Where Chicago Bears David Montgomery ranks through 2 seasons

While most fans are satisfied with David Montgomery, they also realize that there is an untapped ceiling that he not quite hit in the Chicago Bears offense. Some of it can be put on himself, and that he is not quite an elite running back in the Saquon Barkley mold. He is an older school type of back. Beyond that, the issues on the offensive line and quarterback have hindered where the offense could go.

Still, through two NFL seasons, David Montgomery ranks 25th all-time in yards from scrimmage. Considering the long list of star running backs, this is a pretty good start. Take a look at the leaders below.

Query Results Table
					Game	Game	Rush	Rush	Rush	Rush	Rush	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece
Rk	Player	From	To	YScm ▼	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Y/Tgt
1	Edgerrin James*	1999	2000	4442	32	32	756	3262	4.31	26	101.9	169	125	1180	9.44	9	36.9	6.98
2	Clinton Portis	2002	2003	3777	29	25	563	3099	5.50	29	106.9	100	71	678	9.55	2	23.4	6.78
3	LaDainian Tomlinson*	2001	2002	3775	32	32	711	2919	4.11	24	91.2	175	138	856	6.20	1	26.8	4.89
4	Ottis Anderson	1979	1980	3573	32	32	632	2957	4.68	17	92.4		77	616	8.00	2	19.3
5	Barry Sanders*	1989	1990	3536	31	29	535	2774	5.19	27	89.5		60	762	12.70	3	24.6
6	Le’Veon Bell	2013	2014	3474	29	29	534	2221	4.16	16	76.6	171	128	1253	9.79	3	43.2	7.33
7	Saquon Barkley	2018	2019	3469	29	29	478	2310	4.83	17	79.7	194	143	1159	8.10	6	40.0	5.97
8	Jamal Lewis	2000	2002	3429	32	28	617	2691	4.36	12	84.1	96	74	738	9.97	1	23.1	7.69
9	Marshall Faulk*	1994	1995	3357	32	32	603	2360	3.91	22	73.8	148	108	997	9.23	4	31.2	6.74
10	Joe Cribbs	1980	1981	3300	31	31	563	2282	4.05	14	73.6		92	1018	11.07	8	32.8
11	Ezekiel Elliott	2016	2017	3246	25	25	564	2614	4.63	22	104.6	77	58	632	10.90	3	25.3	8.21
12	Curtis Martin*	1995	1996	3233	32	30	684	2639	3.86	28	82.5	102	76	594	7.82	4	18.6	5.82
13	Gale Sayers*	1965	1966	3052	28	25	395	2098	5.31	22	74.9		63	954	15.14	8	34.1
14	Thurman Thomas*	1988	1989	3002	31	31	505	2125	4.21	8	68.5		78	877	11.24	6	28.3
15	Jerome Bettis*	1993	1994	2991	32	28	613	2454	4.00	10	76.7	79	57	537	9.42	1	16.8	6.80
16	Kareem Hunt	2017	2018	2984	27	27	453	2151	4.75	15	79.7	98	79	833	10.54	10	30.9	8.50
17	Frank Gore	2005	2006	2919	30	17	439	2303	5.25	11	76.8	108	76	616	8.11	1	20.5	5.70
18	Greg Bell	1984	1985	2836	32	30	485	1983	4.09	15	62.0		92	853	9.27	2	26.7
19	Warrick Dunn	1997	1998	2810	32	24	469	2004	4.27	6	62.6	113	83	806	9.71	3	25.2	7.13
20	Mike Thomas	1975	1976	2793	27	22	489	2020	4.13	9	74.8		68	773	11.37	7	28.6
21	Ray Rice	2008	2009	2768	29	19	361	1793	4.97	7	61.8	144	111	975	8.78	1	33.6	6.77
22	Marcus Allen*	1982	1983	2702	25	24	426	1711	4.02	20	68.4		106	991	9.35	5	39.6
23	Larry Brown	1969	1970	2656	27	26	439	2013	4.59	9	74.6		71	643	9.06	2	23.8
24	LeSean McCoy	2009	2010	2617	31	17	362	1717	4.74	11	55.4	146	118	900	7.63	2	29.0	6.16
25	David Montgomery	2019	2020	2582	31	22	489	1959	4.01	14	63.2	103	79	623	7.89	3	20.1	6.05
26	Maurice Jones-Drew	2006	2007	2552	31	1	333	1709	5.13	22	55.1	117	86	843	9.80	2	27.2	7.21
27	Steve Slaton	2008	2009	2513	27	25	399	1719	4.31	12	63.7	114	94	794	8.45	5	29.4	6.96
28	Todd Gurley	2015	2016	2506	29	28	507	1991	3.93	16	68.7	84	64	515	8.05	0	17.8	6.13
29	Ricky Williams	1999	2000	2465	22	22	501	1884	3.76	10	85.6	95	72	581	8.07	1	26.4	6.12
30	Fred Taylor	1998	1999	2459	25	21	423	1955	4.62	20	78.2	68	54	504	9.33	3	20.2	7.41
31	Kevin Smith	2008	2009	2424	29	25	455	1723	3.79	12	59.4	111	80	701	8.76	1	24.2	6.32
32	Joe Mixon	2017	2018	2377	28	20	415	1794	4.32	12	64.1	89	73	583	7.99	1	20.8	6.55
33	Knowshon Moreno	2009	2010	2311	29	22	429	1726	4.02	12	59.5	89	65	585	9.00	5	20.2	6.57
34	Steven Jackson	2004	2005	2228	29	18	388	1719	4.43	12	59.3	79	62	509	8.21	2	17.6	6.44

Even looking below, you see a surprise in Steve Slaton, and Kevin Smith who did not translate much further, but beyond that, rock-solid names across the board.

It is worth noting that in rushing yards, Montgomery ranked 23rd, but when you add in receiving he does drop does to 25th.

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Still, a few more strong seasons like this and we will be continuing to have his name come up next to some of the best running backs of all time. It is good to see that through two seasons David Montgomery is only being compared to some of the best all-time in the game.

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Where Chicago Bears RB David Montgomery ranks All-Time through 2 seasons

By Parker Hurley | May 11, 2021