CFL: 4
Argos: 4
Acquired: Signed as a free agent February 10, 2022.
2024: Played 9 games. Suspended for the first 9 games of season. Finished 175/258 (67.8%) for 2,451 yards, 10 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. Rushed 48 times for 214 yards and 5 TDs. Threw for a career high 463 yards while tying his career best with 4 TD passes at Ottawa September 7. Playoffs: Finished 18/20, 358 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT in Eastern Semi-Final win over Ottawa. Rushed 2 times for 29 yards and a TD…Finished 11/22, 182 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs in Eastern Final win in Montreal. Rushed 4 times for 26 yards. Suffered broken leg near the end of the third quarter. 111th Grey Cup: Did not play due to injury in 41-24 win over Winnipeg in Vancouver.
2023: Played 18 games, started 16 with Toronto Argonauts. Finished 270/394 (68.5%) for 4,123 yards, 23 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Rushed 40 times for 248 yards and 8 TDs. Threw for 417 yards and 4 touchdowns, both career highs, against Ottawa August 13. Rushed for 3 TDs in the season opener against Hamilton June 18. His record as a starter was 15-1. Named CFL Most Outstanding Player. Named East Division Most Outstanding Player. Named Argos Most Outstanding Player. Named CFL All-Star. Named East Division All-Star. Playoffs: Finished 21/36, 246 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs in Eastern Final loss to Montreal.
2022: Played 18 games, started 1 with Toronto. Finished 26/45 (57.8%) for 297 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Rushed 25 times for 137 yards and 6 TDs. Made CFL debut June 16 vs. Montreal. Made first CFL start October 29 vs. Montreal. First CFL completion was a 2-yard pass to Isaiah Wright June 25 at BC. First CFL TD pass was a 27 yarder to Dejon Brissett October 29 vs. Montreal. First rushing TD was a 1-yard run at Hamilton August 12. Playoffs: Was 1/1 passing, a 46-yard touchdown pass to DaVaris Daniels. Carried the ball 5 times for 9 yards in Eastern Final win over Montreal. 109th Grey Cup: Entered the game in the fourth quarter after a thumb injury to McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Finished the game 4/6, 43 yards. Rushed 2 times for 21 yards in 24-23 win over Winnipeg.
2021: Did not play.
2020: Released by Indianapolis Colts September 30.
2019: Signed with Indianapolis May 20.
2018: Waived by Denver Broncos October 24. Played 1 game. Made NFL debut October 14 against Los Angeles Rams. Took one snap, an end of half kneel down.
2017: Selected by Denver in the seventh round, 253rd overall, of the NFL Draft. He was the final selection in the draft, earning him the title “Mr. Irrelevant.”
College: Attended the University of Mississippi (2015-16). Played 22 games, started all 22. Passed for 6,800 yards and 50 touchdowns. As a junior he passed for 4,042 yards with 31 TDs. Set 25 school records, including passing for touchdowns in 22 consecutive games. Graduated with the third most all-time passing yards. Named Second Team All-SEC in both seasons. Sugar Bowl MVP in 2015…Attended East Mississippi Community College (2014). Played 12 games. Led team to a 12-0 record and the NJCAA national championship. Threw for 3,906 yards with 47 TDs. Rushed for 446 yards and 4 TDs. Named First Team NJCAA All-American…Attended Clemson University (2012-13). Played 5 games. Redshirted as a freshman. Finished with 58 yards passing.
Personal: Attended St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Tonawanda, New York. ESPN ranked him as the No. 1 quarterback in New York state and No. 4 in the country. As a senior he passed for 3,050 yards with 27 touchdowns, while rushing for 991 yards and 14 TDs. Won state championship in his junior year. A four-time national Punt, Pass and Kick winner. His uncle Jim was a Hall-of-Fame quarterback with the Buffalo Bills. His brother Casey was a tight end at Ole Miss before transferring to Oregon. Chad was mentioned in the first few episodes of the Netflix series Last Chance U. Also played baseball and lacrosse.
YEAR | TEAM | GP | COMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022
|
TOR | 18 | 26 | 45 | 297 | 2 | 3 | 6.6 |
2023
|
TOR | 18 | 270 | 394 | 4123 | 23 | 12 | 10.5 |
2024
|
TOR | 9 | 175 | 258 | 2451 | 10 | 8 | 9.5 |
Total
|
45 | 471 | 697 | 6871 | 35 | 23 | 9.9 |
YEAR | TEAM | GP | CAR | YDS | TDS | AVG | LG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022
|
TOR | 18 | 25 | 137 | 6 | 5.5 | 42 |
2023
|
TOR | 18 | 40 | 248 | 8 | 6.2 | 18 |
2024
|
TOR | 9 | 48 | 214 | 5 | 4.5 | 18 |
Total
|
45 | 113 | 599 | 19 | 5.3 | 42 |
Year | Team | Regular | Semi-Final | Final | Greycup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022
|
TOR | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
2023
|
TOR | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
2024
|
TOR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
DATE | WEEK | OPP | COMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
08-22
|
12 | SSK | 24 | 39 | 322 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 |
09-02
|
13 | HAM | 24 | 30 | 322 | 1 | 1 | 10.7 |
09-07
|
14 | OTT | 36 | 56 | 463 | 3 | 4 | 8.3 |
09-14
|
15 | BC | 18 | 28 | 268 | 1 | 0 | 9.6 |
09-20
|
16 | HAM | 17 | 26 | 255 | 1 | 1 | 9.8 |
09-28
|
17 | MTL | 19 | 30 | 287 | 0 | 1 | 9.6 |
10-12
|
19 | WPG | 16 | 23 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 8.8 |
10-19
|
20 | OTT | 21 | 26 | 331 | 3 | 0 | 12.7 |
10-26
|
21 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total
|
175 | 258 | 2451 | 10 | 8 | 9.5 |
DATE | WEEK | OPP | CAR | YDS | TD | AVG | LG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
08-22
|
12 | SSK | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | 11 |
09-02
|
13 | HAM | 6 | 39 | 1 | 6.5 | 13 |
09-07
|
14 | OTT | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 |
09-14
|
15 | BC | 10 | 56 | 1 | 5.6 | 15 |
09-20
|
16 | HAM | 5 | 19 | 2 | 3.8 | 11 |
09-28
|
17 | MTL | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8.3 | 11 |
10-12
|
19 | WPG | 9 | 33 | 0 | 3.7 | 18 |
10-19
|
20 | OTT | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2.5 | 10 |
10-26
|
21 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Total
|
48 | 214 | 5 | 4.6 | 92 |
DATE | TEAM | ACTION | STATUS |
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