Garrett Shrader

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Garrett Shrader
BC Lions
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (2000-08-05) August 5, 2000 (age 24)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Charlotte Christian School
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College: Mississippi State (2019–2020)
Syracuse (2021–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
  • BC Lions (2025–present)
Stats at CFL.ca


Garrett Michael Shrader (born August 5, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs before transferring to the Syracuse Orange after two years.

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Early life

Shrader attended Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] During his career he had 9,023 total yards (6,818 passing, 2,205 rushing) and 107 total touchdowns (75 passing, 32 rushing). [2] He committed to Mississippi State University to play college football. [3] [4]

College career

Shrader appeared in 10 games and made four starts his true freshman year at Mississippi State in 2019. He made his first career start against Kentucky, passing for 180 yards and rushing for 125. [5] Overall that season, he completed 88 of 153 passes for 1,170 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions and added 587 rushing yards and six touchdowns. [6] [7] Shrader played in four games his sophomore year in 2020 without attempting a pass.

After the 2020 season, Shrader transferred to Syracuse University. [8] [9] He entered his first year at Syracuse as the backup to Tommy DeVito, but took over as the starter for the team's fourth game of the season and remained the starter for the final nine games. [10] For the season, he completed 123 of 234 passes for 1,445 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions and rushed for 781 yards on 173 carries with 14 touchdowns. [11]

Shrader returned to Syracuse as the team's starter the next two years, helping lead the Orange to two consecutive bowl game appearances despite several injuries. [12] Against Purdue on national television in September 2023, Shrader rushed for 195 yards and 4 touchdowns, breaking Syracuse's school record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, [13] while also passing for 184 yards and an interception in the 35–20 Syracuse win. [14] On what would become his final play in college, Shrader threw a game-winning touchdown pass against Wake Forest, clinching an appearance in the 2023 Boca Raton Bowl for Syracuse against South Florida. [12] Following the Wake Forest game, he announced that he would not play in the bowl game, opting for surgery on his injured shoulder, which he had played with since October. He also declared his intent to pursue a career in the NFL. [15]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
Mississippi State Bulldogs
2019 1042–28815357.51,1707.685132.51135875.26
2020 400–0000.000.0000.0000.00
Syracuse Orange
2021 1293–612323452.61,4456.294113.71737814.514
2022 12127–520631864.82,6458.3177147.91504443.09
2023 11106–413421462.61,6867.9136143.21134694.28
Career 493518−1755091859.96,9417.64722135.55482,2904.237

Professional career

BC Lions

On December 10, 2024, Shrader signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [16]

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  2. ↑ Hudson, Brett (December 20, 2018). "Moorhead completes recruitment of Shrader". The Dispatch.
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  13. ↑ "Garrett Shrader's four rushing TDs propel Syracuse past Purdue". Reuters. September 16, 2023.
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