Player Dossier

2022-2025

Iowa

Jayden Montgomery

LB • 5'10" • 225 lbs • Suamico, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jayden Montgomery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.4

Efficiency

21.3

Consistency

10

Season Value

10.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: USC

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.

Jayden Montgomery, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Iowa. Jayden Montgomery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Iowa paired 3 primary output with 21.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 21.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: USC

Loss with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Iowa

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

21.3

Usage

4.4

Consistency

10

Best Game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 0. Unknown: 1. Massachusetts: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Minnesota: 0. Oregon: 0. USC: 1. Michigan State: 0. Nebraska: 0

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. Vanderbilt: 8 by 33.3. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 7 by 29.2. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 8 by 33.3. USC: 3 by 22.5. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.1 · n=7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

USC

Best efficiency game

33.3 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Wed 12/31@ VanderbiltW 34-2783000
Fri 11/28@ NebraskaW 40-1672000
Sat 11/22vs Michigan StateW 20-1722000
Sat 11/15@ USCL 21-2633001
Sat 11/8vs OregonL 16-1885000
Sat 10/25vs MinnesotaW 41-331000
Sat 10/18vs Penn StateW 25-2474000
Sat 10/11@ WisconsinW 37-031000
Sat 9/13vs MassachusettsW 47-722001
Sat 8/30vs Unknown11100

Career Arc

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

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    Iowa

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonIowa0
2023 Regular SeasonIowa00
2024 Regular SeasonIowa00
2025 PostseasonIowa321.34.43
2025 Regular SeasonIowa321.34.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

USC

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.9 takeover score.

#3

Massachusetts

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.1 takeover score.

#4

Vanderbilt

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 13.2 takeover score.

#5

Oregon

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 13.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Iowa

3 primary output · 21.3 efficiency · 4.4 usage

10.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Iowa

10.9

3 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Iowa

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8426

Bay Port · Green Bay, WI

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

44

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 10 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jayden Montgomery quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
44