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Montgomery (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve by the Colts on Sunday, JJ Stankevitz of the team's official website reports.
Montgomery signed with the team in early August, ultimately reeling in two of three targets for 21 yards during the preseason. The wide receiver appears to have picked up an abdominal injury at some point during the preseason, and he is now set to miss the entire 2026 campaign while on IR, unless he reaches an injury settlement with Indianapolis.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 31
The Colts signed Montgomery to a contract Sunday.
Montgomery was not tendered by the Colts in early March but has found his way back to the team. Fellow wide receiver Liam Clifford was waived in a corresponding move to make room for the familiar face. The team is trying out a variety of players at the position as Alec Pierce (ankle), Josh Downs (groin) and Laquon Treadwell (hamstring) remain injured.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 9
The Colts did not tender Montgomery (undisclosed) on Wednesday.
As such, Montgomery now will be an unrestricted free agent. The Austin Peay product missed the entire 2025 season while on injured reserve due to an undisclosed issue. Montgomery last saw regular-season action in 2023 with the Colts, when he appeared in seven games and finished with three catches (on eight targets) for 56 yards and one touchdown.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 11
The Colts placed Montgomery (undisclosed) on the injured reserve list Wednesday.
By being placed on injured reserve, Montgomery will be forced to miss the entire 2025 season unless an injury settlement is reached. He spent the entire 2024 season on the Colts' practice squad but hasn't seen regular-season action since 2023 with Indianapolis, when he caught three passes (on eight targets) for 56 yards and a touchdown across seven games.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 14
Montgomery missed Monday's practice with an undisclosed injury, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Montgomery was not targeted and did not have a carry in Thursday's preseason loss at Baltimore. He was seen being assisted to the medical tent. He's likely dealing with some kind of injury as a result.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 11
Montgomery was not targeted and did not have a carry in Thursday's preseason loss at Baltimore. He was seen being assisted to the medical tent during the game, Sports Illustrated's Jake Arthur reports.
It's not clear if Montgomery was injured during the game or just wasn't part of the preseason game plan. Either way, it's not a good sign for his chances of making the final roster.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 8
Verdexed board · 2026
| Format | Our rank | Market ADP | Value | Proj pts | Floor–Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPR | WR138 (#324) | undrafted | -50 | 119.6 | 28.5–149.3 |
| Half PPR | WR128 (#325) | undrafted | -52 | 99.8 | 8.7–129.5 |
| Standard | WR123 (#340) | undrafted | -46 | 81.1 | -10.0–110.8 |
“Value” is market slot minus our slot: positive means the market lets you draft him later than our blend ranks him. Ranks blend our projection model with ADP at backtested weights, the receipts are on methodology.
Trade value: what to ask for D.J.
Our board has D.J. Montgomery at WR138, #324 overall in PPR, and the market leaves him undrafted. The market prices him about 50 picks higher than we do, so in a trade ask for more than his slot suggests: a fair return is a player the market ranks near #324, and you are giving up someone our model values as a #324. He projects to 119.6 points (floor 28.5, ceiling 149.3).
WRs in that range on our board right now: Jordan Watkins (#321, SF), Kendric Pryor (#322, CIN), Jalen Royals (#323, KC), Jalen Tolbert (#326, MIA), Juwann Winfree (#327, HOU), Jha'Quan Jackson (#329, HOU).
IND teammates on the board
- Jonathan TaylorRB6 · #8
- Tyler WarrenTE4 · #68
- Alec PierceWR36 · #71
- Daniel JonesQB29 · #165
- Darius SlaytonWR90 · #206
- Quez WatkinsWR119 · #279
- Anthony RichardsonQB47 · #316
- Riley LeonardQB48 · #356
The IND team page: record, schedule with the model's odds, full roster.
Recent fantasy seasons
| Season | G | PPR | Half | Std | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rush yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 0 | - |