Tyren Montgomery WR Nicholls |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #86 ROLE: Outside X-Receiver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 03/18/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.59 seconds (20%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #86 | |
| ROLE: Outside X-Receiver | |
| Last Updated: 03/18/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2026 | |
| Forty time: 4.59 seconds (20%*) | |
| Overall Rating: | 80.8 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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75% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Hands: |
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75% |
| Short Receiving: |
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60% |
| Intermediate Routes: |
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57% |
| Deep Threat: |
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68% |
| Blocking: |
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49% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
7th
Overall Rank:
#221
Position rank:
#35 (WR)
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| College Games: 9 College Snaps: 243 | ||
247 RATING: 90/100
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint - Georgia |
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78% |
| Malachi Carter - Georgia Tech |
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75% |
| Tre Turner - Virginia Tech |
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74% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Tyren Montgomery never played a snap of organized football until his twenties. A basketball standout at The Woodlands College Park High School in Texas, he walked on at LSU in 2019 before leaving after one semester when his mother fell seriously ill. With basketball behind him and COVID-19 shutting everything down, Montgomery picked up a football on a whim, tossing it around with his younger brother Kam in the backyard. That backyard session led to flag football in Las Vegas, a brief attempt to walk on at Houston, and eventually a roster spot at Nicholls State, where he caught 12 passes for 171 yards across eight games in 2023.The move to Division III John Carroll changed everything. In his first season with the Blue Streaks in 2024, Montgomery posted 57 receptions for 1,071 yards and 17 touchdowns, earning OAC Wide Receiver of the Year and D3football.com First Team All-American honors. He followed that with 119 catches for 1,528 yards and 15 scores in 2025, setting the school single-season reception record and helping John Carroll reach the Division III national semifinals. A consensus All-American selection, Montgomery became the first player in JCU history invited to the Senior Bowl, where he held his own against FBS competition throughout the week.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Attacks the football at its highest point and plucks it away from defenders with natural hands through contact.
- Catches everything thrown his way; you rarely see a ball hit the ground when it reaches his radius.
- Basketball movement shows up in his footwork, with quick-twitch hips and clean breaks at the top of routes.
- Does not go down easy after the catch; lowers his shoulder, makes guys miss, and picks up chunk yardage.
- Tracks the deep ball well over his shoulder, adjusting his speed and angle to underthrown passes without breaking stride.
- Handled a heavy target share all season at JCU and never looked like the volume wore him down.
- Competed hard at the Senior Bowl against a massive jump in talent and did not look out of place.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Film against Division corners tells you very little about how he handles NFL-caliber length and speed.
- Narrow frame gets pushed around at the line; physical press corners will bully him until he adds mass.
- Turns 25 before his rookie year, leaving a shorter runway for development than most prospects in this class.
- Route technique on intermediate concepts is still raw; relies on athleticism more than precision between the numbers.
- Shows little interest or ability as a run blocker on the perimeter, a clear liability in any balanced offense.
Scouting Report: Summary
Montgomery is a tough evaluation because the tools and the tape pull you in different directions. You watch him go up over a corner on a back-shoulder fade at the Senior Bowl, snatch it with one hand, and you see something real. The ball skills pop immediately. He wins at the catch point with body control that looks instinctive rather than coached, and his basketball background explains why. Defenders draped on him do not bother him. He adjusts to off-target throws, extends through contact, and finishes catches that most college receivers cannot make. After the catch, he runs with purpose, lowering his shoulder and making defenders pay for arm tackles.The concerns start when you look at what he was doing this against. His route tree at John Carroll leaned on isolations and vertical stems where he could outrun the coverage. The intermediate game, the curls and digs where timing matters most, is where the rawness shows. He rounds off breaks, drifts on his landmarks, and wins on talent alone where an NFL corner would close the window. Two seasons of tackle football is thin. At 25 as a rookie, the clock is already ticking.
The right landing spot is a spread-heavy offense that can ease him in with a focused role. Fades and contested-catch concepts in the red zone, manufactured touches on screens and jet sweeps, with the rest of his game developing behind established receivers. Special teams effort buys the roster spot while the route running catches up. There is a real ceiling here if the coaching and patience align, but this is a developmental bet where the timeline is tighter than the typical late-round receiver.
Tyren Montgomery percentiles vs other Wide Receivers (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Tyren Montgomery (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
252.8
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
47.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.