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Player Dossier
2025-2025Southern Miss
Michael Montgomery
LB • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Seattle, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Montgomery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
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- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
Michael Montgomery built his college career in 2025 as a linebacker from Seattle, WA wearing No. 17, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Michael Montgomery's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Portland State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Michael Montgomery, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Southern Miss. Michael Montgomery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 106
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Michael Montgomery quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · LB
- Career Tackles
- 106
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Garfield · Portland State
- High school pipeline
- Garfield · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 106 tackles · LB 31st (top 3%) · Sun Belt 5th (top 1%) · National 37th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Southern Miss | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 66 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 12 | 101 | 3.5 | 1.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 66 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss to Memphis | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 79.1 | Jan 5, 2026 |
| 2025 | Unlisted to Southern Miss | Unlisted to G5/FCS | 77.7 | Jan 6, 2025 |
Michael Montgomery played LB for Southern Miss. Across 1 tracked season, Michael Montgomery recorded 106 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 13 primary output with 46.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46.6 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: Western Kentucky
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Southern Miss
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
46.6
Usage
9.3
Consistency
39.7
Best Game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 4. Mississippi State: 1. Jackson State: 0. App State: 1. Louisiana Tech: 2. Jacksonville State: 0.5. Georgia Southern: 3. Louisiana: 0.5. UL Monroe: 0. Arkansas State: 1. Texas State: 0. Troy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 5 by 60.8. Mississippi State: 6 by 35. Jackson State: 8 by 33.3. App State: 13 by 60. Louisiana Tech: 13 by 70. Jacksonville State: 9 by 42.5. Georgia Southern: 9 by 67.5. Louisiana: 7 by 34.2. UL Monroe: 9 by 37.5. Arkansas State: 13 by 60. Texas State: 10 by 41.7. Troy: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
Best efficiency game
70 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | L 16-27 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Troy | L 18-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Texas State10+ tackles | L 14-41 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Arkansas State10+ tackles | W 27-21 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs UL Monroe | W 49-21 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Louisiana | W 22-10 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/10 | @ Georgia SouthernSplash game | W 38-35 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Jacksonville State | W 42-25 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Louisiana Tech10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-30 | 13 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs App State10+ tackles | W 38-22 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Jackson State | W 38-20 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Mississippi State | L 17-34 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Montgomery story
Michael Montgomery built his college career in 2025 as a linebacker from Seattle, WA wearing No. 17, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Michael Montgomery's career was his defensive production: 106 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Southern Miss. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Michael Montgomery's production has multiple signals. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Southern Miss.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Montgomery moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Southern Miss
2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Southern Miss | 13 | 46.6 | 9.3 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 13 | 46.6 | 9.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 69 Western Kentucky
Week 1 · L 16-27 · Postseason
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 103 Georgia Southern
Week 7 · W 38-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 77 Louisiana Tech
Week 4 · L 20-30
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Washington State
Week 1
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Havoc Plays
61.3 takeover
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 58 Mississippi State
Week 1 · L 17-34
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Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Southern Miss
13 primary output · 46.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage
66
#2
2025 Regular Season · Southern Miss
66
13 primary · 46.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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