Saw 2024 season ended by injury ... A 2024 STATS Perform Preseason All-America (Third Team) ... 2024 Preseason All-Patriot League ... Named the fourth-best returning NCAA FCS quarterback by HERO Sports ... Enjoyed a successful 2023 season after transferring to Fordham from the University of New Mexico ... A 2023 Walter Payton Award finalist ... Earned All-Patriot League honors ... Led the Patriot League in passing yards and passing touchdowns in 2023 ... Had five 300-yard passing games and one 400-yard game ... Appeared in seven games in two years with the Lobos ... Member of the Paraclete High School team that won the California Division 3-AA state title ... Named to the 2024 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2024 (Junior Season)
• Started first three games of the season before suffering season-ending injury.
• Completed 34 of 66 passes for 333 yards and one touchdown.
• Also rushed 38 times with one score.
• Connected on 13 of 21 passes for 159 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 31 yards in season-opener at Bowling Green.

2023 (Sophomore Season)
• Named Second Team All-Patriot League
• Named to the 2023 Phil Steele All-Patriot League team (Second Team).
• A Walter Payton Award finalist.
• Started all eleven games at quarterback.
• Completed 241 of 376 passes for 3,000 yards with 26 touchdowns and just one interception.
• Had five 300-yard passing games and one 400-yard game.
• Also ran for 158 net yards and three scores.
• Led the Patriot League and was eighth in the NCAA FCS in passing touchdowns.
• Led the League in passing yards and passing yards/game (272.7), ranking ninth in the nation in each category.
• Led the Patriot League and was tenth in the NCAA FCS in completions/game (21.91).
• Completion percentage of .641 ranked second in the conference and 27th in the NCAA FCS.
• Passing efficiency rating of 153.4 was second in the Patriot League and 15th in the NCAA FCS.
• 241 completions is the seventh best single season in Fordham history while his 3,000 passing yards is ninth best and the 26 touchdown passes is tied for seventh best.
• Completed 24 of 31 passes for 319 yards and five touchdowns in Wagner win.
• Followed the Wagner game by connecting on 23 of 36 passes fo 309 yards and five scores in win at Buffalo.
• Named FedEx Ground FCS National Offensive Player of the Week following the Buffalo game.
• Connected on 29 of 36 passes for a career-high 410 yards and four touchdowns versus Holy Cross.
• Passed for 328 yards, completing 19=8 of 33 passes, with three touchdowns in win over Bucknell.
• Completed 34 of 48 passes for 382 yards and one score in Lehigh win.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season at New Mexico)
• Saw action in four games with two starts, earning his first letter.
• Threw for 174 yards, going 27-for-51 with no touchdowns and an interception.
• Rushed 22 times for four yards, but in his first three games he rushed for 48 yards on just 14 carries, with a touchdown.
• Saw action at the end of the opener with Maine, rushing three times for 21 yards.
• Saw his first real action against UNLV, going 0-for-1 passing but rushing four times for 11 yards.
• Started against San Diego State, going 15-for-23 passing for 112 yards with a long of 21 and an interception.
• Rushed seven times for 16 yards, including his first career touchdown.
• Was 12-for-27 against Colorado State for 62 yards, a game in which he was under heavy pressure.

2021 (Freshman Season at New Mexico)
• Saw action in three games, earning a redshirt.
• Made his collegiate debut on the final drive against San Diego State, moving UNM into Aztec territory late.
• Made his first collegiate start against Colorado State, picking up his first career completion.
• Came on in relief against UNLV, going a career-best 7-for-13 passing, throwing for 28 yards and rushing for 28 yards as well.

Before Fordham
• A graduate of Paraclete High School in Lancaster, California.
• Part of Paraclete High School’s Division 3-AA state title team.
• Threw for 2,200 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior.
• Played for head coach Dean Harrington at Paraclete.

Personal
• Son of Cipriano Montes and Kiana Scott ... Father was a wide receiver at Southern Illinois