Aaron Fontes

Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-1
Weight:
170
Position:
WR
Hometown:
Oxnard, Calif.
High School:
Oxnard HS

2024 (Sr.): One of Montana’s most electric receivers, Fontes finished his career with 1,418 receiving yards, just outside of Montana’s all-time top 30… Also logged 126 career catches in 43 games played with eight career TDs… Averaged 11.3 yards per catch and 33 yards per game… Also scored a rushing TD as a senior for nine total scores in his career… Was utilized in the return game as well with 142 career kickoff return yards on 5 attempts for an average of 8.4 per return and a long of 42… Also returned 9 punts for 56 total yards.

2023 (Jr.):
• Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week on 10/7
• Phil Steele Magazine third-team preseason All-Big Sky
Started 13 of Montana’s 15 contests as one of the Grizzlies’ three go-to receivers… Was Montana’s third-leading receiver on the team and the No. 11 receiver in the Big Sky with 617 yards on 48 catches to go along with 5 TD catches… Averaged nearly 13 yards per catch... Also rushed the ball 14 times for 25 net yards to tally 642 all-purpose yards… Caught four of his five touchdown passes in a three-game stretch between weeks 4-6… Named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career after the win at UC Davis where he led all receivers in the game with five catches on seven targets for a personal best 99 yards and two TDs, highlighted by a career-long play of 41 yards. He also carried the ball once for four yards (on what was really a pass behind the line of scrimmage), giving him a personal haul of 103 yards on the day.

2022 (So.): Had a breakout season in 2022 as a sophomore, catching 35 passes for 384 yards and two touchdowns as a backup receiver… Played in 12 games and posted a career-high 93 yards on eight catches at Indiana State.

2020-21 (Fr.): Played limited minutes in 2021, finishing with two catches for 10 yards on the season… Saw an increased presence on special teams, returning kickoffs and punts throughout the year, including a 42-yard kickoff return against Southern Utah.

High School: Listed as a three-star prospect by 247 Sports … A three-year player on the varsity squad at Oxnard … Named the 2019 Pacific View League Wide Receiver of the Year … 914 receiving yards on 47 catches and 19 total touchdowns in his career… Caught 26 passes for 651 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior … Also rushed for 139 yards and six TDs as a senior ... Helped Oxnard to a 10-2 season as a senior … A two-sport star in football and track … Named Most Valuable Athlete … Named Oxnard Player of the Game on Sept. 13 of his senior season … Had an offer from Colorado State and interest from San Jose State

Last name pronounced: FONTS

Career Single Game Highs
Receptions: 8 (at Indiana State, 2022)
Reception yards: 99 yards (at UC Davis, 2023)
Longest reception: 52 (vs Sacramento State, 2023)
Receiving touchdowns: 2 (at UC Davis, 2023)