Montana Lemonious-Craig

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Photo by: Dan Madden

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Inglewood, Calif.
High School:
Inglewood
Major:
Communication (Sports Media Minor)

AT COLORADO: Career

Played in 25 career games, starting 12.
Has 33 receptions for 482 yards and five touchdowns in his career.

2022 (Soph.)

Played in 12 games, had 23 receptions for 359 yards and three touchdowns.
Made his first career start against TCU.
Named the offensive player of the game against California by the coaching staff.
Named a member of the Victory Club for his play in the win against California.
Had eight catches for 119 yards and the game winning touchdown in overtime against California.

2021 (Fr.-2)—Played in the first 10 games of the season before being listed as injured for the final two … Registered 10 receptions for 123 yards and two touchdowns on the season … Most productive game came in week one against Northern Colorado when he had two receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown and was named Colorado’s nomination for Pac-12 Freshman of the Week … Had a clutch touchdown against Oregon State, hauling in a pass from Brendon Lewis with just 2:24 left in regulation to put the Buffs back ahead after the Beavers took their only lead of the game.
2020 (Fr.)—Played in three games and dressed for all six including the Alamo Bowl … Played in the first two games of the season, vs. UCLA and at Stanford, and in the Alamo Bowl against Texas … Didn't have any catches in the regular season, but had a 15-yard reception from Brendon Lewis in the Alamo Bowl, kicking off a scoring drive in the fourth quarter … Named first-team Academic All-Colorado by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and PrepStar as a consensus top 100 player out of California … 247Sports rates him as the No. 54 athlete in the class and No. 84 player from California … Rivals ranked him the No. 85 player out of California … He helped spur a turn-around at Inglewood that saw the team improve from a 0-10 record as a junior and to 12-1, losing by one point in the CIF Southern Section Division 13 Semifinals while having a perfect 5-0 record in the Pioneer League under coach Mil’Von James … He played receiver, cornerback and was the team’s punter and punt returner … His senior season he had 46 receptions for 1,289 yards and 23 touchdowns and added two rushes for 22 yards for 1,314 yards from scrimmage … He added two two-point conversions for a total of 142 points scored … He had one 200-yard receiving game, six 100-yard receiving games, eight games with multiple receiving touchdowns, and six games with at least one 50-yard reception … On defense he added 70 tackles, including five for a loss, six interceptions, four pass break-ups and one fumble recovery … On special teams as a senior, he averaged 49.0 yards per punt on five punts with a long of 53 and one inside the 20 … Also had one punt return for 46 yards … As a junior, he had 30 receptions for 573 yards and eight touchdowns and 10 rushes for 47 yards and a touchdown … He had four 100-yard receiving games … He added 62 tackles on defense, including six for a loss, to go with two interceptions, one forced fumble and a pass breakup … He also had four kick returns for 67 yards … He had 215 yards on just five receptions with four touchdowns in a 77-0 win over West as a senior when he also had four tackles and a 46-yard punt return … In a 63-7 win over Hamilton as a senior, both of his receptions went for touchdowns when he racked up 136 yards and added eight tackles on defense … He had a 100-yard game on five receptions to go with two interceptions on defense in a 68-14 win over Gardena his senior season … He had 13 tackles, an interception and two pass breakups on defense and six catches for 64 yards and a touchdown in a 28-0 win over North as a senior … Had four catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns on offense and seven tackles on defense in a 60-21 win over Santa Monica his senior season … He also played basketball and was named the MVP of the Pioneer League his junior season.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado and pursuing a minor in Sports Media … He was a member of the National Honor Society in high school … Named first-team Academic All-Colorado by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation his true freshman season in 2020 and received honorable mention status … Honored with the Byron R. White Leadership and Initiative Award at CU's 2022 Academic Breakfast for exhibiting outstanding initiative and demonstrating a strong commitment to service the CU and Boulder Community.

PERSONAL—He was born on July 29, 2002 in Inglewood, Calif. … He was raised by his mom, Daisy Lemonious, and grandmother, Brenda Lemonious … He has an older sister … He enjoys working out and resting in his free time … He is interested in going into broadcasting after his football days are over … He has done community service through his church … Full name is Montana-George Eugene Lemonious-Craig ... He was nicknamed “Mr. Inglewood” by the new coaching staff his senior season for being the heart and soul of the team. (Last name is pronounced lee-moan-E-us.)