Four-star Florida Gators receiver signee Naeshaun Montgomery is having himself a first half at the Under Armour All-America Game in DeLand.
First, he caught a first-down pass. Then, he hauled in a 2-point conversion. And with 8:03 left in the second quarter, Montgomery caught a 5-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone from Alabama signee Keelon Russell. After making that play, Montgomery celebrated by doing a backflip (watch below).
The score helped put Team Icon ahead 22-8.
One person who won’t be surprised by this performance: Montgomery. He is neither the highest-rated nor most well-known member of Florida’s vaunted 2025 receiver class. But he certainly isn’t lacking in confidence. And his numbers in high school suggest he has lots of games. Montgomery caught 25 passes for 537 yards for a 21.5-yard average as a senior.
“I’m always open,” Montgomery told Gators Online earlier this week. “I can go outside, slot, punt return, kick return. You can put me wherever. I’m going to get open and make the quarterback look good. You can put me wherever but I know I’m going to work hard and be in that starting four.”
Montgomery, listed at 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, is the No. 40 receiver in the country for the On3 Industry rankings. The Florida class also includes 5-star receiver Dallas Wilson, top-50 national recruit Vernell Brown III and 3-star prospect Muizz Tounkara. That group has Gators fans excited. And Montgomery, too, for that matter.
“Shoot, I’m more than excited,” Montgomery said. “Because I know that just with the talent we have we can definitely take over college football. Just as long as we all work and get to it. We can bring the Swamp back. … Like us working in practices when we have free time, because DJ Lagway is a workaholic. He works 24/7. We can get with him and just sharpen each other up.”
Montgomery moves to Gainesville on Jan. 12. He will room with 4-star cornerback signee Ben Hanks III, another south Florida product.