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2025 season · RB · #5 · 7th season

5David Montgomery

Age 29 · 5'11" · 230 lb · Iowa State · Pick 73 overall (2019). Snap share 37% across 17 games.

Lions players
DETLions offense37% of snaps
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Carries
158
9.3 per game
31st of 89
Rush yards
716
4.5 per carry
30th of 89
Rush TD
8
41 first downs
T-12th of 89
Targets
29
24 catches · 192 yds
44th of 89
Touches / game
11.0
187 total
44th of 89
EPA / touch
+0.02
+3.6 total
23rd of 89
Explosive
16
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-32nd of 89
Snap share
37%
offensive snaps
51st of 89
The short version
  • How goodMontgomery's +3.6 EPA is 20th of 89 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+23.7, 43rd percentile per target).
  • Fantasy8.4 standard points a game, RB30 of 103.9.1 half-PPR points a game, RB31 of 103.9.8 PPR points a game, RB32 of 103.
  • How he's usedHe runs from under center: 19% of his carries come from shotgun (league 42%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 8.3 a game over his last three against 11 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 89 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry4.533rd of 89
63rd
Rush EPA per carry+0.0025th of 89
72nd
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets+0.1129th of 83
66th
Broken tacklesper touch0%71st of 89
11th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch9%43rd of 89
52nd
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game11.044th of 89
51st
Receiving sharetargets per touch16%55th of 89
39th
Yards per touch4.931st of 89
66th
Success rate44%23rd of 89
75th
Total EPA+3.620th of 89
78th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Montgomery scores 8.4 standard points a game, RB30 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.7 and 11.8; 4 boom weeks (12+) and 7 busts (under 5).

Points a game8.4RB30 of 103
Season142.9RB27 · 17 games
Most weeks3.7–11.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts4 · 712+ · under 5

Montgomery scores 9.1 half-PPR points a game, RB31 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 4.9 and 12.4; 2 boom weeks (16+) and 8 busts (under 6.5).

Points a game9.1RB31 of 103
Season154.9RB27 · 17 games
Most weeks4.9–12.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 816+ · under 6.5

Montgomery scores 9.8 PPR points a game, RB32 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.9 and 13.0; 1 boom week (20+) and 7 busts (under 8).

Points a game9.8RB32 of 103
Season166.9RB27 · 17 games
Most weeks5.9–13.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 720+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 89 backs

He runs from under center: 19% of his carries come from shotgun (league 42%). He runs between the tackles: 62% of his carries go at guard or tackle (league 55%). His share of the team's touches is 19%: on third down it falls to 12%; inside the 20 it holds at 21%. In short yardage he is the call: 30% of the team's touches with two or fewer to go (his overall share is 19%).

Under centerShotgun runs 19% · 5th pctlBetween the tacklesInside runs 62% · 84th pctlNot the third-down back12% on third down · 19% overallShort-yardage backShort-yardage share 30% · 79th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
62%
84th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
19%
5th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
15%
37th
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
12%
66th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
21%
60th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
30%
79th
RPOcarries on run-pass options
8%
26th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
62%
71st
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapCarYdsTDTgtRecEPA
1at GB L 13-2717th D17th vs the run37%112544-2.5
2vs CHI W 52-2119th D19th vs the run39%1157111-1.4
3at BAL W 38-3011th D11th vs the run37%12151211+11.9
4vs CLE W 34-1015th D15th vs the run33%91210-6.1
5at CIN W 37-2431st D31st vs the run53%1865111+1.6
6at KC L 17-309th D9th vs the run31%42422+2.2
7vs TB W 24-95th D5th vs the run44%132132-6.4
8Bye week
9vs MIN L 24-2713th D13th vs the run38%1140142-3.1
10at WAS W 44-2228th D28th vs the run54%157111-0.9
11at PHI L 9-166th D6th vs the run39%62711-0.4
12vs NYG W 34-2732nd D32nd vs the run34%51833+0.4
13vs GB L 24-3117th D17th vs the run38%832122+2.1
14vs DAL W 44-3030th D30th vs the run31%660111+5.6
15at LA L 34-417th D7th vs the run28%732110+0.9
16vs PIT L 24-2926th D26th vs the run18%41400-0.8
17at MIN L 10-2313th D13th vs the run34%102522-1.3
18at CHI W 19-1619th D19th vs the run42%84211+2.0
19Bye week
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
17 games37%15871682924+3.6

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season7 seasons
105Games
1,477Carries
6,115Rush yards
63TD
231Receptions
2019 to 2025 · 7 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2020, 1,508 scrimmage yards in 15 games with CHI. This season's 53.4 a game puts him on pace for 908 over 17, short of it.

08001,60019·CHI★20·CHI21·CHI22·CHI232425
SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2019CHI162428893.773525185-0.16
2020CHI152471,0704.3106854438-0.02
2021CHI132258493.875142301-0.06
2022CHI162018014.064034316-0.04
2023DET142191,0154.6132416117+0.01
2024DET141857754.2123836341+0.03
2025DET171587164.582924192+0.02
Career2 tm1051,4776,1154.1632852311,890-0.03
Career highsRush yards 1,070 · 2020TD 13 · 2023Carries 247 · 2020
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 29 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
89.5
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    0Jahmyr GibbsRB3371839 · 18 TD+15.1
    14Amon-Ra St. BrownWR1751410 · 11 TD+56.2
    1Jameson WilliamsWR1081129 · 7 TD+54.7
    87Sam LaPortaTE49489 · 3 TD+36.4
    11Kalif RaymondWR32308 · 1 TD+16.8
    18Isaac TeSlaaWR27239 · 6 TD+17.8
    89Brock WrightTE22108 · 2 TD-1.9
    16Jared GoffQB1945-14.4