David Montgomery, 2018
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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

Best season
1,185
Rushing yards, 2018 (Iowa State, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 73
Round 3, 2019 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

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, 2017

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Iowa State1095635.2251
2017Iowa State2581,1464.41158
2018Iowa State2551,1854.61339
Career6222,8944.72658

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Iowa State131299.9028
2017Iowa State362968.2046
2018Iowa State221577.1053
Career715828.2053

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Iowa State32RBFr.
2017Iowa State32RBSo.
2018Iowa State32RBJr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Iowa State123-0.0211th (n=259)0.13-2.314%0.02
2017Iowa State3010.1248th (n=287)0.1234.633%0.11
2018Iowa State2620.1140th (n=300)0.1528.337%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8atIowaL 3–⁠131744011315
Sep 15vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠37218211617
Sep 22vs.AkronW 26–⁠132310712114
Sep 29atTCUL 14–⁠172110111513
Oct 13vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠142715813710
Oct 27vs.Texas TechW 40–⁠3133125225––
Nov 3atKansasW 27–⁠31464014––
Nov 10vs.BaylorW 28–⁠141153021325
Nov 17atTexasL 10–⁠24103318322
Nov 24vs.Kansas StateW 42–⁠3819149326320
Dec 1vs.DrakeW 27–⁠243314523926
Dec 28 ✦vs.Washington StateL 26–⁠2826124118455
2017 Iowa State 13 games, 1,146 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠241482217––
Sep 9vs.IowaL 41–⁠4420112136553
Sep 16atAkronW 41–⁠1422127132546
Sep 28vs.TexasL 7–⁠1793409315
Oct 7atOklahomaW 38–⁠311755111789
Oct 14vs.KansasW 45–⁠0216831811
Oct 21atTexas TechW 31–⁠1328164058––
Oct 28vs.TCUW 14–⁠7257401543
Nov 4atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠2026115019217
Nov 11vs.Oklahoma StateL 42–⁠4921105322644
Nov 18atBaylorW 23–⁠1327144026114
Nov 25atKansas StateL 19–⁠204140716
Dec 30 ✦atMemphisW 21–⁠20245201618
2016 Iowa State 12 games, 563 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Northern IowaL 20–⁠25211010220
Sep 10atIowaL 3–⁠423704––
Sep 17atTCUL 20–⁠412000––
Sep 24vs.San José StateW 44–⁠10729017––
Oct 1vs.BaylorL 42–⁠4573219––
Oct 8atOklahoma StateL 31–⁠387291918
Oct 15atTexasL 6–⁠2763101329
Oct 29vs.Kansas StateL 26–⁠31939013128
Nov 3vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠34104401410
Nov 12atKansasW 31–⁠242416904615
Nov 19vs.Texas TechW 66–⁠10113108114
Nov 26vs.West VirginiaL 19–⁠4921141051445

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height5′10⅛″
Weight222 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan77⅜″W
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.12 s
20-yard shuttle4.23 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Chicago Bears16242889625185
2020Chicago Bears152471,070854438
2021Chicago Bears13225849742301
2022Chicago Bears16201801534316
2023Detroit Lions142191,0151316117
2024Detroit Lions141857751236341
2025Detroit Lions17158716824192
2026 (so far)Houston Texans5521382767
NFL career1101,5296,253612381,957

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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