#36 Jayden Montgomery Season 2023-24

2025 Honors -- One of two juniors named to 2025 Player Council... 2025 -- Played in all 11 games, starting at linebacker in five games... has 29 tackles (19 solo, 10 assists), including one tackle for a loss of four yards, one pass break-up and one QB pressure on the season while Iowa's defense is ranked eighth in the nation in total defense (267.9) and scoring defense (14.5), ninth in first-down defense (169), 12th in passing defense (166.3), and 14th in rushing defense (101.6)... collected a career-high eight tackles (career-high five solo, career-high three assists) in 16-18 loss to #9 Oregon... recorded seven tackles (four solo, career-high three assists) in 25-24 win over Penn State... recorded three solo tackles and one pass break-up in 21-26 loss at #17 USC... collected three tackles (one solo, two assists) and one QB pressure in 37-0 shutout at Wisconsin... recorded two solo tackles and broke up his first career pass in 47-7 win over UMass... recorded his first solo tackle for a loss of four yards in 34-7 season-opening win over UAlbany... collected three tackles (one solo, two assists) in 41-3 win over Minnesota.

2024 Honors -- Coaches Appreciation Award, special teams... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten... Dean's List student (2024 fall, 2025 spring)... 2024 -- Played in nine games, but had no statistics... letterwinner. 

 

 

 

2023 Honors -- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (2023 fall, 2024 spring)… Coaches Appreciation Award, special team… 2023 -- Played in 12 games, but had no statistics… letterwinner.

2022 Honors -- Dean’s List student (2023 spring)… 2022 -- Redshirted… did not see any game action.

High School Honors -- Earned unanimous first-team all-conference and all-region honors as a junior… first-team all-conference as a sophomore… honorable mention all-conference as a freshman… four-year High Honor Roll student… National Honor Society member… Career -- Four-year football letterman as linebacker and running back… helped prep team reach playoffs four straight seasons, reaching state championship game as a sophomore… recorded five tackles and one tackle for loss as a senior… 72 tackles as a junior, with 10 tackles for loss and two sacks, while scoring two touchdowns… 127 tackles as a sophomore, with 11 tackles for loss and three sacks, while also scoring six touchdowns… 77 tackles as a freshman, with three tackles for loss and one sack… team captain as a junior and senior… also competed in track and basketball as a prep.

Personal -- Born 2/26/2004… business major… parents are Natalie and Jerry Montgomery… mother Natalie played volleyball at Iowa… father Jerry played football at Iowa and currently is a member of the Green Bay Packers coaching staff… high school coach was Gary Westerman.