Three weeks into the season, Iowa State fans have watched running back David Montgomery is wonderment with each successive carry.

There have been the long runs that have went for 36 yards and the like and then the thunderous ones with six or seven broken tackles along the way. In fact, according to Pro Football Focus, Montgomery leads the entire country in missed tackles forced through three weeks with 36 broken tackles on 66 total touches.

That's nine missed tackles forced better than the next running back.

"He's the catalyst for what we are offensively, there's no doubt about it," coach Matt Campbell said Monday. "If you saw what he looked like after our second week game, what he looked like in Tuesday's practice, you would have said, 'Man, this guy is really special,' because he practices that way every day. What he looks like on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday is what you get on Saturday."

Montgomery rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 41-14 win against Akron while catching another five passes for 46 yards. Through three games, Montgomery is averaging 5.7 yards per carry and has four rushing touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Montgomery has rushed for 100-plus yards in four of his last six games. The elusive runs are beginning to draw national attention, as Montgomery runs toward an impressive sophomore season three weeks into the 2017 campaign.

Iowa State RB David Montgomery has forced the most missed tackles this season, with 36.



9 more than the next closest RB. pic.twitter.com/o9Laat6Dr2 — PFF College Football (@PFF_College) September 18, 2017

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