Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/18Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (11.1%).
Ryan Montgomery
Ryan Montgomery: RB · Cincinnati · #22.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ryan Montgomery
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for two head coaches at Cincinnati: Luke Fickell and Scott Satterfield. On tape: 113 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards against UCF, Week 10, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Cincinnati in the news
- Cincinnati beats Texas Tech for first top-10 win since 2021
Yahoo Sports Oct 24 - $1M Sorsby lawsuit pending
Front Office Sports Oct 22
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 54 | 329 | 6.1 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 63 | 270 | 4.3 | 5 | 39 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 46 | 312 | 6.8 | 3 | 55 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | 2 | 26 |
| Career | 193 | 1,040 | 5.4 | 11 | 55 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 214 | 8.6 | 3 | 30 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-13vs Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-21@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Miami (OH) | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-20vs No. 16 Oklahoma | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-28vs UCF | 8 | 113 | 14.1 | 1 | 29 | Season-high 113 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 24-14@ Houston | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-42@ West Virginia | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-49vs Kansas | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 54 | 329 | 6.1 | 1 | 29 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2023
L 26-28
vs UCF
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · UCF · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Ryan Montgomery run for 24 yds to the CIN 48 for a
- Week 13 · Kansas · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.96Emory Jones pass complete to Ryan Montgomery for 11 yds for a TD (Carter Brown KICK)
- Week 11 · Houston · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Emory Jones pass complete to Ryan Montgomery for 7 yds for a TD (Carter Brown KICK)
- Week 1 · Eastern Kentucky · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Emory Jones pass complete to Ryan Montgomery for 25 yds to the CIN 47 for a
- Week 13 · Kansas · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Montgomery to Wiggins: a 7-yard pass.
- Week 12 · West Virginia · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.50Emory Jones pass complete to Ryan Montgomery for 16 yds to the WVU 49 for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · UCF · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.46Ryan Montgomery run for 2 yds for a TD (Carter Brown KICK)
- Week 10 · UCF · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.23Ryan Montgomery run for 13 yds to the CIN 47 for a
- Week 3 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.71Ryan Montgomery run for 26 yds to the M-OH 20 for a
- Week 12 · West Virginia · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.59Ryan Montgomery run for 16 yds to the CIN 33 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
52 of 54 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%52 carriesFumble rate
3.7%2 of 54 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
8 carries
Grind
1–3 yds37%of carries
19 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds27%of carries
14 carries
Explosive
10+ yds21%of carries
11 carries
4 of 4 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
6.1 yds/carry on 54 carries · 21% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Cincinnati11-3HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy
2020Cincinnati9-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 58.2 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 12.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 33.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 48.5 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
41.2%
360 pass / 513 run
Plays / game
72.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
380 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
54 carries, 11 catches and 1 pass attempt in 8 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
46 · #147 of 310 RBs · 2023
Three-star recruit. Now #147 at the position.
Five seasons at Cincinnati
- 2023 Cincinnati SatterfieldYear 5 · 8 games
- 2022 Cincinnati FickellYear 4 · 9 games
- 2021 Cincinnati FickellYear 3 · 13 games
- 2020 Cincinnati FickellYear 2 · 8 games
- 2019 Cincinnati FickellYear 1 · 12 games
- High school FranklinFranklin, OH · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 1,126 in the 2018 class. Signed with Cincinnati.
How it ended
Five seasons at Cincinnati, 1,040 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
2018
- Signed with CincinnatiThree-star, out of Franklin
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2022
Cincinnati
Coaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.