University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Phil Steele Publications and Athlon Sports both named him preseason second-team all-Sun Belt Conference as a cornerback ... Listed as a starter at cornerback at the conclusion of the spring campaign.

As A Junior (2013): Started all 12 games his first season with the program, recording 60 tackles — including three behind the line of scrimmage — and a team-leading three interceptions ... Also broke up five other passes, tying for sixth in the Sun Belt Conference in interceptions and among the top 15 in passes defended ... Collected career-best 10 stops against Arkansas State with an assist for loss ... Recorded seven tackles in three straight outings against Troy, Kent State and Texas State, running back an interception 35 yards at the latter ... Broke up one pass against the other two, adding a stop for loss in match-up with the Trojans ... Posted six tackles in win over Louisiana-Monroe as well as against Southern Utah in his NCAA Division I debut ... Credited with four stops — including an assist behind the line — and recovered a fumble in victory at Tulane ... Had four tackles, an interception he ran back 14 yards and another pass broken up at Tennessee ... Finished with three solo stops, an interception and a pass defensed in win at Georgia State, ending the year with three tackles including a solo stop for loss in victory over league co-champion Louisiana-Lafayette.

Junior College Highlights (2011-12): Efforts helped Navarro (Texas) JC finish 10-2 overall and fourth in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll  in 2012 after a 30-23 victory over Georgia Military JC in the C.H.A.M.P.S Heart of Texas Bowl ... Credited with 23 tackles — including two for loss — eight passes broken up and an interception in five contests ... Tied for fifth in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference in passes defensed ... Collected 10 stops and defended two passes in victory at Kilgore (Texas) JC ... Broke up three passes in back-to-back outings against Blinn (Texas) JC and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, recording seven tackles in the meeting with the former and five a week later ... Posted 21 tackles in eight outings as a freshman, adding a pair of interceptions and four passes broken up to help the Bulldogs go 10-2 ... NJC defeated New Mexico Military Institute in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl to end the season fifth in the final NJCAA rankings ... After going 4-2 in the regular season, NJC claimed the SJCFC championship with two playoff wins ... Had offers from Kansas State and Texas State out of junior college.

High School Highlights: Prepped at Colleyville Heritage HS, where he lettered in football for two seasons for the Panthers ... Recorded the sixth-fastest time in the 40-meter dash at the Under Armour combine in Dallas ... Was recruited by TCU, Baylor, Kansas, Louisiana Tech and Colorado State.

Personal: Full name is Montell DeAngelo Garner ... Born Feb. 12, 1993, in Dallas, Texas ... Son of Milton Garner and Kamita Harris ... Is the youngest of six children, including the last of four boys ... Father, Milton, lettered as a defensive back at Kansas from 1984-87 ... Mother, Kamita, participated in track at Kansas State as well ... Favorite movie is “Django Unchained” ... Favorite teams are the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks ... Favorite athlete is Deion Sanders ... Favorite musical artist is Gucci Mane ... Favorite food is gumbo ... Favorite subject is math ... Likes to watch stand-up comedy in his spare time ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.