David Montgomery stats

Texans

Running Back · #32

Age 29 · 5' 11" · 230 lbs

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David Montgomery recorded 138 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns and 2.7 yards per carry in 5 games of 2026 for the Houston Texans. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
5
CAR · 42nd
52
YDS · 44th
138
AVG
2.7
TD · 26th
2
LNG
18
FD
5
FUM
0

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2019CHI162428893.7655502
2020CHI152471,0704.3880590
2021CHI132258493.8741551
2022CHI162018014.0528411
2023DET142191,0154.61375592
2024DET141857754.21221502
2025DET171587164.5872412
2026HOU5521382.721850

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career regular season

GP
110
CAR
1,529
YDS
6,253
AVG
4.1
TD
61
LNG
80
FD
360
FUM
10

Career Postseason

GP
5
CAR
58
YDS
242
AVG
4.2
TD
2
LNG
16
FD
15
FUM
0

Per game

GP
5
CAR
10.4
YDS
27.6
AVG
2.7
TD
0.4
LNG
18
FD
1
FUM
0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2019CHI1615.155.63.70.4553.10.1
2020CHI1516.571.34.30.5803.90
2021CHI1317.365.33.80.5414.20.1
2022CHI1612.650.14.00.3282.60.1
2023DET1415.672.54.60.9754.20.1
2024DET1413.255.44.20.9213.60.1
2025DET179.342.14.50.5722.40.1
2026HOU510.427.62.70.4181.00

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career regular season, Per game

GP
110
CAR
13.9
YDS
56.8
AVG
4.1
TD
0.6
LNG
80
FD
3.3
FUM
0.1

Fantasy

GP
5
PPR
45.5
HALF
42.0
STD
38.5
PPG
9.1

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2019CHI16170.4157.9145.410.7
2020CHI15264.8237.8210.817.7
2021CHI13195.0174.0153.015
2022CHI16177.7160.7143.711.1
2023DET14207.2199.2191.214.8
2024DET14221.7203.7185.715.8
2025DET17166.9154.9142.99.8
2026HOU545.542.038.59.1

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
110
PPR
1,449.2
HALF
1,330.2
STD
1,211.2
PPG
13.2

Bio

Age
29 yearsJun 7, 1997
Height
5' 11"
Weight
230 lbs
Experience
8 yearsDebut 2019
Birthplace
Cincinnati, OH
Draft
2019Rd 3, Pk 73
College
Iowa State
Salary
$8.5 million2026

Latest performance

David Montgomery

Oct 11 · @ TEN · W 26-3

CAR
5
YDS
11
AVG
2.2
TD
0
LNG
5
FUM
0

Snap counts, 2026

47% of his club's offensive snaps a game (155 in 5 games); 14% in week 5.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1BUF3949%0
2CIN4252%0
3IND3463%0
4DAL3156%0
5TEN914%0

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

David Montgomery has been on the NFL’s game-status report 2 weeks since 2026, ruled out 2 times.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202620Groin

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2019 NFL combine

RB, 5'10", 222 lb · Iowa State

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.63s30th
Vertical jump28.5"2nd
Broad jump10' 1"68th
Bench press (225 lb)15 reps11th

Percentile: the share of RBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2019 combine

Games

All games

Next

at LACSun, Nov 08

vs LAC since 2019

2
GP
39
ATT
251
YDS
2
TD
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Oct 11atTENW 26-35110
Sun, Oct 04vsDALL 34-3010240
Sun, Sep 27atINDL 19-1711330
Sun, Sep 20vsCINL 20-66100
Sun, Sep 13vsBUFL 36-3120602
Sun, Jan 04atCHIW 19-168420

What are David Montgomery's career stats?

David Montgomery has played 8 seasons for the Bears, the Lions and the Texans. He has had 1,529 carries for 6,253 yards, 238 catches for 1,957 yards and has scored 66 touchdowns. His best season so far is 2020: 1,070 rushing yards, 8 rushing touchdowns and 4.3 yards per carry.

Best single games

  • Rushing Yards: 151 @ BAL on Sep 22, 2025, W 38-30
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 3 @ GB on Sep 28, 2023, W 34-20
  • Receptions: 9 vs GB on Jan 3, 2021, L 35-16
  • Receiving Yards: 63 vs GB on Jan 3, 2021, L 35-16
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 1 @ DET on Nov 28, 2019, W 24-20
David Montgomery's best game in each stat, by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
20266023191
20251512437—
20241052540—
20231213322—
202212214621
20211082861—
202014629631
201913524361

What the columns mean: REC

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2019.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2019 to 2026

David Montgomery finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

All-time career rank

  • 82nd in rushing yards (6,253)
  • 54th in rushing touchdowns (61)

Among the 2,980 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

David Montgomery college stats

David Montgomery played 3 seasons at Iowa State Cyclones (2016 to 2018): 2,925 rushing yards and 26 rushing touchdowns on 624 carries.

passing

David Montgomery's college passing by season
SeasonSchoolCMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTCMP%CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.LNGSACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2017Iowa State Cyclones0200000000

rushing

David Montgomery's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2016Iowa State Cyclones1095635.2251
2017Iowa State Cyclones2581,1464.41158
2018Iowa State Cyclones2571,2164.71339

receiving

David Montgomery's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2016Iowa State Cyclones131299.9028
2017Iowa State Cyclones362968.2046
2018Iowa State Cyclones221577.1053

scoring

David Montgomery's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2016Iowa State Cyclones0200200012
2017Iowa State Cyclones011001100066
2018Iowa State Cyclones013001300078

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: David Montgomery's college game log.

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Playoff games

David Montgomery played 5 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 3 lost.

David Montgomery's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2024WSHL 45-317280
2023LARW 24-2314571
2023TBW 31-2310330
2023SFL 34-3115931
2020NOL 21-912310

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.