Eli Montague, now in his seventh season as an area scout for the Carolina Panthers, enters his first year as the Southeast area scout after previously covering the Southwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and West areas. Among various duties in his current role, Montague is responsible for scouting and evaluating prospects from Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.

Prior to becoming an area scout (2017), Montague worked three seasons (2014-16) as the team's BLESTO scout, where he served as the club's representative for BLESTO Scouting Service, covering the Rocky Mountain region. He also assisted the college and pro scouting departments with a variety of player evaluation tasks. 

Before becoming the BLESTO scout, Montague spent three seasons (2011-13) as the team's college scouting assistant, coordinating multiple aspects of the department's draft preparation process. Additionally, he assisted the football operations staff in several roles, including serving as the advance contact for the club's away games.

Montague began his career with the Panthers in the equipment department (2003). Upon graduating from college (2008), he worked in a variety of intern positions with equipment, football operations, and pro scouting before making his transition into college scouting.

Montague graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in economics with a second major in history. In 2004, he graduated from Woodberry Forest School in Woodberry Forest, Va. He lives in Charlotte, N.C., with his wife, Mary, and their three children, Laurel, Reid, and Burns.