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

16.6

Efficiency

42.8

Consistency

64.9

Season Value

35.1

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

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 42.8 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Rice

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

42.8

Usage

16.6

Consistency

64.9

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. Unknown: 2.5. Southern Miss: 1.5. UTSA: 0. UAB: 1. North Texas: 1. Charlotte: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 11 by 65.8. Houston: 10 by 61.7. Texas: 6 by 30. Unknown: 6 by 50. Southern Miss: 5 by 35.8. UTSA: 6 by 25. UAB: 3 by 22.5. North Texas: 7 by 39.2. Charlotte: 6 by 55

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=2 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.7 · n=5 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=4 · -0.4 vs First Half

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 gameL 24-3164210
Sat 10/30vs North TexasL 24-3074100
Sat 10/23@ UABW 30-2431100
Sat 10/16@ UTSAL 0-4562000
Sat 10/2vs Southern MissW 24-19510.5001
Sat 9/25vs Unknown631.5001
Sun 9/19@ TexasL 0-58610.5000
Sat 9/11vs Houston10+ tackles · Splash gameL 7-44102200
Sat 9/4@ Arkansas10+ tacklesL 17-38114110

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