CJ Montes
CJ Montes
CJ Montes has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 91 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Merrimack — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Lewis → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 10 | 19 | 52.6% | 140 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 121.4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 27 | 51 | 52.9% | 174 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 77.7 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico | 10 | 33 | 30.3% | 39 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 28.1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 47 | 103 | 45.6% | 353 | 3.4 | 1 | 4 | 69.9 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 22 | -2 | -0.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico | 25 | -10 | -0.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 55 | -11 | -0.2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 21–17
vs Merrimack
91 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.5 · 1 rush yds (5 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Kent State
Returning around him
- 11% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #122
DNA match
Player DNA
Players who play like CJ Montes
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+259%
Up 259% from first season to most-recent.