
Running back, Iowa State, 2016–18
David Montgomery
- Number
- No. 32
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
- Born
- Jun 7, 1997, in Cincinnati, Ohio
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David Montgomery played running back at Iowa State (2016–18). The Chicago Bears took Montgomery in round 3, No. 73 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
169rushing yards, career highat Kansas, 20163rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Kansas State, 20187catches, career highat Oklahoma, 201789receiving yards, career highat Oklahoma, 2017Honors
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa State | 109 | 563 | 5.2 | 2 | 51 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 258 | 1,146 | 4.4 | 11 | 58 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 255 | 1,185 | 4.6 | 13 | 39 |
| Career | 622 | 2,894 | 4.7 | 26 | 58 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa State | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 0 | 28 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 36 | 296 | 8.2 | 0 | 46 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 22 | 157 | 7.1 | 0 | 53 |
| Career | 71 | 582 | 8.2 | 0 | 53 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa State | 32 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Iowa State | 32 | RB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Iowa State | 32 | RB | Jr. | 5′11″ | 216 |
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. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa State | 123 | -0.02 | 11th (n=259) | 0.13 | -2.3 | 14% | 0.02 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 301 | 0.12 | 48th (n=287) | 0.12 | 34.6 | 33% | 0.11 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 262 | 0.11 | 40th (n=300) | 0.15 | 28.3 | 37% | 0.15 |
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
2018 Iowa State 12 games, 1,185 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at | L 3–13 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 27–37 | 21 | 82 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 26–13 | 23 | 107 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 14–17 | 21 | 101 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 30–14 | 27 | 158 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 40–31 | 33 | 125 | 2 | 25 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 27–3 | 14 | 64 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 28–14 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 25 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 10–24 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 42–38 | 19 | 149 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 20 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 27–24 | 33 | 145 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 6 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 26–28 | 26 | 124 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 55 |
2017 Iowa State 13 games, 1,146 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 42–24 | 14 | 82 | 2 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 41–44 | 20 | 112 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 53 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 41–14 | 22 | 127 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 46 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 7–17 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 38–31 | 17 | 55 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 89 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 45–0 | 21 | 68 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 31–13 | 28 | 164 | 0 | 58 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 14–7 | 25 | 74 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 16–20 | 26 | 115 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 42–49 | 21 | 105 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 44 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 23–13 | 27 | 144 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 19–20 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | at | W 21–20 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
2016 Iowa State 12 games, 563 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 20–25 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 3–42 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 20–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 44–10 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 42–45 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 31–38 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 6–27 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 9 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 26–31 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 24–34 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 31–24 | 24 | 169 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 66–10 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 19–49 | 21 | 141 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 45 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ | |
| Weight | 222 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 28½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.23 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 110 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 242 | 889 | 6 | 25 | 185 |
| 2020 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 247 | 1,070 | 8 | 54 | 438 |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 225 | 849 | 7 | 42 | 301 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 201 | 801 | 5 | 34 | 316 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 219 | 1,015 | 13 | 16 | 117 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 185 | 775 | 12 | 36 | 341 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 158 | 716 | 8 | 24 | 192 |
| 2026 (so far) | Houston Texans | 5 | 52 | 138 | 2 | 7 | 67 |
| NFL career | 110 | 1,529 | 6,253 | 61 | 238 | 1,957 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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