Daniel Montiel

#80 · TE · Memphis6′3″ · Arlington, TX

Daniel Montiel: TE · Memphis · #80.

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Daniel Montiel

TE · Memphis · #80

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches at Memphis: Justin Fuente and Mike Norvell. One game to point at: 100 receiving yards and 10 receptions against South Florida — Week 11, 2016.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Memphis in the news

NCAA grants Popovic eligibility after six gamesAudacy Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Memphis	27	338	12.5	3	38
2015	Memphis	10	155	15.5	3	60
2014	Memphis	8	124	15.5	1	29
Career		45	617	13.7	7	60

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-17vs Southeast Missouri State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 3	W 43-7vs Kansas	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 4	W 77-3vs Bowling Green	3	34	11.3	1	19
Wk 5	L 28-48@ No. 16 Ole Miss	1	22	22.0	0	22
Wk 6	W 34-27vs Temple	2	29	14.5	0	17
Wk 7	W 24-14@ Tulane	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 9	L 30-59vs Tulsa	1	38	38.0	0	38
Wk 10	W 51-7@ SMU	4	45	11.3	1	20
Wk 11	L 42-49vs South Florida	10	100	10.0	1	21	Season-high 100 yds
Wk 12	W 34-7@ Cincinnati	1	15	15.0	0	15
Bowl	L 31-51vs Western Kentucky	2	34	17.0	0	24
Total		27	338	12.5	3	38

Signature game

Week 11 · 2016

L 42-49

vs South Florida

10 rec · 100 yds · 1 TD

With R. Ferguson — 331 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.8 · 41 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · T. Pollard — 2 rec · 20 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Tulsa · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.59Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 38 yds to the Tulsa 14 for a
Week 4 · Bowling Green · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +3.31Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 19 yds for a TD, (Jake Elliott KICK)
Week 10 · SMU · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 20 yds for a TD, (Jake Elliott KICK)
Week 11 · South Florida · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Elliott KICK)
Week 6 · Temple · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.34Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 17 yds to the Memph 43 for a
Week 11 · South Florida · 2nd and 21 · Q3 · EPA +1.89Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 17 yds to the SFla 49

4 more plays

Week 11 · South Florida · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +1.77Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 13 yds to the SFla 33
Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.62Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 24 yds to the WKent 34 for a
Week 12 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +1.53Jason Stewart pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 15 yds to the Memph 30 for a
Week 1 · Southeast Missouri State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.52Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 6 yds to the SEMo 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Memphis10-3HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2015Memphis9-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2016Memphis8-5HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2016 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (93rd percentile). Strength: catch rate (92nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#45 / 674 · 93rd pct

0.91

Catch rate#52 / 674 · 92nd pct

81.8%

TD rate#93 / 674 · 86th pct

9.1%

Explosive rate#184 / 674 · 72nd pct

15.2%

Yards / catch#324 / 674 · 52nd pct

12.5

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#35 / 96 · 64th pct

338

Receptions#37 / 96 · 61st pct

Yards / catch#39 / 96 · 59th pct

12.5

Rec TDs#35 / 96 · 56th pct

Long catch#44 / 96 · 55th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2016. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.0	35.5	14.3	0.3
Road4g	1.8	22.8	14.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.6	20.0	12.3	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	4.0	49.5	18.6	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Pass share

49.9%

477 pass / 478 run

Plays / game

73.5

13 games

Team sack rate

6.5%

525 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

27 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Daniel Montiel

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

27 catches in 11 games

Five seasons at Memphis

2012