Montana Warren
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Fourth year in the Arizona State secondary. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Kansas State — Week 8, 2026.
42 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Montana Warren at Kansas.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 42 | 26 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 40 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 8 | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 90 | 55 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 14 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-48@ No. 10 Texas A&M | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-17vs Kansas | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 19-55vs Baylor | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-12vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-53@ No. 10 Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-17vs Kansas State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-27@ No. 8 BYU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 26 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 |
Oct. 31 · L 20-27 at BYU, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended BYU’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
Intercepted. Second quarter, down 17-3. Ended BYU’s drive (int).
His game this year: coverage — 6 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Arizona State’s defense played that day
BYU’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 9. His interception came with Arizona State down 14.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for the most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 31-20.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL42 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Kenny Dillingham — 26-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
52.1%
285 pass / 262 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
322 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
42 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #34 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #24 of 42 Big 12 DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,039 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12 as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kenny Dillingham.
