Rutgers · W 28-21
No catches.
Virginia Tech · L 14-21
No catches.
Duke · L 2-47
1 catch, 6 yards
The other 5 games average 43 yards. This one was 37 below.
Montague has catches in 6 of Boston College’s 8 games: none against Rutgers and Virginia Tech.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Johnathan Montague Jr.
Three seasons in the Boston College receiving corps to date. On tape: 72 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Maine, Week 3, 2026.
219 receiving yards · 13 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Duke on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 6 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 13 catches for 219 yards. Boston College has thrown to him 18 times in 157 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | 13 | 219 | 16.8 | 2 | 32 |
| 2025 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 18 | 245 | 13.6 | 2 | 32 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 3 | 32 | 98 |
| Career | 3 | 32 | 98 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 15-34@ Cincinnati | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 3 | W 22-16vs Maine | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 16-25@ No. 21 SMU | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-21vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-27@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 2-47@ Duke | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 13 | 219 | 16.8 | 2 | 32 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 22-16
vs Maine
5 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 6 at home.
With M. McKenzie — 173 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 11.2 · 53 rush yds (15 car) · E. Dickens — 102 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
397th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -1 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
199% of team targetsCatch rate
68%13 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
68% catch rate on 19 targets · 9% of the team's targets · 67% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
3 seasons under Bill O'Brien — 13-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 63.0 | 16.2 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 23.2 | 16.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 51.0 | 20.7 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
42.3%
212 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #336 at the position.
The No. 1,362 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bill O'Brien.
