#8

Monty Montgomery

LB · Ole Miss · Sr. · #8

Ole Miss 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Monty Montgomery

LB · Ole Miss · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2596 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Ole Miss
2022
Ole Miss
2023
Ole Miss

Played his entire career under Lane Kiffin.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Louisville6-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Louisville8-5HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Ole Miss2192.50.0------
2022Louisville632910.56.022--
2021Louisville17100.00.0------
Career1014813.06.022--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 55–49

vs LSU

3 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

Edged out LSU at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Shane Whitter’s 2021 season.

Oklahoma · 2021

#2

Keontra Smith

Miami · 2021

60%
#3

Carson Willich

Iowa State · 2023

60%
#4

J.R. Walker

Virginia Tech · 2022

60%
#5

Kevin Meitzenheimer

Utah State · 2021

60%

Matches Shane on

Tackle volume
Weight

Differs from Shane on

Height (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
Hurry rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Carlos Johnson's senior season at South Alabama (2024).

South Alabama · 2024

#2

An'Darius Coffey

Memphis · 2024

67%
#3

Cameron Williams

Georgia Southern · 2023

66%
#4

Daniel Heimuli

Arizona · 2023

64%
#5

Ty French

West Virginia · 2024

64%

Matches Carlos on

Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Carlos on

Weight (lower)