Is David Montgomery playing this week?
No injury designationDavid Montgomery has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:36 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. DAL's defense has allowed 16% more points to RBs than the league average.
Why we say start
- Projected 8.8 points, #19 among RBs this week, inside the top 20 we recommend starting.
- DAL's defense has allowed 16% more points to RBs than the league average.
- HOU's offense is expected to score about 26 points, a strong scoring spot.
- Averaging 12.3 carries and 2.3 targets a game.
- Played 63% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 7.5 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~26 pts
- Vegas line
- HOU favored by 3
- Game total
- 48.5
- DAL vs RBs
- 16% more points
- Last game snaps
- 63%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
29
Height
5'11"
Weight
230 lb
College
Iowa State
Experience
7 seasons
Draft
2019 · Pick #73 (CHI)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 21.0?
Montgomery's grade is low because his carries and catches have cost Houston expected points, and fewer than a third of his runs kept the offense on schedule. A big week 1 against Buffalo was followed by two very poor games. This covers only 3 games, so it can move quickly.
Holding it back
- EPA per touch is -0.220 expected points per play, 40th of 51 backs, and it pulled the grade down a lot.
- Rushing success rate is 27%, 47th of 51. That is the share of carries that kept the offense on schedule.
- Short-yardage runs hurt: in week 2 vs CIN he was stopped for -1 yards on 4th and 1 (-4.4 expected points), and in week 3 at IND he got no gain on 4th and 1 (-4.2).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.338
Success rate
27%
WPA (sum)
-0.07
Opponent adj.
-0.037
Plays graded
44
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -8.3 | -0.41 | 35.0% |
| 3 | -1.1 | -0.10 | 54.5% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.