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, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021New Mexico103330.3391.202
2022New Mexico275152.91743.401
2023Fordham24137564.32,9978.0261
2024Fordham295453.72955.510
2025Kent State101952.61407.411
Career31753259.63,6456.9285

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021New Mexico25−10−0.4016
2022New Mexico22−2−0.1110
2023Fordham1001601.6317
2024Fordham34−48−1.4112
2025Kent State810.107
Career1891010.5517

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021New Mexico7QBYr 1
2022New Mexico7QBYr 2
2023Fordham7QBYr 3
2024Fordham7QBYr 4
2025Kent State7QBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2021New Mexico55-0.30––-16.531%–
2022New Mexico71-0.04––-2.829%0.06
2023Fordham (FCS)4280.4477th (n=255)0.32189.755%–
2024Fordham (FCS)61-0.04––-2.451%–
2025Kent State27-0.13––-3.524%–

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.MerrimackW 21–⁠176991101
Sep 6atTexas TechL 14–⁠6241049010
2024 Fordham 3 games, 295 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29atBowling GreenL 17–⁠4113211591030
Sep 7atCentral ConnecticutL 3–⁠33122410300−68
Sep 14vs.Stony BrookL 21–⁠27493300−10
2023 Fordham 11 games, 2,997 passing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 26atUAlbanyL 13–⁠34183119810−44
Sep 2vs.WagnerW 46–⁠1624313195058
Sep 9atBuffaloW 40–⁠3723363095040
Sep 23vs.StonehillW 44–⁠0142122020−11
Sep 30atGeorgetownL 24–⁠2816341863019
Oct 7vs.LehighW 38–⁠3534483821023
Oct 14atStony BrookW 26–⁠7203317100−9
Oct 28vs.Holy CrossL 47–⁠49293641041−7
Nov 4vs.BucknellW 27–⁠2118333283031
Nov 11atLafayetteL 16–⁠2423342531046
Nov 18atColgateL 14–⁠2122382211014
2022 New Mexico 4 games, 174 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.MaineW 41–⁠0–––––21
Sep 30atUNLVL 20–⁠31010005
Nov 18vs.San Diego StateL 10–⁠3415231120116
Nov 25atColorado StateL 0–⁠1712276200−44
2021 New Mexico 3 games, −10 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 9atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠3101000−1
Oct 16vs.Colorado StateL 7–⁠363191102−37
Nov 6vs.UNLVL 17–⁠31713280028

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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