Receiver, Montana, 2021–⁠24

Junior Bergen

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Billings, MT
Born
Oct 23, 2002

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Junior Bergen played receiver at Montana (2021–⁠24). The San Francisco 49ers took Bergen in round 7, No. 252 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
626
Receiving yards, 2023 (Montana, 13–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 252
Round 7, 2025 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Western Carolina, 2024150receiving yards, career highat Eastern Washington, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Northwestern State, 2022

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Montana1619212.0447
2023Montana4862613.0576
2024Montana4854211.3355
Career1121,36012.11276

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Montana4900213270
2023Montana143340202731
2024Montana194210102403
Career378450518404

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Montana210.508
2022Montana13483.7012
2023Montana6406.7021
2024Montana122.002
Career22914.1021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Montana5WRYr 1
2022Montana5WRYr 2
2023Montana5WRYr 3
2024Montana5WRSo. (Yr 4)5′11″175

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Montana (FCS)310.3310th (n=683)0.7110.35%
2023Montana (FCS)610.8556th (n=681)0.8051.98%
2024Montana (FCS)640.5812th (n=581)0.9237.48%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Montana 12 games, 48 catches, 542 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 14vs.Morehead StateW 59–⁠22180––2
Sep 21vs.Western CarolinaW 46–⁠3589902491
Sep 28atEastern WashingtonW 52–⁠4971501121–
Oct 5vs.Weber StateL 48–⁠55533051471
Oct 12vs.Northern ArizonaW 31–⁠204461366–
Oct 26atNorthern ColoradoW 24–⁠02220–––
Nov 2atCal PolyW 42–⁠73120102
Nov 9vs.UC DavisL 14–⁠306921162
Nov 16vs.Portland StateW 28–⁠172140–––
Nov 23atMontana StateL 11–⁠346270121–
Nov 30vs.Tennessee StateW 41–⁠2711204862
Dec 7atSouth Dakota StateL 18–⁠352170125–
2023 Montana 13 games, 48 catches, 626 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.ButlerW 35–⁠2047211301
Sep 9atUtah TechW 43–⁠131210––2
Sep 23atNorthern ArizonaL 14–⁠28310–––
Sep 30vs.Idaho StateW 28–⁠2071000117–
Oct 7atUC DavisW 31–⁠2331701344
Oct 14atIdahoW 23–⁠2151181–––
Oct 28vs.Northern ColoradoW 40–⁠01211––3
Nov 4vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠72701143
Nov 11atPortland StateW 34–⁠1046902312
Nov 18vs.Montana StateW 37–⁠769111491
Dec 2 ✦vs.DelawareW 49–⁠192290473–
Dec 16 ✦vs.North Dakota StateW 31–⁠2965911283
Jan 7 ✦vs.South Dakota StateL 3–⁠2342102581

No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Ferris State; Dec 9 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.

2022 Montana 10 games, 16 catches, 192 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Northwestern StateW 47–⁠02612––4
Sep 10vs.South DakotaW 24–⁠76351––3
Sep 24vs.Portland StateW 53–⁠161301163
Oct 15vs.IdahoL 23–⁠302541––2
Oct 22atSacramento StateL 24–⁠313220––1
Oct 29atWeber StateL 21–⁠24–––––2
Nov 5vs.Cal PolyW 57–⁠01130––2
Nov 19atMontana StateL 21–⁠55–––119–
Nov 26vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 34–⁠24–––––2
Dec 3atNorth Dakota StateL 26–⁠491402552
2021 Montana 1 game, 1 rushing yard
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4atWashingtonW 13–⁠7––––––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day
Height5′11″
Weight184 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9″
Wingspan72¼″W
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press1 rep
3-cone drill6.97 s
20-yard shuttle4.22 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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