Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Kent State
CJ Montes
QB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Pasadena, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
CJ Montes is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
11
Developing production for a quarterback
lowelite
Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
212225
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- New Mexico • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
CJ Montes built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a quarterback from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Kent State and New Mexico. The clearest part of CJ Montes' career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
CJ Montes, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. CJ Montes is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 342
- Passing yards
- 353
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
CJ Montes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 342
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Paraclete · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Paraclete · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2025 Total offense rank
- 141 total offense · QB 276th (top 67%) · Mid-American 61st (top 39%) · National 678th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 3 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 4 | 172 | 174 | -2 | 1 | 39.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kent State | 2 | 141 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 84 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| 2025 | Kent State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 81.5 | Apr 27, 2025 |
| 2023 | New Mexico to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 25.2 | Jan 4, 2023 |
CJ Montes played QB for New Mexico and Kent State. Across 3 tracked seasons, CJ Montes recorded 353 passing yards, -11 rushing yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Kent State paired 141 primary output with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Merrimack
Win with 92 yards of offense and 63.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
2
Primary Metric / G
70.5
Efficiency
49.2
Usage
11.4
Consistency
73.2
Best Game by takeover score
Merrimack
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Merrimack: 92. Texas Tech: 49
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins92 · Games = 1 · +43 vs Losses
Losses49 · Games = 1 · -43 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Merrimack
Best efficiency game
63.2 vs Merrimack
Player Story
CJ Montes story
CJ Montes built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a quarterback from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Kent State and New Mexico. The clearest part of CJ Montes' career was his passing role: 353 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, and 103 attempts across 11 career games in the available record. That gives CJ Montes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
New Mexico
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Kent State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 29 | 30.6 | 19.5 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 172 | 47.9 | 16.7 | 143 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kent State | 141 | 49.2 | 11.4 | -31 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Buffalo
Week 2
Game with 349 yards of offense and 66 efficiency.
349
Total Offense
83 takeover
349 total offense with 66 efficiency.
#2
@ Bowling Green
Week 1
189
Total Offense
80.7 takeover
Game with 189 yards of offense and 61.3 efficiency.
189 total offense with 61.3 efficiency.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 10 · L 17-31 · Conference game
56
Total Offense
73.8 takeover
Loss with 56 yards of offense and 47.3 efficiency.
56 total offense with 47.3 efficiency.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 12 · L 10-34 · Conference game
128
Total Offense
70.9 takeover
Loss with 128 yards of offense and 52.8 efficiency.
128 total offense with 52.8 efficiency.
#5
vs Merrimack
Week 1 · W 21-17
92
Total Offense
64.7 takeover
Win with 92 yards of offense and 63.2 efficiency.
92 total offense with 63.2 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Kent State
141 primary output · 49.2 efficiency · 11.4 usage
47
#2
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
39.4
172 primary · 47.9 efficiency · 16.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
23.3
29 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 19.5 usage
Milestones
1
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
4
Above avg efficiency
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