Montre Hartage

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Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Position:
CB
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cordele, Ga.
High School:
Crisp County

2018: Appeared in 12 games as a senior starting cornerback, making 51 tackles and breaking up 15 passes, while also coming up with two interceptions … First Team All-Big Ten by the media, Third Team by the coaches … Had an interception to go with six tackles and a pass breakup against Purdue (8/30) … Made two pass breakups and four tackles against Akron (9/15) … Made three pass breakups against Michigan State (10/6) … Recorded a season-high nine tackles with 1.5 TFL against Nebraska (10/13) … Recorded a career-high four pass breakups against Wisconsin, the most in a game by any NU player since at least 2000, while also recovering a fumble (10/27) … Made his second interception of the season against Ohio State, tying him for fifth all-time on the NU interceptions leaderboard (12/1) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017: Started all 13 games at cornerback, extending his consecutive games started streak to 26 ... Finished the season second among NU defensive backs with 57 solo tackles ... Made at least two solo stops in 10 games, including a stretch of seven straight from Sept. 9 to Oct. 11 ... Recorded a career-high 11 tackles at Duke ... Also had a career-high three assisted tackles and his first interception of the season versus the Blue Devils ... Recovered his first career fumble and intercepted his second pass of the year in the Wildcats' 39-0 win over Minnesota ... Intercepted his third pass of the season in the second quarter of the Music City Bowl … The interception was the eighth of his career, moving him into a tie for 10th in program history.

2016: Honorable Mention All-Big Ten as voted by the conference media ... Started all 13 games at cornerback ... Led the Wildcats’ with five interceptions and nine pass breakups ... Was second among Big Ten defensive backs with five interceptions ... Finished the season third on the team with 48 solo tackles ... Had a career-high nine tackles versus Illinois State and Indiana ... All nine tackles versus the Redbirds were unassisted ... Recorded his first career interception versus the Redbirds ... Had an interception in the Wildcats’ Homecoming win over Indiana ... Picked off two passes in the ’Cats’ 45-17 win at Purdue ... Also had a season-high two pass breakups versus the Boilermakers ... Named the Wildcats’ Defensive Big Playmaker following the Indiana game ... Earned Northwestern’s Defensive Player of the Game honors following the Purdue contest.

2015: Played in 13 games as a special teamer and reserve cornerback ... Recorded two tackles in shutout victory over Minnesota ... One of only two first years to see the field in all 13 games.

High School: Three-star star prospect according to 247Sports ... Two-time All-Region First Team honoree ... Tabbed for the All-Area First Team ... Recorded 70 tackles, three interceptions, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and four blocked kicks as a senior at Crisp County H.S. ... Also played wide receiver, making 25 receptions for more than 400 yards and four touchdowns in 2014 ... Made 68 tackles and notched three interceptions as a junior ... Named All-Region Second Team as a sophomore in 2012 ... Recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award.

Personal: Born Montre Garius Hartage ... Chose Northwestern over Georgia State, Army, Western Kentucky and others ... Major is learning and organizational change.