Davis Alexander

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Davis Alexander
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Alexander with the Montreal Alouettes in 2024
No. 10 – Montreal Alouettes
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 (age 26)
Gig Harbor, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Gig Harbor
(Gig Harbor, Washington)
College: Portland State (2017–2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics as of 2024
Passing completions:119
Passing attempts:172
TD–INT:6–3
Passing yards:1,492
Rushing touchdowns:4
Stats at CFL.ca

Davis Alexander (born October 20, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Portland State.

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College career

Alexander played college football for the Portland State Vikings from 2017 to 2021. [1] At Portland State, he started for four of his five seasons, throwing 63 touchdowns and 31 interceptions. [2] He finished his career behind Neil Lomax in almost every statistical category for quarterbacks in team history. [3]

Professional career

Alexander signed with the Montreal Alouettes on February 7, 2022. [4] During the final preseason game against the Ottawa Redblacks, he drove the team 71 yards for a 27–26 win. [5] Following training camp, he began the season on the practice roster, but was elevated to the active roster on June 23, 2022, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, where he dressed in his first professional game. [6] [7] He reverted to the practice roster after Vernon Adams was moved back to the active roster in a backup capacity. [6] Following Adam's move back to the injured list and subsequent trade to the BC Lions, Alexander became the team's third-string quarterback behind Trevor Harris and Dominique Davis, and dressed in the last 12 regular season games. [6] He played as the team's primary backup in the final game of the regular season behind Davis, where he also saw his first real playing time. [8] In that game, Alexander completed eight of 13 pass attempts for 89 yards and an interception. [7] He also had five carries for 22 yards and his first professional touchdown. [7] He also dressed in both post-season games that year. [4]

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Alexander in 2023

In 2023, Alexander dressed in all 18 regular season games as the backup quarterback, primarily as the third string quarterback after the team signed Caleb Evans in the offseason and was the primary backup when the team's new starter, Cody Fajardo, was injured mid-season. [4] He completed six of eight pass attempts for 56 yards and one rush attempt for zero yards, primarily in the final game of the regular season with the team's standing already decided. [4] [7] He dressed in all three post-season games for the Alouettes that year and while he did not record any statistics, he shared in the team's championship victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 110th Grey Cup. [4]

Alexander began the 2024 season as the third string quarterback again, but was elevated to the backup role for the week 8 game against the Roughriders following an injury to Fajardo. [9] After Evans led the Alouettes to 74 yards of net offence and three points in the first half, Alexander started the second half in his first meaningful playing time in the CFL. [9] After receiving the second half kickoff, Alexander marched the team down the field and recorded his first professional touchdown pass on a five-yard scoring play to Reggie White Jr. [9] He completed 12 consecutive passes and finished the game having completed 15 of 18 pass attempts for 178 yards and two touchdowns as well as two carries for 13 yards in the team's 20–16 comeback victory over the Roughriders. He went on to win the next three games while Fajardo was recovering from injury, winning each of the three starts. [7] After Fajardo returned from injury, he started each game until the Alouettes clinched first place in the East Division. [10] Alexander then started the Thanksgiving Day Classic against the Ottawa Redblacks and won his fourth start of the season. [10] In total, he dressed in all 18 regular season games where he completed 105 of 151 pass attempts for 1,347 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions. [10] He also dressed in the East Final, but did not record a statistic in the team's loss to the Toronto Argonauts. [11]

On November 26, 2024, it was reported that Alexander had signed a three-year contract extension with the Alouettes, indicating a commitment by the team to make him the starting quarterback for 2025. [12] This was confirmed when the Alouettes traded Fajardo to the Edmonton Elks during the offseason.

Personal life

Alexander was born to parents Matt and Natalie Alexander and has one brother, Dillon. [1] He grew up in Gig Harbor, Washington and graduated from Gig Harbor High School. At Portland State, he majored in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship. [13]

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  2. ↑ "Davis Alexander". The Football Database.
  3. ↑ "Q&A with Davis Alexander". FlippingBook. Portland State Magazine. Spring 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Alouettes save best for last in pre-season win over Redblacks". Sportsnet.ca. June 3, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Davis Alexander". Montreal Alouettes . Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  8. ↑ Zurkowsky, Herb (October 27, 2022). "Alouettes rookie QB Alexander gets long-awaited shot in season finale". Montreal Gazette.
  9. 1 2 3 Zurkowsky, Herb (July 26, 2024). "QB Davis Alexander rallies Alouettes to dramatic comeback win against Roughriders". Montreal Gazette.
  10. 1 2 3 "2024 Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  11. ↑ "2024 CFL League Statistics" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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