David Montgomery
Running Back #5
Personal
| Age | 28 |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | June 7, 1997 |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Weight | 230 lb |
Draft
| College | Iowa State | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2019 | |
| Pick | Round: 3, Overall: 73 | |
| Team | CHI |
Fantasy Value
David Montgomery's fantasy value is measured by his average draft position (ADP) in fantasy football mock drafts.
In recent drafts, Montgomery's current ADP is 5.12, which indicates that his fantasy outlook is in the 12th pick of the 5th round, and 59th selection overall.
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Player News
David Montgomery: Is David Montgomery Really the Bell Cow in Houston?
Houston Texans running back David Montgomery earned high praise from his former head coach at this week's annual NFL meetings. Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell described Montgomery as "unbelievable" and said that the veteran running back will have an opportunity to establish himself as the Texans' bell cow. This could purely be coachspeak as Campbell tries to hype up this offseason's Lions-Texans trade, as we haven't heard the Texans echo his comments (yet). With that being said, we wouldn't be shocked to see Houston feature Montgomery in a very prominent role after actively going out and trading for him this offseason. He's a clear upgrade over rookie Woody Marks, who flashed upside but ultimately showed he's not ready to be an every-down back. Montgomery has been a top-28 fantasy running back in all seven of his NFL seasons, finishing 2025 with 716 rushing yards, 24 catches, 192 receiving yards, and eight touchdowns despite operating as the No. 2 running back behind Jahmyr Gibbs. Now that he's in a lead-back role once again, he should push for north of 1,000 rushing yards, and we can't rule out the possibility of him scoring double-digit touchdowns. After slipping to the RB3/flex tier in 2025, we wouldn't be surprised to see Montgomery bounce back as a mid-to-high RB2 in 2026. As a result, he's an intriguing buy-low candidate in dynasty leagues, despite being 28 years old.
Apr. 1, 2026 8:32 PM EST
Player Stats
| YEAR | TM | GM | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | FUM | REC | TGT | % | YDS | TD | YPC | |||
| 2019 | CHI | 16 | 242 | 889 | 3.7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 185 | 1 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | CHI | 16 | 247 | 1,070 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 | 54 | 68 | 79.4 | 438 | 2 | 8.1 |
| 2021 | CHI | 12 | 205 | 777 | 3.8 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 48 | 83.3 | 294 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2022 | CHI | 16 | 194 | 780 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 40 | 85.0 | 316 | 1 | 9.3 |
| 2023 | DET | 16 | 209 | 975 | 4.7 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 117 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | DET | 16 | 185 | 775 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 | 36 | 38 | 94.7 | 341 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2025 | DET | 16 | 150 | 674 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 82.1 | 179 | 0 | 7.8 |
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