 Montez with theWashington Football Team in 2021 | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1997-01-14)January 14, 1997 (age 28) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Del Valle (El Paso, Texas) |
| College: | Colorado (2015–2019) |
| Undrafted: | 2020 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Steven Montez (born January 14, 1997) is a formerAmerican footballquarterback. He playedcollege football atColorado and signed with theWashington Football Team as anundrafted free agent in 2020.
Montez attendedDel Valle High School inEl Paso, Texas. During his career, he passed for 6,512 passing yards with 86touchdowns, and 8,149 yards of total offense. He committed to theUniversity of Colorado Boulder to play college football.[1] A three-star recruit, Montez chose Colorado over offers fromAir Force,New Mexico State, andUTEP.[2][3]
After redshirting his first year at Colorado in 2015, Montez played in 10 games and made three starts as a redshirt freshman in 2016. He spent most of the season as the backup toSefo Liufau, but started three games due to Liufau injuries. Overall he completed 83 of 140 passes for 1,078 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions.[4] Montez entered 2017 as the starting quarterback.[5] In 12 starts, he completed 228 of 377 passes for 2,975 yards, 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions.[6][7] Montez returned as the starter in 2018.[8] He returned again for his senior season in 2019.[2]
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| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 231 lb (105 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.68 s | 1.59 s | 2.75 s | 4.43 s | 7.25 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Montez signed with theWashington Football Team as anundrafted free agent following the2020 NFL draft.[11] He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] Montez was elevated to the active roster on December 19 and December 26 for the team's weeks 15 and 16 games against theSeattle Seahawks andCarolina Panthers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[14][15] He was signed to the active roster prior to the Week 17 game against thePhiladelphia Eagles.[16]
Montez was waived by Washington on August 31, 2021.[17]
On September 2, 2021, Montez was signed to theDetroit Lions' practice squad.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 10, 2022, but was waived on May 11, 2022.[19] He re-signed to the Lions' practice squad on December 22.[20]
Montez was allocated to theSeattle Sea Dragons of theXFL on November 15, 2022,[21] but re-signed to the Lions' practice squad on December 22. He re-joined the Sea Dragons after his practice squad contract with the Lions expired.[22] The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create theUnited Football League (UFL).[23]
Montez signed with theEdmonton Elks on January 18, 2024.[24] He was placed on the retired list on May 3.[25]
Montez's father, Alfred, played in the NFL with theOakland Raiders in 1996 and was his quarterback coach at Del Valle.[26] During his time at Colorado, Montez was a member of theSigma Pi fraternity.[27]
| Year | League | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2023 | XFL | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
