Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Rice
Antonio Montero
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Antonio Montero shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
90
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Antonio Montero built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Eden Prairie, MN wearing No. 8, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Antonio Montero's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Antonio Montero, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rice. Antonio Montero shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 201
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Antonio Montero quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · LB
- Career Tackles
- 201
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Eden Prairie · Rice
- High school pipeline
- Eden Prairie · 26 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · LB 232nd (top 19%) · Conference USA 41st (top 7%) · National 410th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 10 | 34 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rice | 4 | 24 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 52.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 9 | 60 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 78.5 |
Related Context
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Antonio Montero played LB for Rice. Across 4 tracked seasons, Antonio Montero recorded 201 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Rice paired 14.5 primary output with 43.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Rice
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
43.9
Usage
14.4
Consistency
70.1
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 2. Houston: 2. Texas: 0.5. Texas Southern: 2.5. Southern Miss: 1.5. UTSA: 0. UAB: 1. North Texas: 2. Charlotte: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 11 by 65.8. Houston: 10 by 61.7. Texas: 6 by 30. Texas Southern: 6 by 50. Southern Miss: 5 by 35.8. UTSA: 6 by 25. UAB: 3 by 22.5. North Texas: 7 by 49.2. Charlotte: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/6 | @ CharlotteSplash game | L 24-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs North TexasSplash game | L 24-30 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ UAB | W 30-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ UTSA | L 0-45 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Southern Miss | W 24-19 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Texas SouthernSplash game | W 48-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | @ Texas | L 0-58 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Houston10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-44 | 10 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Arkansas10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-38 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Antonio Montero story
Antonio Montero built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Eden Prairie, MN wearing No. 8, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Antonio Montero's career was his defensive production: 201 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Antonio Montero's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rice
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 1.5 | 15.7 | 3.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 38.8 | 9.4 | 10.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rice | 3.5 | 33.8 | 12 | -8.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 14.5 | 43.9 | 14.4 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Texas
Week 13 · W 20-14 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Charlotte
Week 10 · L 24-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 8 · L 34-40 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Army
Week 1 · L 7-14
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Arkansas
Week 1 · L 17-38
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Rice
14.5 primary output · 43.9 efficiency · 14.4 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Rice
55.6
12 primary · 38.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Rice
52.1
3.5 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 12 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
9
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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