2019 NFL Draft Scouting Report: RB David Montgomery

Weakness #1: Lack of Speed

Montgomery is pretty hard to nitpick because he is as close to a complete running back as it gets. However, if there is one downside with him it’s his lack of speed. Stanford’s Bryce Love and Alabama’s Damien Harris are much faster than Montgomery which could hurt his chances to the be the first back selected.

It will be interesting to see how Montgomery does at the combine when he runs his 40-yard dash. Until then it’s safe to assume he is one of the slower backs in the top tier of running backs.

Weakness #2: Size

The main reason why Montgomery’s lack of speed is an issue is that he’s a smaller back. Most smaller backs make up that with speed. That’s not Montgomery’s style he’s a ground and pound back which is harder to be successful with when undersized at the pro level.

Montgomery is listed at 5’11 but when looking at him it’s hard to believe that is accurate.

Here’s a picture of Montgomery with 6’6 Hakeem Butler. You be the judge of his true height. 

Montgomery being undersized will hurt his ability to break tackles at the level he did so in college.

Weakness #3: Lack of Competition 

Montgomery’s adjustment to the NFL is going to be a tad more challenging than running back prospects like Harris or Kentucky’s Benny Snell Jr due to the fact they come from the NFL comparable SEC and Montgomery is a Big 12 back.

The Big 12’s teams build their teams around their offense to prepare for shoutouts. There isn’t much defense being played.

The defense he has played against is not close to a comparison as to what he’ll see in the NFL which could lead to some great growing pains.