Jayden Montgomery holds the MLB · Starter spot in Iowa Hawkeyes’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jayden Montgomery is a 5'11", 227-pound linebacker for the Iowa Hawkeyes. A redshirt senior from Suamico, Wisconsin, Montgomery played at Bay Port High School, where he was a four-year letterman at linebacker and running back. He redshirted in 2022, then saw limited action in 2023 and 2024 before recording 44 tackles (24 solo) across 13 games in 2025, including one tackle for loss, two QB pressures, and two pass break-ups. He started seven contests, posting a career-high eight tackles against Oregon and Vanderbilt.

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