Player Dossier

2018-2021

Rice

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 42.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.4

Efficiency

36.3

Consistency

25

Season Value

20.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Rice

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Rice
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Antonio Montero, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Rice. Antonio Montero shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Rice paired 13.5 primary output with 42.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 36.3 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: North Texas

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · Rice

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

36.3

Usage

8.4

Consistency

25

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Army: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Texas: 0. Baylor: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. UAB: 0. UTSA: 0. Southern Miss: 1. Marshall: 0.5. Middle Tennessee: 0. North Texas: 4.5. UTEP: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 11 by 55.8. Wake Forest: 4 by 16.7. Texas: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 7 by 39.2. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 29.2. UAB: 4 by 16.7. UTSA: 7 by 29.2. Southern Miss: 6 by 35. Marshall: 11 by 50.8. Middle Tennessee: 7 by 29.2. North Texas: 4 by 61.7. UTEP: 11 by 55.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.8 · Games = 3 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 9 · -1.4 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

North Texas

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs North Texas

Result
Sat 11/30@ UTEP10+ tacklesW 30-16112100
Sat 11/23vs North TexasSplash gameW 20-14422.5011
Sat 11/16@ Middle TennesseeW 31-2872000
Sat 11/2vs Marshall10+ tacklesL 7-201140.5000
Sat 10/26vs Southern MissL 6-2063001
Sat 10/19@ UTSAL 27-3173000
Sat 10/5@ UABL 20-3542000
Sat 9/28vs Louisiana TechL 20-2372000
Sat 9/21vs BaylorL 13-2173001
Sun 9/15vs TexasL 13-4841000
Sat 9/7vs Wake ForestL 21-4141000
Fri 8/30@ Army10+ tacklesL 7-14117100

Career Arc

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

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    Rice

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonRice1.515.74.1
2019 Regular SeasonRice936.38.47.5
2020 Regular SeasonRice1.528.87.3-7.5
2021 Regular SeasonRice13.542.816.612

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

North Texas

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61 takeover score.

#2

Charlotte

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.

#3

Arkansas

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#4

Middle Tennessee

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

2.5

Primary metric

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Rice

13.5 primary output · 42.8 efficiency · 16.6 usage

35.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Rice

20.1

9 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Rice

19.2

1.5 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7998

Eden Prairie · Eden Prairie, MN

Committed To
Rice
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

201

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Antonio Montero quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
201