Isaiah Montgomery
Offensive Lineman, Class of 2022
Landstown, Virginia Beach, VA
6-5, 280

With no fall high school football season in Virginia, Landstown (Va.) 2022 three-star offensive lineman Isaiah Montgomery had to get creative. Yes, there’s a seven-on-seven season, but that doesn’t apply to linemen.

So, Montgomery took a rather unconventional way to get in shape: he took up a new sport, wrestling. He still hasn’t had his first match yet, but already, he’s had a transformation. Montgomery said he dropped his weight from 310 pounds to 285, in order to wrestle in the heavyweight division.

“That’ll keep me in shape,” he said. “Wrestling, I’ll have to say, that’s a tiring sport. That’s a different type of fit than I’m used to. It’s all new to learn and I barely know the rules. But it’s still fun.”

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