Montana Lemonious-Craig

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Montana Lemonious-Craig
Personal information
Born: (2002-07-29) July 29, 2002 (age 23)
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Inglewood (CA)
College: Colorado (2020–2022)
Arizona (2023–2024)
Position: Wide receiver
NFL draft: 2025: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Montana-George Eugene Lemonious-Craig (born July 29, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and Arizona Wildcats.

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Early life and high school

Lemonious-Craig grew up in Inglewood, California and attended Inglewood High School. As a senior, he had 46 receptions for 1,289 yards and 23 touchdowns along with two rushes for 22 yards for 1,314 from scrimmage. [1] He committed to play college football at Colorado. [2]

College career

Colorado

During his true freshman season, Lemonious-Craig appeared in three games and caught his first career pass in the Alamo Bowl. [3] The following season, he appeared in ten games before being limited by injuries during the final two games of the season. [4] During 2022, he appeared in all 12 games and lead the Buffaloes in receptions. [3] On April 24, 2023, Lemonious-Craig entered the transfer portal. [5]

Arizona

On May 20, 2023, Lemonious-Craig transferred to Arizona. [6] During the 2023 season, he appeared in every game for the Wildcats and recorded 28 receptions for 296 yards and three touchdowns, including five catches for 67 yards against Colorado. [7] In 2024, he missed one game, but managed to haul in 17 passes for 172 yards and one touchdown. [8]

College statistics

SeasonGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgLngTD
Colorado Buffaloes
2020 311515.0150
2021 101012312.3252
2022 122335915.6693
Arizona Wildcats
2023 132829610.6393
2024 111717210.1201
Career 477996512.2699

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
189 lb
(86 kg)
30+18 in
(0.77 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
4.57 s1.57 s2.66 s4.34 s35.0 in
(0.89 m)
9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
14 reps
All values from Pro Day [9]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On May 27, 2025, Lemonious-Craig was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent. [10]

References

  1. Spratling, Shotgun (December 2, 2019). "How Montana Lemonious-Craig's recruitment improved with patience and Inglewood's turnaround". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  2. "Montana Lemonious-Craig joins the fold, commits to Colorado's Class of 2020". On3.com. November 29, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Montana Lemonious-Craig - Football". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  4. Carlough, Jack (November 16, 2021). "Montana Lemonious-Craig "likely" done for season". Buffaloes Wire. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  5. Lucas, Raymond (April 24, 2023). "Colorado WR Montana Lemonious-Craig enters transfer portal after monstrous spring game performance". 247Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  6. Carlough, Jack (May 21, 2023). "Colorado transfer Montana Lemonious-Craig commits to Arizona". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  7. "Montana Lemonious-Craig - Football". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  8. Scheer, Jason (May 27, 2025). "Former Arizona wide receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig signs with Steelers". 247Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  9. "Montana Lemonious-Craig – WR – Arizona – 2025 Draft Scout/NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  10. Amacher, Ezra (May 27, 2025). "Former Arizona receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig signs with Steelers". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved May 30, 2025.