CJ Montes

Position:
Quarterback
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 205
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Pasadena, Calif.
High School:
Paraclete High School
Prev School:
Fordham

Prior to Kent State

2024 (Redshirt Junior Season at Fordham)
• STATS Perform Preseason All-America (Third Team)
• Preseason All-Patriot League
• Played in three games, threw for 333 yards and one touchdown

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore Season at Fordham)
• Named Second Team All-Patriot League
• Named to the 2023 Phil Steele All-Patriot League team (Second Team).
• Walter Payton Award finalist.
• Completed 241 of 376 passes for 3,000 yards with 26 touchdowns and just one interception.
• Had five 300-yard passing games and one 400-yard game.
• Led the Patriot League and was eighth in the NCAA FCS in passing touchdowns.
• Led the League in passing yards and passing yards/game (272.7), ranking ninth in the nation in each category.
• Led the Patriot League and was tenth in the NCAA FCS in completions/game (21.91).
• Completion percentage of .641 ranked second in the conference and 27th in the NCAA FCS.
• Passing efficiency rating of 153.4 was second in the Patriot League and 15th in the NCAA FCS.
• 241 completions is the seventh best single season in Fordham history while his 3,000 passing yards is ninth best and the 26 touchdown passes is tied for seventh best.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season at New Mexico)
• Saw action in four games with two starts, earning his first letter.
• Threw for 174 yards, going 27-for-51 with no touchdowns and an interception.
• Rushed 22 times for four yards, but in his first three games he rushed for 48 yards on just 14 carries, with a touchdown.

2021 (Freshman Season at New Mexico)
• Saw action in three games, earning a redshirt.