RB · Houston Texans · #32

David Montgomery

RB3Out · Groinwk 7 report

College: Iowa State
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 230 lb
Experience: 8th season

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Season

EPA / carry

−0.35▼ 0.35 vs '25

28th of 28 RBs

Success rate

25.0%▼ 18.0 vs '25

28th of 28 RBs

RYOE / carry

–

23rd of 28 RBs

Yards per carry

2.65▼ 1.88 vs '25

28th of 28 RBs

Receiving

67 yds+0.65 EPA/TGT

7 rec · 7 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 27 qualifying running backs on the 2026 leaderboard plus Montgomery.

Week-by-week

EPA per carry by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Rushing−18.0

Receiving+4.6

Net−13.4

Best game · Wk 1 vs BUF

Carries

Rush yds

Total TD

−0.3

Rush EPA

−0.02

EPA/carry

Rec yds

2026 game log

	Rushing							Receiving
Game	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
Wk 1 vs BUFL	20	60	3.00	2	−0.3	−0.02	40.0	3	3	19	1	+0.88
Wk 2 vs CINL	6	10	1.67	0	−6.4	−1.07	0.0	2	2	14	0	+0.22
Wk 3 @ INDL	11	33	3.00	0	−5.8	−0.53	18.2	2	2	15	0	+0.75
Wk 4 vs DALL	10	24	2.40	0	−3.6	−0.36	20.0	0	0	19	0	–
Wk 5 @ TENW	5	11	2.20	0	−1.9	−0.38	20.0	0	0	0	0	–
Season	52	138	2.65	2	−18.0	−0.35	25.0	7	7	67	1	+0.65

How he compares

2026 running backs who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Texans

$16.5Mover 2 years

Avg. per year: $8.3M
Guaranteed: $1M 6%
2026 cap hit: $3.3M 1.1% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2027

2026 · now

2027

Year 1 of 2 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Rushing						Receiving
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Scrimmage yardsRushing plus receiving yards.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
2026	5	−13.4	205	52	138	2.65	2	−0.35	25.0	7	7	67	1	+0.65
2025	17	+1.9	908	158	716	4.53	8	0.00	43.0	29	24	192	0	+0.11
2024	14	+8.6	1,116	185	775	4.19	12	−0.05	48.1	38	36	341	0	+0.42
2023	14	+2.1	1,132	219	1,015	4.63	13	+0.05	44.3	24	16	117	0	−0.34
2022	16	−8.6	1,117	201	801	3.99	5	−0.08	36.3	40	34	316	1	+0.17
2021	13	−19.5	1,150	225	849	3.77	7	−0.10	36.4	51	42	301	0	+0.10
2020	15	−5.5	1,508	247	1,070	4.33	8	−0.04	38.5	68	54	438	2	+0.05
2019	16	−43.2	1,074	242	889	3.67	6	−0.17	33.1	35	25	185	1	−0.06
Career	110	−77.7	8,210	1,529	6,253	4.09	61	−0.07	39.0	292	238	1,957	5	+0.10