Steven Montez


Steven Montez is an American football quarterback for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League. He played college football at Colorado and was signed as an undrafted free agent by Washington in 2020.

Early years

Montez attended Del Valle High School in El Paso, Texas. During his career, he passed for 6,512 passing yards with 86 touchdowns, and 8,149 yards of total offense. He committed to the University of Colorado Boulder to play college football. Montez chose Colorado over offers from the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Texas at El Paso.

College career

After redshirting his first year at Colorado in 2015, Montez played in 10 games and made three starts as a redshirt freshman in 2016. He spent most of the season as the backup to Sefo Liufau, but started three games due to Liufau injuries. Overall he completed 83 of 140 passes for 1,078 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions. Montez entered 2017 as the starting quarterback. In 12 starts, he completed 228 of 377 passes for 2,975 yards, 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Montez returned as the starter in 2018. He returned again for his senior season in 2019.

Professional career

Montez signed with the Washington Football Team as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft.

Personal life

His father, Alfred Montez, played one season in the NFL and was his quarterback coach at Del Valle. Steven was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity during his time at university.