HOU · RB
David Montgomery
David Montgomery is a running back for the Houston Texans. Depth chart: RB1.
Scouting report
David Montgomery: the full picture
David Montgomery at a glance
David Montgomery is a 29-year-old running back for the Houston Texans, listed at 5'11" and 230 pounds. The Chicago Bears drafted Montgomery 73rd overall in the third round in 2019, out of Iowa State, and 2026 is Montgomery's 8th NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects Montgomery for 175.5 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB26 at the position and works out to 12.2 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 2 games of 2026, Montgomery has scored 33.3 PPR points, or 16.6 per game. That is 19.0% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Montgomery would finish with about 283 points, ahead of the 175.5 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 28.9 points in Week 1 against BUF, the RB7 finish that week. Montgomery has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Montgomery ranks in the 92nd percentile in rush TDs, the 65th percentile in receptions and the 60th percentile in receiving yards. One of the 6 tracked categories sits at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 8th percentile in yards per carry.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Montgomery has finished as RB4 in 2020, RB21 in 2021, RB24 in 2022, RB17 in 2023, RB18 in 2024 and RB27 in 2025. One of those 7 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 264.8 PPR points in 2020. Across 107 regular-season games on record, the totals read 6,185 rushing yards, 61 rushing touchdowns, 236 receptions and 1,923 receiving yards.
David Montgomery by the numbers
Montgomery has been the highest-scoring running back of the week 1 time, finished in the weekly top five at the position 9 times and finished in the top twelve 30 times. The career high is 34.1 PPR points, set in Week 4 of 2023 against GB. The game log also shows 1 game of 30 or more PPR points, 13 100-yard rushing games and 2 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Montgomery has reached 20 points in 22 games, 21% of career appearances.
Contract
Montgomery is playing on a two-year, $16.5 million contract signed with the Houston Texans in 2026, an average of $8.3 million per year with $1 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2027 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Montgomery carries a GV stock price of 2,752, which ranks 228th overall and RB35 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Montgomery 94th overall. Value has moved down 2.6 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Javonte Williams, Devin Singletary and Omarion Hampton. See where Montgomery sits on the trade value chart.
Latest news
1 news item linked to Montgomery in the past two weeks, the most recent on September 13, 2026. Read the latest David Montgomery news.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 175.5
- PPR / game
- 12.2
David Montgomery fantasy outlook
David Montgomery enters the 2026 season with HOU and ranks RB25 and #91 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 175.5 PPR points across 14.4 games, or 12.2 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists David Montgomery as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, David Montgomery produced 166.9 PPR points in 17 games (9.8 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 60%, with a 34% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.
Week 2 projection
David Montgomery is projected for 11.4 PPR points at home against CIN in week 2, with a likely range of 1.7 to 26.5.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 2.6 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 46.4
- Dynasty
- 26.7
- Superflex redraft
- 58.4
- Superflex dynasty
- 38.1
- TE premium dynasty
- 16.1
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 2 | 26 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2025 | DET | 17 | 158 | 716 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 192 | 0 | 166.9 |
| 2024 | DET | 14 | 185 | 775 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 341 | 0 | 221.7 |
| 2023 | DET | 14 | 219 | 1,015 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 117 | 0 | 207.2 |
| 2022 | CHI | 16 | 201 | 801 | 5 | 40 | 34 | 316 | 1 | 177.7 |
| 2021 | CHI | 13 | 225 | 849 | 7 | 51 | 42 | 301 | 0 | 195.0 |
| 2020 | CHI | 15 | 247 | 1,070 | 8 | 68 | 54 | 438 | 2 | 264.8 |
| 2019 | CHI | 16 | 242 | 889 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 185 | 1 | 170.4 |
Running backs ranked near David Montgomery
- Rhamondre Stevenson RB23 · 196.2 PPR
- Javonte Williams RB24 · 193.9 PPR
- Aaron Jones RB25 · 175.5 PPR
- Tony Pollard RB27 · 175.5 PPR
- Jeremiyah Love RB28 · 167.2 PPR
- Travis Etienne RB29 · 167.2 PPR
Houston Texans fantasy players
- C.J. Stroud QB · 263.3 PPR
- Nico Collins WR · 232.4 PPR
- Dalton Schultz TE · 130.8 PPR
- Woody Marks RB · 116.5 PPR
- Xavier Hutchinson WR · 106.3 PPR
- Kayshon Boutte WR · 97.8 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.