Jayden Montgomery
Jayden Montgomery
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa | 44 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 34–27
at Vanderbilt
8 TOT · 3 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Iowa
Returning around him
- 49% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #26
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Korey Smith’s 2025 season.
Matches Korey on
Differs from Korey on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Taariq Al-Uqdah's freshman season at Washington State (2023).
Matches Taariq on
Differs from Taariq on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #7476
Peaked at #7476 this season.