Usage Score
11.4
Player Dossier
2021-2025New Mexico
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.
Efficiency
49.2
Consistency
73.2
Season Value
53.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
212225
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- New Mexico • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
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.
CJ Montes, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. CJ Montes is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
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: Unknown
Game with 92 yards of offense and 63.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
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
Texas Tech
Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.
Game-by-Game Trend
12
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 92. Texas Tech: 49
Volume vs Efficiency
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
All Games70.5 · n=2
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
63.2 vs Unknown
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 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
Game with 349 yards of offense and 66 efficiency.
349
Primary metric
349 total offense with 66 efficiency.
#2
Bowling Green
189
Primary metric
Game with 189 yards of offense and 61.3 efficiency.
189 total offense with 61.3 efficiency.
#3
UNLV
56
Primary metric
Loss with 56 yards of offense and 47.3 efficiency.
56 total offense with 47.3 efficiency.
#4
San Diego State
128
Primary metric
Loss with 128 yards of offense and 52.8 efficiency.
128 total offense with 52.8 efficiency.
#5
Unknown
92
Primary metric
Game with 92 yards of offense and 63.2 efficiency.
92 total offense with 63.2 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Kent State
141 primary output · 49.2 efficiency · 11.4 usage
53.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
46.7
172 primary · 47.9 efficiency · 16.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
19.5
29 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 19.5 usage
Milestones
1
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
2
3+ takeover TD games
4
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8293
Paraclete · Pasadena, CA
- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
342
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 11 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.