Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/25Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
Cameron Montgomery
Cameron Montgomery: RB · Rice · #1.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cameron Montgomery
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches at Rice: David Bailiff and Mike Bloomgren. A game that shows it: 99 rushing yards against USC — Week 1, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Rice in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-66@ No. 14 USC | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 0 | 55 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-10vs McNeese | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-21vs Louisiana | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Houston | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-24vs UAB | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-41@ Louisiana Tech | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-56vs Charlotte | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-30vs UTEP | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-45@ Western Kentucky | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-41vs UTSA | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-21@ North Texas | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Bowl | L 24-38vs Southern Miss | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 0 | 57 | |
| Total | 93 | 561 | 6.0 | 0 | 57 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2022
L 14-66
at USC
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.89Cameron Montgomery run for 57 yds to the SoMis 31 for a
- Week 11 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −3.71Cameron Montgomery run for 8 yds to the WKent 49 Cameron Montgomery fumbled, recovered by WKent Dareon Goodrum RICE Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (Jack Bradley) to the WKent 49
- Week 1 · USC · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.46Cameron Montgomery run for 55 yds to the USC 20 for a
- Week 8 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.28Cameron Montgomery run for 45 yds to the LaTch 25 for a
- Week 10 · UTEP · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.57TJ McMahon pass complete to Cameron Montgomery for 35 yds to the UTEP 17 for a
- Week 9 · Charlotte · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA −2.54Cameron Montgomery run for no gain to the Charl 32
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.50Shawqi Itraish pass complete to Cameron Montgomery for 16 yds to the WKent 46 for a
- Week 10 · UTEP · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.26Cameron Montgomery run for 34 yds to the UTEP 33 for a
- Week 7 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.52C.Montgomery rushed to FAU 41 for 19 yards. Tackled by T.Young at FAU 41.
- Week 3 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.37Cameron Montgomery run for 9 yds to the Rice 47
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
92 of 93 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
39%85 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 93 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds14%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds30%of carries
28 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds43%of carries
40 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
11 carries
6.0 yds/carry on 93 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2017Rice1-11HC: David Bailiff · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2019Rice3-9HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2021Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 26.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 56.8 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 39.1 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 47.8 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bloomgren
Pass share
46.7%
402 pass / 458 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
93 carries and 8 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
44 · #170 of 317 RBs · 2022
Two-star recruit. Now #170 at the position.
Six seasons at Rice
- 2022 Rice BloomgrenYear 6 · 13 games
- 2021 Rice BloomgrenYear 5 · 11 games
- 2020 Rice BloomgrenYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Rice BloomgrenYear 3 · 5 games
- 2018 Rice BloomgrenYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2017 Rice BailiffYear 1 · 8 games
- High school StaffordStafford, TX · Class of 2017Two-star, No. 2,862 in the 2017 class. Signed with Rice.
How it ended
Four seasons at Rice, 919 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
2017 8 games
- Signed with RiceTwo-star, out of Stafford
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coaches2017
Rice
Coaching transition mid-career: David Bailiff → Mike Bloomgren. Worth noting in scheme + development context.