2013 Football Roster
Daniel Montiel
- Position:
- TE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 231
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- Prev School:
- Arlington HS
Career
Prior to playing his final season in 2016, already graduated from the University of Memphis with a bachelor’s degree in accounting … Started work on a Master of Business Administration degree in the fall of 2016 … Played in 45 career games and made 20 starts … Hauled in 45 career catches for 617 yards and seven TD … Had nine multi-reception performances … Member of the 2015 and 2016 Memphis offenses, the two most-prolific units in Tigers football history.
Honors
2016 All-American Athletic Conference first team selection … 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America second team pick … Also named to 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 first team … A 2016 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society member (one of 16 Tigers to earn the honor in the 11 years of the NFF program) … Earned a spot on the 2016 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List … Multiple-semester Dean’s List honoree, with the latest recognition for the 2014 fall and 2015 spring semesters ... Nine-time Tiger 3.0 Club member ... Twice earned Tiger Academic 30 distinction that recognize the athletics department’s student-athletes top-30 grade-point averages ... Named to the 2013-14 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... As a freshman, received 2013 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll accolades.
2016 (Senior)
Moved into the role as the primary starter at tight end … Started in all 13 games … Had 27 catches for 338 yards and three TD … The 27 catches and 338 yards both were career-best numbers for a season … His three scores tied his three TD as a junior … Had five multi-catch games … Posted TD catches in wins over Bowling Green and SMU and a narrow loss to USF … Recorded a career-best performance vs. the USF Bulls … Caught a career-high 10 passes for a career-best 100 yards vs. USF … The 10 receptions were the most in a game by a tight end in school history … His TD catch vs. the Bulls was a one-yard reception to put the Tigers back in the lead at 31-28 midway through the third quarter … Pulled in four receptions for 45 yards and one score in a road win at SMU … His 20-yard TD catch in the second quarter vs. the Mustangs tied his career-long on a scoring reception … Had two catches for 29 yards in a home win over Temple … One of his catches came on a critical 3rd-and-4 play in the fourth quarter … His 17-yard catch continued a scoring drive that resulted in a Darrell Henderson 28-yard TD run to extend the Tigers’ lead to 27-13 (Memphis held on for the 34-27 win) … Closed career with two catches for 34 yards vs. Western Kentucky in the Boca Raton Bowl … Member of the 2016 Tigers offense that was the second-most prolific in program history … The 2016 offense ranked second in scoring (505 points), total yards (6,028) and offensive TD (57) … The Memphis passing attack accounted for 34 TD (school record) and 3,957 yards (third-most for a season).
2015 (Junior)
Saw action in all 13 games ... Made four starts ... Had 10 receptions for 155 yards and three TD ... Registered three multi-reception games ... Posted a career-long catch of 60 yards ... Tied for third on the team in TD receptions (3) ... Logged first multi-catch game with two receptions for 26 yards and one TD in a road win at Kansas ... His three-yard TD catch vs. the Jayhawks extended a 31-20 lead to 38-20 in the third quarter ... In a road win at Bowling Green the following week, had three catches for 13 yards and one TD ... His six-yard score put Memphis ahead for the first time in the contest at 17-14 midway in the second quarter ... Hauled in one catch for 17 yards in the upset win over Ole Miss ... His catch was part of the Tigers’ time-consuming 7:57 drive in the fourth quarter ... Drive resulted in a FG to extend the Memphis lead to 37-24 with only :55 left ... Recorded his career-long 60-yard reception in a home setback to Navy … The 60 receiving yards were a season-best ... His catch set up the team’s first score only 1:30 into the contest ... Had two receptions for 24 yards at Houston ... One of seven different receivers to catch a TD pass from QB Paxton Lynch in the first half in the regular-season finale victory over SMU ... Hauled in the fourth of Lynch’s seven first-half TD tosses for a 35-0 lead ... The TD reception was his lone catch in the contest … Member of the 2015 offense that was the most prolific in program history … The 2015 offense tops the Memphis all-time charts in scoring (522 points), passing yards (3,997), total yards (6,330) and offensive TD (59) … The Memphis passing attack accounted for 30 TD (third-most for a season).
2014 (Sophomore)
Played in 10 games ... Made three starts ... Had eight catches for 124 yards and one TD ... Member of the Tigers team that won 10 games (10-3 record) and earned a shared of the American Athletic Conference regular-season championship ... Team posted the program’s first 10-win campaign since 1938 and won the first conference championship since 1971 … Squad also won the Miami Beach Bowl, a thrilling 55-48 double-overtime victory over BYU ... Caught first collegiate pass in a road loss at UCLA ... His three-yard reception converted a third-down play and kept the drive going ... Drive resulted in a TD for a 14-13 lead early in the second quarter ... Hauled in first collegiate TD pass in a home loss to Houston ... His 20-yard TD catch capped a 39-yard drive to give Memphis a 21-14 lead at halftime … The 20-yard TD reception was a career-long catch for a score ... Posted career-highs for receptions (4) and yards (84) in a road win at SMU ... Had a season-long catch of 29 yards vs. the Mustangs ... Grabbed two passes for 11 yards vs. BYU in the Miami Beach Bowl.
2013 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in nine games … Played in the season’s first four games, including his first collegiate action in the season/home opener vs. Duke ... Also saw game action in the campaign’s final five contests.
2012 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Lettered for head coach Scott Peach at Arlington High School ... Played three seasons on the Colts offensive line ... Two-time All-District 4-5A pick at offensive tackle, earning first team honors in 2011 and second team recognition in 2010 ... Credited 168 knockdowns his final two seasons (78 in 2010/90 in 2011) ... As a senior in 2011, helped the Colts to a 6-4 record and a University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 5A state playoffs berth ... Squad put up over 45 points five times, including a 69-7 win over Fort Worth Pascal, in 2011 ... As a junior in 2010, helped lead the Colts to a 7-4 record and a UIL Class 5A state playoffs appearance..
Personal
Son of Providencia Aguirre ... Born in San Antonio, Texas … Birthday is December 5.
