Tyrrell Pigrome

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Tyrrell Pigrome
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Pigrome with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-22) October 22, 1997 (age 26)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Clay-Chalkville (Clay, Alabama)
College: Maryland (2016–2019)
Western Kentucky (2020)
Ole Miss (2021)
Towson (2022)
Position: Quarterback
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
CFL status:American
Player stats at CFL.ca

Tyrrell Pigrome (born October 22, 1997) is an American professional gridiron football quarterback who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Maryland, Western Kentucky, Ole Miss, and Towson. He also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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Early life and high school

Pigrome was born on October 22, 1997, in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Clay-Chalkville High School in Clay, Alabama, where he also played high school football. [1]

As a junior, Pigrome lead the team to a state championship title while also throwing for 31 touchdowns and rushing for another 18. [2] As a senior in 2015 he was named as the 2015 Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year. [1] He was also a two-time Alabama Mr. Football runner-up, named the Alabama 6A Offensive Player of the Year, and appeared in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game. [3] He committed to play college football for Maryland.

College career

Maryland

In 2016, Pigrome appeared in eleven games while making one start as a true freshman. He threw for 322 yards on the season with two touchdown passes. [1] He finished third on the team in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns with 254 and four respectively. [1] He made his college football debut against Howard in the second half in relief of starter Perry Hills. He finished the game completing four of his six pass attempts for 60 yards along with seven rushes for 53 yards and his first-career rushing touchdown. He made his first-career start against Minnesota, becoming the first true freshman to start for Maryland since 2012. In the team's 10–31 loss, Pigrome went 18-of-37 for 161 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. [4]

In 2017, Pigrome started the season opener against No. 23 Texas. He completed nine of his 12 pass attempts for two touchdowns while adding an additional 65 yards and another rushing touchdown before suffering a season-ending torn ACL in the second half. [4] [5]

In 2018, Pigrome appeared 11 games and started in the final two following a season-ending injury to starter Kasim Hill. [4] On the season he completed 37 of 67 passes for 561 yards while adding 159 rushing yards on 58 carries. [1] He threw a career-high 185 yards against No. 15 Penn State. He made his first start of the season against Ohio State where he led the team to score 51 points in the 51–52 loss. [1]

In 2019, Pigrome appeared in eleven games and started in three. He ended the season going 69 of 118 for 719 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 153 yards and rushing for two touchdowns. He became the first quarterback to start a game in four different seasons for the Terrapins since Vic Turyn in 1945 to 1948. [4] He threw for a career-high 210 yards on 17-of-27 passing while also tacking on two passing touchdowns. He made his first start on the season against Purdue. [1] He tallied his first-career 100-yard game. Following the season, Pigrome announced his intention to transfer from Maryland. [6]

Western Kentucky

In 2020, Pigrome transferred to Western Kentucky. [7] He appeared in 11 games for the Hilltoppers, starting all 11 of them. He finished the season throwing for a career-high 1,603 yards and nine touchdowns while also rushing for a career-high 325 rushing yards and four touchdowns. [3] [4] After the season, he announced his intentions to transfer for a second time. [6]

Ole Miss

In 2021, Pigrome transferred to Ole Miss as a walk-on. [3] [2] He did not appear in any games for the Rebels and transferred for the third time that offseason. [6]

Towson

In 2022, Pigrome transferred to Towson. [6] [5] With the Tigers he appeared in 11 games and lead the team to a winning record of 6–5. He threw for a career-high 1,638 yards and 14 touchdowns and a career-high 574 rushing yards. [8]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Maryland Terrapins
2016 110–1377152.13224.52293.9622544.14
2017 11–091275.017514.221235.811645.81
2018 110–2376755.25618.421132.4581592.71
2019 110–36911858.57196.136107.9451533.42
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
2020 115–617129757.61,6035.492111.61053253.14
Ole Miss Rebels
2021 DNP
Towson Tigers
2022 116–515527456.61,6386.0146119.31345744.32
Career 5612−1747883957.05,0186.03218115.54151,5293.714

Professional career

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Pigrome signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 18, 2023. [9] Pigrome played well in both the team's preseason games. [10] He played in his first professional game on June 9, 2023, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he operated the short-yardage team and had two carries for one yard. [11] [12] He dressed in the first three regular season games, but was released on June 27, 2023, as the team re-signed Dakota Prukop as his replacement in short yardage. [12] [13]

Ottawa Redblacks

On July 11, 2023, the Ottawa Redblacks announced they had signed Pigrome to a contract. [14] The Redblacks had lost quarterbacks Jeremiah Masoli and Tyrie Adams to season-ending injuries. He played four days later, on July 15, 2023, against his former team, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [11] He scored his first professional touchdown on August 19, 2023, against the Montreal Alouettes on a rush attempt. [11] He played in 14 games for the Redblacks where he had 39 carries for 108 yards and six touchdowns along with three pass completions from seven attempts for 46 yards. [11] With Masoli and Adams under contract for the 2024 season, Pigrome was released on March 1, 2024. [15]

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