Packers' Montgomery established as team's bell cow

Green Bay Packers running back Ty Montgomery played 90.2 percent of his team’s offensive snaps in their Week 1 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. If not for an injury that knocked him out for a few plays, it likely would have been even more, and it looks clear that the Packers intend to use Montgomery as an every-down back.
Montgomery was drafted by the Packers in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He spent 231 of his 249 offensive snaps as a rookie lined up as a receiver. He impressed in limited action, and led all receivers that had at least 15 targets with a catch rate of 83.3 percent.
Montgomery switched to running back during the 2016 season, and quickly developed into the lead player in the Packers backfield. He ended the season ranked 12th of 61 running backs with a PFF grade of 81.2, and finished first among backs with at least 70 carries with an elusive rating (the PFF metric that measures a runner’s success beyond the point of help from his blockers) of 116.4. He was especially effective in the Packers zone running scheme, and averaged 4.3 yards after contact per attempt on inside and outside zone runs, the highest mark among running backs with at least 35 attempts.
In the opening game of the season, Montgomery rushed the ball 19 times for 58 yards, averaging 2.1 yards after contact per carry. He also caught all four of his catchable targets for 39 yards, forcing 4 missed tackles in the process. He ended the game with an elusive rating of 45.8, ranking 15th of 37 running backs with at least 7 rushing attempts.