Troy · W 27-17
No catches.
Arkansas · W 34-10
3 catches, 19 yards
The other 6 games average 23 yards. This one was 4 below.
Montgomery has catches in 7 of Missouri’s 8 games: none against Troy.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Naeshaun Montgomery
Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Billy Napier and Eli Drinkwitz. A game that shows it: 47 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 1, 2026.
155 receiving yards · 13 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Arkansas on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 19 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 13 catches for 155 yards. Missouri has thrown to him 27 times in 234 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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Last game (Wk 9): 19 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 29 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17vs Troy | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31@ No. 24 Mississippi State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs No. 8 Florida | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-6vs Texas A&M | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-31@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-10@ Arkansas | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 13 | 155 | 11.9 | 0 | 34 |
Week 7 · 2026
L 3-31
at Ole Miss
2 rec · 45 yds
With A. Simmons — 339 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 63.2 · B. Reus — 42.4 yards per punt · 7 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
551st in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +15 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
2811% of team targetsCatch rate
46%13 of 28 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
46% catch rate on 28 targets · 11% of the team's targets · 17% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 18.0 | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 20.8 | 11.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.4 | 19.4 | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
47.4%
255 pass / 283 run
Plays / game
67.2
8 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #423 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Billy Napier, Billy Gonzales and Eli Drinkwitz.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri
