Know Your Wildcat: Alex Montgomery

During the slow and insipid summer of 2008, former KSR wordsmith Evan Hilbert profiled each and every member of the University of Kentucky football team. Though his knowledge was sparse and his research was far from thorough, Evan’s short and insufficient player profiles were an integral part of Kentucky’s success that season. UK finished with seven wins, including the opener at Louisville and a 25-19 victory in the Liberty Bowl. Kentucky hasn’t won a bowl game since. Let’s bring back that magic…

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#17 ALEX MONTGOMERY

Vitals

— Height: 6’2″

— Weight: 210 lbs.

— Class: Freshman

— Experience: HS

— Position: Wide Receiver

— Hometown: Weston, Florida

— High School: Cypress Bay

Class of 2013 Rankings

— Rivals.com: #51 WR, #81 player in Florida 

— Scout.com: #173 WR, 

— 247Sports.com: #137 WR, #141 player in Florida 

— ESPN Recruiting: #12 Tight End-H, 

Montgomery celebrating his commitment to Kentucky with Mark Stoops and his high school coach

How He Got Here

Montgomery had offers from over a dozen major programs, including Louisville, Ole Miss, and Wisconsin. He ended up choosing Kentucky over Louisville in January, a great first step in his career as a Wildcat.

High School Senior Year, 2012

In his senior year, Montgomery helped lead Cypress Bay to the Florida 8A (!!) State Championships and ended his high school career on a high note, pulling in nine catches for 199 yards (a state finals record) and three touchdowns. Alex also played defensive back in high school, and had what appeared to be the game-winning interception in the State Championship, but it was nullified by a late penalty. He was named First Team All-State, and finished the season with 42 catches for 892 yards and seven touchdowns.

Something You Didn’t Know About Him

He hates the Celtics.

Something We Made Up About Him

He hates the Celtics because he lost to Rajon Rondo in Connect Four.

Most Recent Tweet

I can't wait for the fall semester to start

— Alexander Montgomery (@IjustWannadoME) August 11, 2013

Unfair NFL Comparison

Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona

Outlook for 2013

Montgomery has already made a name for himself during fall camp, with Stoops and Neal Brown repeatedly calling him one of the most impressive freshmen. In fact, Brown said that he’s probably “made as many plays as anybody we’ve had in camp.” Because of the lack of depth at wide receiver, he’ll have every opportunity to shine. Montgomery is not only impressing the coaches, he’s challenging the veterans to play harder in order to keep their starting spots. Neal Brown put it like this: “They’re either going to get better, or those guys [the freshmen] will be the first ones that roll out there against Western.” Go get ’em, young fella.