Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER:
2019: Received a medical redshirt after missing the entire season with an injury.
 
2018: Made appearances in all 13 games as a redshirt sophomore, while starting 12 contests at Cornerback for Jax State…recorded 29 tackles on the year, including 20 unassisted…also picked up a tackle for loss for a total of two yards…twice made four tackles in one game, against Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 8 and again on Oct. 20 against Southeast Missouri State…picked up three tackles in one game on six different occasions…broke up 12 passes on the year and forced a fumble against Mississippi Valley State.
 
2017: Appeared in all 12 games and started six at cornerback…made his NCAA debut Aug. 26 in the Gamecocks’ season-opener against Chattanooga…wrapped up 12 solo tackles and eight assisted tackles in the secondary…defended four passes and had four break-ups…recorded six multi-tackle games…earned a career-best four tackles at Austin Peay on Oct. 7, coming away with two solo tackles and two assisted…also broke up a pass against the Govs in Clarksville, Tenn.
 
2016: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-star recruit by 247Sports, Scout.com and Rivals prepped for head coach Ezell Powell at Georgiana High School in Georgiana, Ala…a second team All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior, Georgiana’s first All-State player in 11 years…helped the Panthers to an 11-2 record and to the third round of the AHSAA Class 1A Playoffs…also an All-State point guard for the Panthers on the basketball court.
 
PERSONAL: Born on March 9, 1998 in Georgiana, Ala…the son of Joel Montgomery and Tiffany Payton…majoring in criminal justice at JSU.