David Montgomery

Detroit Lions
Running Back #5
Detroit Lions
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

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David Montgomery: Lions Looking to Get the Ball to David Montgomery More?

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said he'd "always" like to get running back David Montgomery more carries, according to Eric Woodyard of ESPN. Montgomery does have double-digit rushing attempts in seven of 10 games this year, including in three of the last four games. But he was more of an afterthought in Sunday night's 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, carrying the ball only six times for 27 yards and catching his only target for 10 yards. The game script in Week 11 was not in the 28-year-old's favor, that's for sure. Detroit should have a better game script this weekend on the road against the one-win Tennessee Titans, so fantasy managers will be banking on him getting more involved on the ground again. Backfield mate Jahmyr Gibbs is much more dynamic than Montgomery in both the run and pass game, which has made Monty more of a touchdown-dependent RB3/flex in fantasy in 2025.

Nov. 19, 2025 5:36 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 10 110 493 4.5 5 1 15 19 78.9 116 0 7.7

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