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
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. Western Carolina, 2024150receiving yards, career highat Eastern Washington, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Northwestern State, 2022Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2023
Receiving
Returns
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Montana | 5 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Montana | 5 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Montana | 5 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Montana | 5 | WR | So. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Montana (FCS) | 31 | 0.33 | 10th (n=683) | 0.71 | 10.3 | 5% |
| 2023 | Montana (FCS) | 61 | 0.85 | 56th (n=681) | 0.80 | 51.9 | 8% |
| 2024 | Montana (FCS) | 64 | 0.58 | 12th (n=581) | 0.92 | 37.4 | 8% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 59–2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 46–35 | 8 | 99 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 52–49 | 7 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 48–55 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 147 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 31–20 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 66 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 24–0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 42–7 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 14–30 | 6 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 28–17 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 11–34 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 41–27 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 2 |
| Dec 7 | at | L 18–35 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 25 | – |
2023 Montana 13 games, 48 catches, 626 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 35–20 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 43–13 | 1 | 21 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 14–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 28–20 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 31–23 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 23–21 | 5 | 118 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 40–0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 34–7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 34–10 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 37–7 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| Dec 2 ✦ | vs. | W 49–19 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 73 | – |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | W 31–29 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. | L 3–23 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 1 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 47–0 | 2 | 61 | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 24–7 | 6 | 35 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 53–16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 23–30 | 2 | 54 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–31 | 3 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 21–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 57–0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 21–55 | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 34–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 3 | at | L 26–49 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 2 |
2021 Montana 1 game, 1 rushing yard
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | W 13–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 184 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 72¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 1 rep |
| 3-cone drill | 6.97 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 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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