Garrison Monroe
DB · Senior
6'0" · 205 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #9: Xavier Ford (RB)
Background
- Hometown
- Shakopee, Minn.
- High school
- Shakopee
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8436 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1630
- Class
- 2023
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2025tap to read
• SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in four games • competed against Buffalo • forced one fumble, recorded three tackles and had half of a tackle for loss against Northwestern State • saw action at Cal • played against Purdue.
2024tap to read
• FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 12 games, mostly on special teams • competed against Rhode Island, Nevada, Iowa, Michigan, USC, UCLA, Maryland, Illinois, Rutgers, Penn State, Wisconsin and Virginia Tech.
2023tap to read
Redshirted • did not see game action. HIGH SCHOOL: Attends Shakopee High School in Shakopee, Minn. • wore No. 7 for the Sabers • as a senior, recorded 41 tackles, made one interception and forced one fumble • rushed for 643 yards and eight touchdowns • played for the South team in the 2022 Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game • as a junior, made 23 tackles and had two interceptions while also rushing for 188 yards and one touchdown • coached by Ray Betton • three-star recruit according to 247Sports and ESPN • 247Sports ranked him as the No. 4 prospect in Minnesota and as the No. 74 safety in the nation. PERSONAL: Son of Wanda and Tony Monroe Sr. • has two brothers (Tony and Donovan) • father, Tony, played college football at Southwest Minnesota State • brother, Tony, played college football at South Dakota School of Mines • brother, Donovan, plays college football at Augsburg.
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HONORS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2024)
2025: •
SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in four games • competed against Buffalo • forced one fumble, recorded three tackles and had half of a tackle for loss against Northwestern State • saw action at Cal • played against Purdue.
2024: •
FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 12 games, mostly on special teams • competed against Rhode Island, Nevada, Iowa, Michigan, USC, UCLA, Maryland, Illinois, Rutgers, Penn State, Wisconsin and Virginia Tech.
2023: Redshirted • did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attends Shakopee High School in Shakopee, Minn. • wore No. 7 for the Sabers • as a senior, recorded 41 tackles, made one interception and forced one fumble • rushed for 643 yards and eight touchdowns • played for the South team in the 2022 Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game • as a junior, made 23 tackles and had two interceptions while also rushing for 188 yards and one touchdown • coached by Ray Betton • three-star recruit according to 247Sports and ESPN • 247Sports ranked him as the No. 4 prospect in Minnesota and as the No. 74 safety in the nation.
PERSONAL: Son of Wanda and Tony Monroe Sr. • has two brothers (Tony and Donovan) • father, Tony, played college football at Southwest Minnesota State • brother, Tony, played college football at South Dakota School of Mines • brother, Donovan, plays college football at Augsburg.