Montez Sweat

Former defensive end at Mississippi State. 2018: 8.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 50 tackles.

DE · Mississippi State · Sr. · #9

6′6″ · 245 lb · Stone Mountain, GA

Washington — drafted 2019, Rd 1, Pick 26, #26 overall

The story

Former defensive end at Mississippi State. 2018: 8.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 50 tackles.

Drafted round 1 by the Washington in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Mississippi State, 19 sacks — drafted at #26 overall by Washington.

His career

2019

Drafted by Washingtonround 1, pick 26

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Mississippi State

2017–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #26

Washington · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2017–2018

2 coaches

2017

Dan Mullen

Mississippi State

2018

Joe Moorhead

Mississippi State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dan Mullen → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

WashingtonEntering 8th NFL season

#26Rd 1 · Pick 26

WashingtonEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2018Mississippi State8-5HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (95th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#25 / 2662 · 99th pct

8.5

Tackles for loss#112 / 2662 · 95th pct

11.0

QB hurries#103 / 2662 · 95th pct

Tackles#624 / 2662 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#884 / 2662 · 66th pct

Passes defended#1661 / 2662 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.5	0.8	0.5	0.0
Road6g	4.8	1.1	0.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	1.2	0.8	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.5	0.6	0.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Lebby

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Mississippi State	50	24	11.0	8.5	--	--	--
2017	Mississippi State	48	21	15.5	10.5	--	--	--
Career		98	45	26.5	19.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 63-6vs Stephen F. Austin	6	2	3.5	2.0	—	2 sacks
Wk 2	W 31-10@ Kansas State	3	3	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	W 56-10vs Louisiana	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 7-28@ Kentucky	6	3	1.5	1.5	—
Wk 5	L 6-13vs Florida	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 3-19@ LSU	7	4	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 9	W 28-13vs Texas A&M	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 45-3vs Louisiana Tech	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 0-24@ Alabama	5	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 52-6vs Arkansas	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 35-3@ Ole Miss	6	2	1.5	1.5	—
Bowl	L 22-27@ Iowa	2	1	0.5	0.5	—
Total		50	24	11.0	8.5	—

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

2019

2018 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Game log

How he plays