Monty Montgomery

Monty Montgomery makes a tackle against Notre Dame.

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Height:
5-11
Weight:
225
Position:
LB
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Norcross, Ga.
High School:
Hutchinson

2022: Started 12 of 13 games ... ended the year second on the team with 70 tackles ... closed the season second on the team with 11.0 tackles for loss ... tied for third on the squad with 6.0 sacks ... tied for the team lead with four forced fumbles ... recorded 10 tackles, 1.0 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup, and two quarterback hurries in the win against NC State… totaled five tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, and one quarterback hurry against Clemson… recorded three tackles in the win against JMU… recorded one tackle and an interception in the win against Wake Forest… had five tackles, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, and two quarterback hurries in the win against Pitt… had three tackles, 1.0 sacks, and 1.0 tackles for loss against Virginia… totaled seven tackles including 2.0 sacks for 41 yards and 3.0 tackles for loss for 49 yards… forced two fumbles and caught an interception against Boston College… had two tackles in the win versus USF… totaled five tackles versus Florida State… recorded four tackles in the loss against UCF… had 0.5 sacks for a loss of two yards and 1.5 tackles for loss… had eight tackles in the season opener against Syracuse.

2021: Played in three games before tearing his ACL in a win over UCF ... totaled 17 tackles in three contests ... credited with nine tackles versus UCF ... totaled five tackles against Eastern Kentucky ... opened the year with three stops against Ole Miss.

2020: Appeared in 10 games, starting the last three ... closed the year with 46 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and a team high 4.0 sacks ... finished with five tackles, three for loss, and a pair of sacks in the win over Western Kentucky ... recorded five tackles, one for loss, against Miami ... had a pair of tackles in the loss at Pitt ... tallied three tackles, assisting on one for loss, and a quarterback hurry at Georgia Tech ... turned in his best game with the Cardinals at Notre Dame with a team-best and career-high 13 tackles, including a pair of sacks ... registered four stops, one for loss, in the win over Florida State ... finished with six tackles at Virginia ... made his first start at Louisville against Syracuse, tallying three tackles ... picked up two stops at Boston College, starting for the second straight game ... credited with three stops versus Wake Forest.

2019: Played in all 13 games ... finished with 27 tackles ... led the team with 5.0 sacks and tied for the lead with three forced fumbles ... recorded two tackles in his Louisville debut against Notre Dame ... picked up two tackles versus Eastern Kentucky ... notched three stops, including his first sack with the Cardinals against Western Kentucky ... stopped a Boston College scoring drive by causing a fumble in the end zone ... made two stops, picked up a sack and forced a fumble at Wake Forest ... made his first start at Louisville against Clemson and tallied a season-best five tackles ... picked up a pair of sacks in the win over Virginia ... credited with three tackles at Miami ... made four tackles, including a sack, along with a forced fumble at NC State.

High School: Named the 2018 Jayhawk Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... was also named the KJCCC Defensive Player of the Week three different times and was the NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Week twice ... helped the Blue Dragons post a 9-3 overall record and a No. 8 finish in the final NJCAA Football rankings ... had a tremendous freshman season for a Blue Dragon defense that ranked in the top two of three of the four major defensive categories in the Jayhawk Conference and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation in rush defense ... led the Blue Dragons with 82 total tackles, including 45 unassisted tackles ... totaled 18 tackles for loss, six quarterback sacks, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries returned for a touchdown ... credited with five quarterback hurries in 2018 ... became the first Blue Dragon player in three years to earn NJCAA first-team All-America honors ... recorded three defensive touchdowns, including two in one game against Dodge City.