Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/32Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (6.2%).
Montell Cozart
Last confirmed: Boise State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Kansas City, MO · Bishop Miege
Montell Cozart: QB · Boise State · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Montell Cozart
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 161 passing yards and 72 rushing yards against Washington State — Week 2, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Boise State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boise State | 61 | 97 | 62.9% | 754 | 7.8 | 10 | 1 | 160.1 | 60 |
| 2016 | Kansas | 112 | 190 | 58.9% | 1,075 | 5.7 | 7 | 9 | 109.2 | 29 |
| 2015 | Kansas | 66 | 105 | 62.9% | 752 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 127.4 | 38 |
| 2014 | Kansas | 64 | 128 | 50.0% | 701 | 5.5 | 5 | 7 | 98.0 | 25 |
| Career | 303 | 520 | 58.3% | 3,282 | 6.3 | 24 | 18 | 119.6 | 35 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boise State | 86 | 361 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2016 | Kansas | 28 | 91 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2015 | Kansas | 45 | 113 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2014 | Kansas | 52 | 63 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Career | 211 | 628 | 3.0 | 5 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-13vs Troy | 6/9 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 | 62.5 | |
| Wk 2 | L 44-47@ No. 20 Washington State | 12/20 | 161 | 2 | 1 | 8.1 | 70.0 | Season-high 161 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 28-14vs New Mexico | 15/19 | 137 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 83.8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-42vs Virginia | 4/11 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 26.0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-7@ BYU | 1/1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 59.6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-14@ No. 19 San Diego State | 3/4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 82.3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Wyoming | 4/5 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 10.6 | 79.0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-14@ Utah State | 5/7 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 15.7 | 59.8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-14vs Nevada | 3/5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 69.9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-52@ Colorado State | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-19vs Air Force | 2/4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 24.3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28@ Fresno State | 3/5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 38.7 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-14vs No. 25 Fresno State | 1/2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 46.6 | |
 Bowl | W 38-28@ Oregon | 2/4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.4 | |
| Total | 61/97 | 754 | 10 | 1 | 7.8 | — |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2017
L 44-47
161 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.0 · 72 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
With C. Wilson — 9 rec · 147 yds · 2 TD · Q. Skillin — 56 yards per punt · 2 punts · 67 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Washington State · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA −8.03Montell Cozart pass intercepted for a TD Peyton Pelluer return for 36 yds for a TD, (Erik Powell KICK)
- Week 2 · Washington State · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +4.23Cozart to Wilson: a 47-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 9 · Utah State · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +3.80Montell Cozart pass complete to Sean Modster for 38 yds to the UthSt 35 for a
- Week 3 · New Mexico · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.67Montell Cozart pass complete to Cedrick Wilson for 47 yds to the NMex 25 for a
- Week 9 · Utah State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.66Montell Cozart pass complete to Jake Roh for 35 yds for a TD, (Haden Hoggarth KICK)
- Week 2 · Washington State · 3rd and 12 · Q6 · EPA +3.36Montell Cozart pass complete to Cedrick Wilson for 15 yds for a TD, (Haden Hoggarth KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · New Mexico · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +3.27Montell Cozart run for 28 yds for a TD, (Haden Hoggarth KICK)
- Week 4 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.19Montell Cozart pass complete to Cedrick Wilson for 40 yds for a TD, (Haden Hoggarth KICK)
- Week 1 · Troy · 4th and 6 · Q4 · EPA −2.97Montell Cozart run for 2 yds to the Troy 21
- Week 2 · Washington State · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.95Montell Cozart 14 Yd Run
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
92 of 97 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 92 passing plays (58 completions) against the box score's 97 attempts (61 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
8.3821 of 205 QBsSack rate
7.6%149 of 205 QBsSacked on 7.6% of dropbacks (149 of 205) — and still 21 of 205 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds57%of completions
33 comp4.5 yds avg2 TD
Middle
10–19 yds28%of completions
16 comp13.4 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds16%of completions
9 comp36.6 yds avg3 TD
Overall 62.9% completion on 97 attempts · 9 deep completions averaging 36.6 yds.
Teams and coaches
2014Kansas3-9HC: Charlie Weis · Run-leaning
2015Kansas0-12HC: David Beaty · Balanced, fast tempo
2016Kansas2-10HC: David Beaty · Balanced
2017Boise State11-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 55.7 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 59.5 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 70.4 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 37.3 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan Harsin
Pass share
46.7%
449 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
68.6
14 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
Starter
97 pass attempts, 86 carries and 3 catches in 14 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2017 Boise State HarsinYear 5 · 14 games
- 2016 Kansas BeatyYear 4 · 7 games
- 2015 Kansas BeatyYear 3 · 4 games
- 2014 Kansas WeisYear 2 · 6 games
- 2013 Kansas WeisYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Kansas in 2013 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,780 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Kansas in the 2013 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Kansas and Boise State, 3,282 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 31 games over 4 seasons.
2013
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Bishop Miege
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Charlie Weis, David Beaty and Bryan Harsin.