Player Career

Steven Montez Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Steven Montez story

Steven Montez built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from El Paso, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Steven Montez's career was his passing role: 9,709 passing yards, 63 touchdown passes, 1,320 attempts, and 960 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Colorado. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 960 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado.

The arc is straightforward: Steven Montez 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Colorado

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonColorado1,30948.914.3
2016 Regular SeasonColorado1,30948.914.30
2017 Regular SeasonColorado3,31359.327.22,004
2018 Regular SeasonColorado3,08662.421.9-227
2019 Regular SeasonColorado2,96161.615.4-125

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon

Week 4 · W 41-38 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

468

Total Offense

88.1 takeover

468 total offense with 74.5 efficiency.

#2

@ Arizona

Week 10 · L 34-42 · Conference game

319

Total Offense

79.5 takeover

Loss with 319 yards of offense and 55.7 efficiency.

319 total offense with 55.7 efficiency.

#3

@ UCLA

Week 5 · L 23-27 · Conference game

351

Total Offense

79 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

351 total offense with 68.9 efficiency.

#4

vs USC

Week 11 · L 24-38 · Conference game

416

Total Offense

78.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

416 total offense with 59 efficiency.

#5

vs Northern Colorado

Week 3 · W 41-21

425

Total Offense

77.4 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

425 total offense with 75.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Colorado

3,313 primary output · 59.3 efficiency · 27.2 usage

73.5

#2

2018 Regular Season · Colorado

69.4

3,086 primary · 62.4 efficiency · 21.9 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Colorado

65.6

2,961 primary · 61.6 efficiency · 15.4 usage

Milestones

17

250+ passing yards

17

300+ total offense

11

3+ TD games

17

Above avg efficiency