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AlexanderMontgomery
- height 6-2
- Weight 210
- class Junior
- High school Cypress Bay
2015 – R-Sophomore
- Played in nine games before suffering a season-ending injury vs. Vanderbilt
- Had three catches for 18 yards, earning praise from the coaching staff for fighting through injury to return to the field for 2015
- Caught two passes for 16 yards at Mississippi State
- Had an interesting experience in May with a one-week service/educational trip to Ethiopia
2014 – Sophomore
- Redshirted
2013 – Freshman
- Played in eight games, with one start
- Was having a strong season before an injury in the Alabama State game sidelined him for the remainder of the season
- Had 16 catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns before the injury
- Recorded a catch in all eight games before the injury, including four receptions vs. Miami (Ohio) and Florida
- Had a season-best 47 receiving yards against the Gators
- Caught a touchdown pass against Louisville, his only starting assignment
High School
- Ranked as the nation’s No. 51 wide receiver by Rivals
- First-team all-state wide receiver from Cypress Bay High School, where he helped his team to the 8A state championship game his senior season, regional semifinals his junior year and state semifinals his sophomore season
- Ended his high school career in fine fashion with a tremendous performance in the 8A state championship game
- Had nine catches for 199 yards and three touchdowns in the final, including a nifty one-handed touchdown catch
- His 199 receiving yards was a state finals record
- Also played defensive back and had what appeared to be the game-winning interception in the state championship game before a late penalty nullified the play
- In the two playoff games before the state final, Montgomery returned an interception for a touchdown in each, first for 34 yards and then 56 yards
- Had 42 catches for 892 yards and seven touchdowns his senior year en route to first-team all-state honors by the Miami Herald
- Ended his junior campaign with 27 catches for 556 yards and 10 touchdowns
- Coached by Mark Guandolo
Personal
- Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
- Grandson of Ruby Montgomery
- Major is agricultural economics
Community Cats
- Participated in a unique one-week service/educational trip to Ethiopia (2015)
- Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)
Alex Says
- He chose Kentucky because he had the best chance to grow as a person
- One word to describe him on the field is “versatile”
- His sports hero is LeBron James
- Other than football he enjoys playing Connect Four
- He couldn’t live without his grandparents