THE SKINNY
Height/Weight: 6-foot-3, 300 pounds
Hometown/High School: Philadelphia, PA (Archbishop Ryan)
Ranking: ★★★★ (92 Rivals — No. 104 overall, No. 10 defensive tackle)
Notable Offers: Duke, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas A&M, Virginia, Wisconsin
HIGHLIGHTS
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OUTLOOK
Borderline top 100 kid according to Rivals, 247Sports has him No. 65 overall, and a top 10 defensive tackle on both sites, this is a big get for Penn State. This is not a staff that cares about recruiting rankings in the slightest — especially in April — but from a headline and PR perspective, landing a consensus top 100 kid from Philadelphia at a premium position like defensive tackle is good on all accounts. If Montgomery holds onto his ranking, he’ll be the highest rated defensive tackle to sign with Penn State since PJ Mustipher in the 2018 class.
Montgomery has prototypical size at 6-foot-3, 300 pounds, but man does he carry 300 pounds well. Doesn’t look sloppy or carrying much bad weight, which is pretty crazy for a high school junior to be able to get to 300 pounds while looking the way he does.
This was during wrestling season so Montgomery is probably more in the 275-285 range here, but the point still stands: just the ideal frame for a defensive tackle. He’ll be more of a 1-tech at Penn State, more focused on stopping the run than getting after the quarterback, so he likely profiles as someone who gets up into the 320 area once he focuses on football full-time in college.
