Montana Lemonious-Craig
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | July 29, 2002 Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| High school: | Inglewood (CA) |
| College: | Colorado (2020–2022) Arizona (2023–2024) |
| NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Montana-George Eugene Lemonious-Craig (born July 29, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and Arizona Wildcats.
Early life and high school
Lemonious-Craig grew up in Inglewood, California and attended Inglewood High School. As a senior, he had 46 receptions for 1,289 yards and 23 touchdowns along with two rushes for 22 yards for 1,314 from scrimmage.[1] He committed to play college football at Colorado.[2]
College career
Colorado
During his true freshman season, Lemonious-Craig appeared in three games and caught his first career pass in the Alamo Bowl.[3] The following season, he appeared in ten games before being limited by injuries during the final two games of the season.[4] During 2022, he appeared in all 12 games and lead the Buffaloes in receptions.[3] On April 24, 2023, Lemonious-Craig entered the transfer portal.[5]
Arizona
On May 20, 2023, Lemonious-Craig transferred to Arizona.[6] During the 2023 season, he appeared in every game for the Wildcats and recorded 28 receptions for 296 yards and three touchdowns, including five catches for 67 yards against Colorado.[7] In 2024, he missed one game, but managed to haul in 17 passes for 172 yards and one touchdown.[8]
College statistics
| Season | GP | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||||||||||||||
| Colorado Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 25 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | 12 | 23 | 359 | 15.6 | 69 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona Wildcats | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 28 | 296 | 10.6 | 39 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 172 | 10.1 | 20 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Career | 47 | 79 | 965 | 12.2 | 69 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
189 lb (86 kg) |
30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.57 s | 1.57 s | 2.66 s | 4.34 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
14 reps | ||
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers
On May 27, 2025, Lemonious-Craig was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent.[10]
References
- ^ Spratling, Shotgun (December 2, 2019). "How Montana Lemonious-Craig's recruitment improved with patience and Inglewood's turnaround". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ "Montana Lemonious-Craig joins the fold, commits to Colorado's Class of 2020". On3.com. November 29, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ a b "Montana Lemonious-Craig - Football". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Carlough, Jack (November 16, 2021). "Montana Lemonious-Craig "likely" done for season". Buffaloes Wire. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Lucas, Raymond (April 24, 2023). "Colorado WR Montana Lemonious-Craig enters transfer portal after monstrous spring game performance". 247Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Carlough, Jack (May 21, 2023). "Colorado transfer Montana Lemonious-Craig commits to Arizona". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "Montana Lemonious-Craig - Football". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Scheer, Jason (May 27, 2025). "Former Arizona wide receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig signs with Steelers". 247Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "Montana Lemonious-Craig – WR – Arizona – 2025 Draft Scout/NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ Amacher, Ezra (May 27, 2025). "Former Arizona receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig signs with Steelers". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved May 30, 2025.