Montel Presley

Bio

2019: Presley also earns All-SAC honors for a third straight year.  Presley has led Carson-Newman's defensive line with 46 stops.  He had eight against Lenoir-Rhyne before following it up with a season-high nine at Limestone.  Presley has been instrumental in giving Carson-Newman a defense that ranks 19^th in the nation in total defense.

HONORS: 

• All-SAC First Team 

2018: Presley earned first team All-SAC accolades on the defensive line for a second straight season.   Presley turned in 36 tackles, 5.5 for loss and a sack.  Presley's best game came against Lenoir-Rhyne when he made seven stops against the Bears.  He also topped five tackles against Newberry and Catawba. He blocked a kick against Tusculum (10/27). 

HONORS:

• First Team All-SAC 
• Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Region 

2017: Presley was one of the interior anchors for a defensive line that led the South Atlantic Conference in rushing defense and produced the Eagles' second best rush defense since the year 2000.  The Eagles allowed only 95 yards per game on the ground.  C-N also had the conference's best total defense and the second best scoring defense. Presley finished the year with 43 tackles, the third most tackles among Carson-Newman linemen and the most for an interior lineman in the South Atlantic Conference. His top effort came in the Eagles' 30-21 win over then No. 23 Catawba on Sept. 30.  He had nine tackles that day, the second most in his career, to go along with 2.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and a sack.  The Bushnell, Fla.-native finished the year with 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.  Presley was a modicum of consistency, he had at least five tackles in half the Eagles' games. He was named the South Atlantic Conference's defensive player of the week following his nine-tackle performance against Catawba.

HONORS: 

• Don Hansen All-Region
• D2CCA All-Region
• All-SAC First Team
• SAC Player of the Week (9-30)

2016: Started the first eight games of his career before groin injuries sidelined the freshman for the rest of his opening campaign at Mossy Creek.  Presley made 33 tackles on the defensive line with three tackles for loss.  His most impressive outing came against Lenoir-Rhyne (10/1) when the nose guard powered his way to 11 tackles.  He had a stop behind the line of scrimmage in four of the first five games he played.  He blocked a field foal against Mars Hill (9/24).  He had more than five tackles against Catawba (9/17) and Wingate (10/22).  

HIGH SCHOOL: Montel Presley is a defensive lineman from South Sumter High School in Bushnell, Fla. With the Raiders, Presley recorded 103 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, 23 tackles for loss, six sacks and six pass break-ups. He is a two-time All-State selection as a junior and senior and won the district title with South Sumter as a freshman, sophomore and junior. He played in the 2015 East & West Central Florida All-Star Game and the 2015 Florida Athletics Coaches Association North/South All-Star Classic.

PERSONAL: Presley is the son of Michael and Maxserlena Presley and will study Physical Therapy. His father, Copiah Lincoln, played football at the University of Mississippi, his cousin, Darrell Jackson, played for the Seattle Seahawks, his cousin, Ellis Johnson, played for the Indianapolis Colts, his cousin, Warren Sapp, is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his cousin, Ian Williams, played for the San Francisco 49ers.