CFB Zeitgeist Score
64
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 77th percentile.
London Montgomery
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
742 RUSH YDS · 7 RUSH TD · 156 CARRIES
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida
2025East Carolina
2026Florida
RB · EAST CAROLINA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
London Montgomery
- 2
- #7
- 5-11 | 197 lb
- Scranton, PA
Heisman Heat
#3422
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
East Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4-star | 0.8925 | No. 416 recruit | HighSchool | Penn State |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina -> Florida | 3-star | 0.8900 | Immediate |
| 2024 | Penn State -> East Carolina | 3-star | 0.8700 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in rushing yards (742).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Penn State
Composite
0.8925
#416 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on London Montgomery
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about London Montgomery
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the rushing totals stand
Through 12g
742Rush yards
156Carries
7Rush TDs
Per game
61.8Rush yards
13Carries
1Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
803.8Rush yards
169Carries
8Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 742): needs 8/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 742): needs 258/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 742): needs 758/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 7): needs 3/game over remaining 1.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 7): needs 8/game over remaining 1.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 7): needs 13/game over remaining 1.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
London Montgomery's story is about how role and output meet each other. For East Carolina, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
RB season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Workhorse | Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
156 92nd
YDS
742 89th
YPC
4.8 56th
TD
7 92nd
Receiving
REC
15 75th
YDS
76 61st
YPR
5.1 27th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24@ NC State | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-3vs Campbell | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0@ Coastal Carolina | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-34vs BYU | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-6vs Army | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-26@ Tulane | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-27vs Tulsa | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 1 | 51 | Season-high 125 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14@ Temple | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-22vs Charlotte | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-27vs Memphis | 27 | 103 | 3.8 | 2 | 23 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-58@ UTSA | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3@ Florida Atlantic | 17 | 53 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 156 | 742 | 4.8 | 7 | 51 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 156 | 742 | 4.8 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 156 | 742 | 4.8 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 742 | #81/735 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 7 | #62/739 | 92nd pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.8 | #326/735 | 56th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 15 | #140/552 | 75th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 76 | #214/548 | 61st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.16 | #111/362 | 70th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 148 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 18.0% | #114/738 | 85th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 156 | #62/739 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 51 | #155/733 | 79th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 21 | #218/540 | 60th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 5.1 | #403/548 | 27th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 114 | #55/200 | 73rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 22.8 | #44/199 | 78th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 5 | #59/206 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 30.3% | #119/738 | 84th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 20.1% | #123/738 | 83rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 18.8% | #114/738 | 85th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 18.4% | #166/738 | 78th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 16.9% | #48/738 | 94th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 12.0% | #132/738 | 82nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 3.9% | #237/738 | 68th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 71.8 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 51.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins8g | 73.0 | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| Losses4g | 39.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 40.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 83.7 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
64Solid starter
Elite: carries (81st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_rushing0.16Mid (p50–p75) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
London MontgomeryEast CarolinaSire GainesBoise State· 92% simTJ HardenSMU· 92% simTae MeadowsTroy· 91% sim
Carries
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Long run
Receptions
Yards / carry
Rec yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sheldon Evans’s 2020 season.
Sheldon Evans
72%match
#2
Rodrigues Clark
70%
#3
Daijun Edwards
68%
#4
TJ Green
68%
#5
TJ McDaniel
64%
Matches Sheldon on
Height
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Differs from Sheldon on
Receiving share (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Davion Ervin-Poindexter’s path through Western Kentucky.
Davion Ervin-Poindexter
90%match
#2
Kyle Porter
88%
#3
Kenan Christon II
88%
#4
Justin Johnson
88%
#5
Marcus Williams Jr.
86%
Matches Davion on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Johnson's sophomore season at West Virginia (2022).
Justin Johnson
76%match
#2
Anthony Carrie
71%
#3
Jordan Gant
All-MAC
70%
#4
C.J. Hester
71%
#5
Titus Swen
70%
Matches Justin on
Yards / carry
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Justin on
Class year (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
44.5%
440 pass / 548 run
Plays / game
76.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.7%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Blake Harrell
East Carolina
Played his entire career under Blake Harrell.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownScranton, PA
Height5'11"
Weight197 lb
Class2
PositionRB
Jersey7
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamEast Carolina
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | RB2 | #3422 | #3396 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | Penn State | RB2 | #1791 | #1304 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | American Athletic | RB | 2 | No. 7 | 5-11 | 197 lb | Scranton, PA |
| 2024 | East Carolina | American Athletic | RB | 2 | No. 7 | 5-11 | 197 lb | Scranton, PA |
| 2023 | Penn State | Big Ten | RB | 2 | No. 7 | 5-11 | 197 lb | Scranton, PA |