Monty Montgomery: LB · Ole Miss · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Monty Montgomery
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Scott Satterfield and Lane Kiffin. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Alabama — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 21 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | 63 | 29 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Louisville | 46 | 33 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Louisville | 27 | 20 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 174 | 101 | 25.5 | 15.0 | 4 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-7vs Mercer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20@ No. 24 Tulane | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-24@ No. 13 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 55-49vs No. 13 LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20vs Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-7vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-3vs UL Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups21 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
42.7%
394 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #528 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Louisville and Ole Miss, 174 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Willie Fritz, Bobby Petrino, Scott Satterfield and Lane Kiffin.
