Quarterback, Kent State (from New Mexico, Fordham), 2021–25
C.J. Montes
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pasadena, CA
C.J. Montes played quarterback at New Mexico (2021–22), Fordham (2023–24) and Kent State (2025).
Career highs
410passing yards, career highvs. Holy Cross, 20235touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Buffalo, 2023Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico | 10 | 33 | 30.3 | 39 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 27 | 51 | 52.9 | 174 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Fordham | 241 | 375 | 64.3 | 2,997 | 8.0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2024 | Fordham | 29 | 54 | 53.7 | 295 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 140 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 317 | 532 | 59.6 | 3,645 | 6.9 | 28 | 5 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico | 25 | −10 | −0.4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 22 | −2 | −0.1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | Fordham | 100 | 160 | 1.6 | 3 | 17 |
| 2024 | Fordham | 34 | −48 | −1.4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 189 | 101 | 0.5 | 5 | 17 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico | 7 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | New Mexico | 7 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Fordham | 7 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Fordham | 7 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Kent State | 7 | QB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico | 55 | -0.30 | – | – | -16.5 | 31% | – |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 71 | -0.04 | – | – | -2.8 | 29% | 0.06 |
| 2023 | Fordham (FCS) | 428 | 0.44 | 77th (n=255) | 0.32 | 189.7 | 55% | – |
| 2024 | Fordham (FCS) | 61 | -0.04 | – | – | -2.4 | 51% | – |
| 2025 | Kent State | 27 | -0.13 | – | – | -3.5 | 24% | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Kent State 2 games, 140 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 21–17 | 6 | 9 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 14–62 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 Fordham 3 games, 295 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 17–41 | 13 | 21 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 3–33 | 12 | 24 | 103 | 0 | 0 | −68 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 21–27 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
2023 Fordham 11 games, 2,997 passing yards, 26 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | at | L 13–34 | 18 | 31 | 198 | 1 | 0 | −44 |
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 46–16 | 24 | 31 | 319 | 5 | 0 | 58 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 40–37 | 23 | 36 | 309 | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 44–0 | 14 | 21 | 220 | 2 | 0 | −11 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 24–28 | 16 | 34 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 38–35 | 34 | 48 | 382 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 26–7 | 20 | 33 | 171 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 47–49 | 29 | 36 | 410 | 4 | 1 | −7 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 27–21 | 18 | 33 | 328 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 16–24 | 23 | 34 | 253 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 14–21 | 22 | 38 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
2022 New Mexico 4 games, 174 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 41–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 20–31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 10–34 | 15 | 23 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 0–17 | 12 | 27 | 62 | 0 | 0 | −44 |
2021 New Mexico 3 games, −10 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | at | L 7–31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 7–36 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | −37 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 17–31 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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