Ty Montgomery

Ty Montgomery

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Montgomery with the Green Bay Packers
No. 88 Green Bay Packers
Position: Wide Receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-01-22) January 22, 1993
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Dallas (TX) St. Mark's
College: Stanford
NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 94
Career history
Roster status: Injured Reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Receptions: 15
Receiving yards: 136
Total return yards: 218
Touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Ty Anthony Montgomery II (born January 22, 1993) is an American football wide receiver and kick returner for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford. He was drafted 94th overall in the 2015 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.

Early years

Montgomery attended St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas, Texas, where he was a four-sport star in football, track, baseball and lacrosse. He played as a wide receiver, running back, and quarterback for the football team. As a senior, he had 823 rushing yards on 93 carries and 17 catches with 10 total touchdowns. He had 118 catches and 36 total touchdowns during is high school career.[1]

Also a standout track & field athlete, Montgomery competed as a sprinter and long jumper. At the 2011 SPC Championships, he earned first-place finishes in both the 100-meter dash (10.81 s) and 200-meter dash (22.20 s), while also anchoring the 4x100 squad to victory (43.15 s).[2] He posted a career-best leap of 6.55 meters (21 ft, 3 in) in the long jump at the 2011 Lancaster Meet of Champions.[3]

College career

Montgomery played at Stanford University from 2011 to 2014. As a junior in 2013, Montgomery was a consensus All-American as a return specialist.[4] He led the nation with a 31.2 kickoff return average and scored two touchdowns. During his career he had 172 receptions for 2,125 yards and 15 touchdown receptions.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 0 in 0 lb 4.51 s 1.51 s 2.58 s 4.21 s 6.97 s 40.5 in 10 ft 1 in 16 repsN/A
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[5]

On October 18, 2015, during a Week 6 game against the San Diego Chargers, Montgomery was carted off the field with an ankle injury.[6] On December 21, 2015 Montgomery was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury, ending his season.

Career statistics

Source:[7]

Season Team G GS Rec Yds Avg TD
2015 Green Bay Packers 6 3 15 136 9.1 2
Total 6 3 15 136 9.1 2

References

  1. ↑ "Ty Montgomery - GoStanford.com - Stanford University". gostanford.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "SPC Championships - Day 1 - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lancaster Meet of Champions - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "AFCA Names Three All-America - GoStanford.com - Stanford University". gostanford.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ty Montgomery - Stanford, WR : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Packers WR Ty Montgomery exits game after injury". SI.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  7. ↑ Statistics

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