carry.[11] This was good enough to be the second-best freshman performance in school history. In his second career start he rushed 169 yards on 24 carries to defeat Kansas,[12] he was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for that performance.[13] He finished the season with 141 yards rushing and 45 yards receiving against West Virginia.[14]

    At the conclusion of the season Montgomery was named to the honorable mention Freshman All-America team by Campus Insiders.[15]

    2017 season

    Montgomery's break out season was in 2017. He led the Cyclones in rushing yards and yards from scrimmage with 1,095 and 1,383 respectively.[1] He finished second in the Big 12 in rushing yards and touchdowns behind only Justice Hill.[16] Montgomery led the nation in forced missed tackles with 104, breaking the previous record of 89 set by Dalvin Cook.[17] Against Iowa he ran for 113 yards, rushed for a touchdown, and had 53 yards on receptions.[18] In an upset win at #3 Oklahoma, Montgomery ran for 55 yards and a touchdown and caught 7 passes for 89 yards.[19] He had a career day against Texas Tech rushing for 164 yards on 28 attempts, averaging 5.9 yards per play.[20] Montgomery had a three straight 100 yard performances against West Virginia,[21] Oklahoma State,[22] and Baylor[23] with 115, 105, and 144 yards respectively including three touchdowns against the Cowboys.

    Montgomery received multiple accolades at the end of the regular season. He was named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Focus[24] as well as consensus first-team All-Big 12.[25]

    College statistics

    RushingReceiving
    YearTeamGPGSAttYardsAvgTDsRecYardsAvgTDs
    2016Iowa State1241095635.22131299.90
    2017Iowa State13132581,1474.411362968.20
    College Totals25173671,7104.713494258.70
    Reference:[26]

    References

    1. 1 2 "Iowa State Athletics". www.cyclones.com.
    2. ↑ http://www.big12sports.com/pdf9/5463097.pdf
    3. ↑ "Playoff QB Mayfield top Big 12 offensive player for 2nd time".
    4. ↑ "Peterson: Iowa State's David Montgomery is the key to an offense with a key to a city".
    5. ↑ "David Montgomery's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com.
    6. ↑ "Mount Healthy's David Montgomery named Division III state offensive player of the year".
    7. ↑ "Montgomery honored as Division III OPOY". 2 December 2015.
    8. ↑ Dyer, Mike (7 December 2017). "Former Mount Healthy High School football standout David Montgomery named an All-American".
    9. ↑ "Southwest Ohio Conference". swocsports.com.
    10. ↑ "David Montgomery, Iowa State Cyclones, Running Back". 247Sports.
    11. ↑ "2016 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
    12. ↑ "Iowa State vs. Kansas - Game Summary - November 12, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
    13. ↑ "Iowa State's Montgomery named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week".
    14. ↑ "West Virginia vs. Iowa State - Game Summary - November 26, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
    15. ↑ "2016 Freshman All-American Team". watchstadium.com.
    16. ↑ "2017 Big 12 Conference Leaders - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
    17. ↑ "Iowa State running back David Montgomery breaks PFF College's single-season forced missed tackles record".
    18. ↑ "Iowa vs. Iowa State - Game Summary - September 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
    19. ↑ "Iowa State stuns Oklahoma on late Allen Lazard TD".
    20. ↑ "Kempt throws 3 TDs, Iowa State dumps Texas Tech 31-13".
    21. ↑ "Iowa State vs. West Virginia - Game Summary - November 4, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
    22. ↑ "Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State - Game Summary - November 11, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
    23. ↑ "Iowa State vs. Baylor - Game Summary - November 18, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
    24. ↑ "Iowa State's Montgomery named All-American by Pro Football Focus".
    25. ↑ @BrianMozey, Brian Mozey, brian.mozey@iowastatedaily.com,. "NOTEBOOK: Matt Campbell and players on Big 12 honors, David Montgomery, Bryce Meeker".
    26. ↑ "David Montgomery College Stats - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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