Top 9 Montana Grizzlies Football Stars of the Decade

Ahead of the 2025 season, we constructed a list of the 9 best Montana Grizzlies in the last 9 years.

The players listed are not organized 1-9. Rather, just the top 9 in the last 9 years.

Here we go! Here’s our list—tell us who we missed!

9 Griz Greats: Montana's Best Players of the Last 9 Years

Eli GIllman

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Eli Gillman

RB (2022-Present) / Hometown: Dassel, MN /2023 Jerry Rice Award winner / 2x 2nd Team All-Big Sky RB / 7th on the all-time rushing yards list (2,137)

Junior Bergen

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Junior Bergen

WR (2021-2024) / Hometown: Billings, MT / 2024 1st Team, 2023 2nd Team AP All-American / Tied for most punt return touchdowns in NCAA FCS History (8)

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Alex Gubner

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Alex Gubner

DT (2018-2023) / Hometown: West Hills, CA / 2023 Big Sky Defensive MVP / 2023 1st Team All-American / 2022 1st Team All-Big Sky // 2021 2nd Team All-Big Sky

Sammy Akem

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Sammy Akem

WR (2016-2021) / Hometown: Broken Arrow, OK / 2021 1st Team All-Big Sky / 2019 & 2018 2nd Team All-Big Sky / Montana Rankings: T-1 in reception TDs (29), 3rd in receptions (191), 4th in receiving yards (2,711),

Malik Flowers

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Malik Flowers

WR/KR (2017-2022) / Hometown: Fontana, CA / FCS all-time record holder for kick return TDs (7) / 1st Team All-Big Sky (2021) / 2nd Team All-Big Sky (2022) / 3rd Team All-Big Sky (2018)

Robby Hauck

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Robby Hauck

S (2018-2022) / Hometown: Missoula, MT / Big Sky Conference All-Time Tackles Leader (482) / 1st Team All-Big Sky (2021) / 2nd Team All-Big Sky (2019)

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Samori Toure

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Samori Toure

WR (2016-2020) / Hometown: Portland, OR / 2019 & 2020 1st Team All-American / Played 22 games with the NFL's Green Bay Packers in 2022-2023

Brandon Casey

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Brandon Casey

OL (2020-2024) / Hometown: Sandpoint, ID / 2024 AP All-American / 2023 & 2024 1st Team All-Big Sky

Dante Olson

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Dante Olson

LB (2015-2019) / Hometown: Medford, OR / 2019 Buck Buchanan Award Winner / Broke Vince Hutsberger's all-time tackles record (397) / Set Montana school record for single season tackles (151) in 2018

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