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Jayden Montgomery - Football - University of Iowa Athletics

#36 Jayden Montgomery

Position LB
Height 5-10
Weight 225 lbs.
Class RS Fr.
Hometown Suamico, Wis.
High School Bay Port
Height 5-10

2024 – – Played in seven games, but had no statistics.

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… enterprise leadership 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.