David Montgomery (football)
| Iowa State Cyclones – No. 32 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Business |
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| High school | Mount Healthy |
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July 6, 1997 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
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David Montgomery (born June 7, 1997) is a college American football running back for the Iowa State Cyclones. He was not a highly touted recruit coming out of high school but has been a standout player in college. Montgomery was a consensus First-team All-Big 12 player in 2017
Growing up in the Cincinnati Ohio area was an Eagle Scout in addition to being a standout prep dual threat quarterback. Over his four-year career he rushed for 6,666 yards and 91 touchdowns. In 2015 he was named the Division III Ohio Player of the Year as well as the Southwest District Offensive Player of the Year. His senior season rushing total of 2,707 was good enough for the 21st best single season performance in Ohio high school history. He posted seven 200-yard games and three 300-yard games, including one 373 yard performance.
Despite a record breaking high school career, Montgomery was only lightly recruiting to continue his football career in college. He was only recruited by Miami (OH), Ball State, Buffalo, and Iowa State, he eventually committed to the Cyclones.
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As a true freshman in 2016, Montgomery played in all 12 games as well as starting the final four contests. He led the team in rushing with 563 yards, averaging 5.2 yards per carry. This was good enough to be the second-best freshman performance in school history. In his second career start he rushed 169 yards on 24 carries to defeat Kansas, he was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for that performance. He finished the season with 141 yards rushing and 45 yards receiving against West Virginia.
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