Usage / Role
75%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Colorado
Steven Montez
QB • 6'5" • 230 lbs • El Paso, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Steven Montez is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player 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...
Read the storySteven Montez, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Colorado. Steven Montez is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 10,669
- Passing yards
- 9,709
- Rushing yards
- 960
- Touchdowns
- 75
Quick Answers
Steven Montez quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 10,669
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Colorado
- Top game
- Oregon
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2019 Total offense rank
- 2,961 total offense · QB 53rd (top 15%) · Pac-12 7th (top 6%) · National 53rd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado | 9 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 9 | 1,248 | 1,017 | 231 | 10 | 37.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 3,313 | 2,975 | 338 | 22 | 73.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 3,086 | 2,848 | 238 | 23 | 69.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 2,961 | 2,808 | 153 | 20 | 65.6 |
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Steven Montez played QB for Colorado. Across 4 tracked seasons, Steven Montez recorded 9,709 passing yards, 960 rushing yards, and 11 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Colorado paired 3,313 primary output with 59.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 61.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 369 yards of offense and 72.5 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
246.8
Efficiency
61.6
Usage
15.4
Consistency
77.3
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 271. Nebraska: 358. Air Force: 204. Arizona State: 347. Arizona: 315. Oregon: 143. Washington State: 120. USC: 369. UCLA: 193. Stanford: 226. Washington: 279. Utah: 136
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 25 by 84.9. Nebraska: 49 by 58.7. Air Force: 45 by 48.4. Arizona State: 32 by 80.1. Arizona: 47 by 64.5. Oregon: 37 by 45.2. Washington State: 33 by 40.6. USC: 50 by 72.5. UCLA: 45 by 46.9. Stanford: 38 by 63.8. Washington: 34 by 80.1. Utah: 35 by 53.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins296.2 · Games = 5 · +84.8 vs Losses
Losses211.4 · Games = 7 · -84.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
84.9 vs Colorado State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ Utah | L 15-45 | 17 | 26 | 157 | 65.4 | 2 | 0 | 53.9 | 9 | -21 | -2.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs WashingtonDual-threat | W 20-14 | 17 | 28 | 223 | 60.7 | 1 | 0 | 80.1 | 6 | 56 | 9.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Stanford | W 16-13 | 20 | 30 | 186 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 63.8 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Sun 11/3 | @ UCLA | L 14-31 | 21 | 38 | 195 | 55.3 | 1 | 1 | 46.9 | 7 | -2 | -0.30 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs USC300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 31-35 | 27 | 43 | 324 | 62.8 | 3 | 0 | 72.5 | 7 | 45 | 6.40 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Washington State | L 10-41 | 16 | 30 | 129 | 53.3 | 0 | 2 | 40.6 | 3 | -9 | -3 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Oregon | L 3-45 | 19 | 34 | 131 | 55.9 | 0 | 4 | 45.2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Arizona | L 30-35 | 28 | 42 | 299 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 64.5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Arizona State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 34-31 | 23 | 30 | 337 | 76.7 | 3 | 0 | 80.1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Air Force | L 23-30 | 26 | 43 | 220 | 60.5 | 2 | 1 | 48.4 | 2 | -16 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Nebraska300-yard game | W 34-31 | 28 | 41 | 375 | 68.3 | 2 | 1 | 58.7 | 8 | -17 | -2.10 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Colorado State | W 52-31 | 13 | 20 | 232 | 65.0 | 2 | 0 | 84.9 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 19 |
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
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Colorado
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado | 1,309 | 48.9 | 14.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 1,309 | 48.9 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado | 3,313 | 59.3 | 27.2 | 2,004 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado | 3,086 | 62.4 | 21.9 | -227 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado | 2,961 | 61.6 | 15.4 | -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
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