David Montgomery
Running Back #5
Personal
| Age | 29 |
|---|---|
| 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 the players he could be traded for. Our trade analzyer estimates his value at 72 points, which makes his value similar to:
- D'Andre Swift (87 points)
- Quinshon Judkins (82 points)
- TreVeyon Henderson (71 points)
- Bhayshul Tuten (70 points)
- Jaylen Warren (69 points)
David Montgomery is projected for 0.0 fantasy points in PPR scoring this week as he faces the Buffalo Bills.
| Week 1 Projections | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carries | Yards | Touchdowns |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
You can see where those projections compare to other RBs in our Running Back Rankings.
Player News
David Montgomery: Texans Hoping to Build Punishing Running Game With David Montgomery
The Houston Texans traded for former Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery in the offseason and signed him to a two-year, $16.5 million extension. KPRC 2 Sports' Aaron Wilson writes that the arrival of Montgomery in Houston "should allow the Texans to build a punishing run game and become a better red-zone and play-action offense." "He's all-day tough," offensive coordinator Nick Caley said of Montgomery. "His body of work will speak for itself. Runs behind his pads, stays grounded. Arm tackles aren't getting it done. He's going to try to run through you every single chance. He can set guys up. He understands how to set blocks and to deliver and help deliver defenders to the blocker." The lack of a consistent ground game was one of the big reasons the Texans offense sputtered in 2025. Gone are Joe Mixon (foot) and veteran Nick Chubb. Monty will provide a bruising complement to the more shifty Woody Marks, who should work in more of a pass-catching role in Year 2. After being the clear lead back to Jahmyr Gibbs last year in Detroit, Montgomery should be Houston's RB1 in 2026, giving him clear RB2 upside again in fantasy football.
Jun. 27, 2026 6:52 AM 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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