#80

Daniel Montiel

Tight end for Memphis. 2016: 27 catches, 338 receiving yards, 3 TD.

TE · Memphis · #80

6′3″ · Arlington, TX

Memphis 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 tight end for Memphis. 2016: 27 catches, 338 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Memphis in 2012.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

TE recruit

No. 2518 nationally · Signed with Memphis

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Memphis, 617 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2012

Signed with Memphis2-star out of Arlington

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2518 national

CFB

College

Memphis

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

Justin Fuente

Memphis

2016

Mike Norvell

Memphis

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

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

2016Memphis8-5HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

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

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

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
Road5g	1.8	25.0	14.9	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2016

W 34–27

vs Temple

2 rec · 29 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With T. Pollard — 1 rec · 8 yds · S. Smith — 53 AVG · 58 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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 31-51@ Western Kentucky	2	34	17.0	0	24
Total		27	338	14.6	3	38

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology