Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Mississippi State
Montez Sweat
DE • 6'6" • 245 lbs • Stone Mountain, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Montez Sweat shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Montez Sweat built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Stone Mountain, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Montez Sweat's career was his...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 26
- NFL Team
- Washington
Montez Sweat, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State. Montez Sweat shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 98
- TFL
- 26.5
- Sacks
- 19
- QB hurries
- 9
Featured Highlight
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Montez Sweat Mississippi State Highlights
2018 · Mississippi State · Player Highlight
Montez Sweat college highlights at Mississippi State.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Montez Sweat quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 98
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Kentucky
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 1 · Pick 26 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · DE 28th (top 9%) · SEC 65th (top 11%) · National 651st (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 44 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 48 | 10.5 | 8 | 5 | - | 0 | 66.9 |
Related Context
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Montez Sweat played DE for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Montez Sweat recorded 98 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 30 primary output with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stephen F. Austin
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
37.4
Usage
10.6
Consistency
60
Best Game by takeover score
Stephen F. Austin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 1. Stephen F. Austin: 5.5. Kansas State: 4. Louisiana: 1. Kentucky: 3. Florida: 1. LSU: 2. Texas A&M: 2. Louisiana Tech: 2. Alabama: 0. Arkansas: 0. Ole Miss: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Stephen F. Austin: 6 by 75. Kansas State: 3 by 52.5. Louisiana: 2 by 18.3. Kentucky: 6 by 55. Florida: 4 by 26.7. LSU: 7 by 49.2. Texas A&M: 2 by 28.3. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 32.5. Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Ole Miss: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 7 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stephen F. Austin
Best efficiency game
75 vs Stephen F. Austin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ Iowa | L 22-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | @ Ole MissSplash game | W 35-3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Arkansas | W 52-6 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Alabama | L 0-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 45-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | W 28-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ LSUSplash game | L 3-19 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Florida | L 6-13 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ KentuckySplash game | L 7-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Louisiana | W 56-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | W 31-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Stephen F. Austin2+ sacks · Splash game | W 63-6 | 6 | 2 | — | 3.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Montez Sweat story
Montez Sweat built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Stone Mountain, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Montez Sweat's career was his defensive production: 98 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, and 19 sacks across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Montez Sweat's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: Montez Sweat moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 30 | 38.5 | 13.6 | 30 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 30 | 38.5 | 13.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 24.5 | 37.4 | 10.6 | -5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 24.5 | 37.4 | 10.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 8 · W 45-7 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 1 · W 63-6
5.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas
Week 12 · W 28-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 9 · W 35-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs BYU
Week 7 · W 35-10
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
30 primary output · 38.5 efficiency · 13.6 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Mississippi State
73.2
30 primary · 38.5 efficiency · 13.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
66.9
24.5 primary · 37.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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