Georgia State Academic Honors: Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (spring 2023) … Dean’s List (fall 2022).
2023 at Georgia State: Started at right tackle during each of his 11 games played … Logged 743 snaps, allowing two sacks … Earned a 69.0 season grade from Pro Football Focus (PFF), including a 73.8 pass block grade and a 66.7 run block grade … Received a grade of 62.4 from PFFfor his performance at No. 15 LSU, allowing two hurries yet no quarterback hits/sacks … Helped block for 400-plus yards of total offense on four occasions: against Rhode Island (424 – Aug. 31), at Charlotte (568 – Sept. 16), against Marshall (474 – Oct. 14) and at Georgia Southern (447 – Oct. 26) … Contributed to four 200-yard team rushing games: against Rhode Island (231 – Aug. 31), against Connecticut (250 – Sept. 9), against Marshall (240 – Oct. 14) and at Georgia Southern (290 – Oct. 26).
2022 at Georgia State: Played in eight games, making four starts at tackle … Logged 375 snaps; made 297 snaps at right tackle and the remaining 78 snaps at left tackle … Earned an overall offensive PFF grade of 78.6 during Georgia State’s November game against ULM (scored 87.6 in pass blocking) … Helped block for 500-plus yards of total offense on three occasions: against Georgia Southern (522 – Oct. 8), at Southern Miss (521 – Nov. 5) and against ULM (535 – Nov. 12) … Contributed to the Panthers’ season highs in team rushing yards (388) and rushing touchdowns (four) at Southern Miss (Nov. 5).
2021 at Georgia State: Did not make an appearance and redshirted.
High School: Three-year starter at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia, under coach David Perno … Selected as a 2020 George High School Association (GHSA) Class 5A All-State Honorable Mention … Two-time All-Region 8-5A First Team mention (2019, 2020) … Chosen to the 2020 Florida vs. Georgia All-Star Football Game … Co-led Clarke Central to the 2019 Region 8-5A championship; member of the school’s first region championship team since 2011; defeated No. 1 Buford, marking Clarke Central’s first top-ranked win since 1982; snapped Buford’s 10-year region winning streak in non-forfeited games dating back to 2009 … Was a three-star recruit.
Personal: Nickname is “Hog” … Born May 2, 2003, in Athens, Georgia … Son of Montene Cunningham … Has a brother, Joseph Cunningham and a sister, Tiffany Woods … Plans to study human development or psychology … Hobbies include fishing, hunting and playing video games.
Montavious Cunningham Season 2023
PositionOL
Weight315 lbs
Height6-4
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownAthens, Ga.
High SchoolClarke Central
Previous SchoolGeorgia State