The following is an incomplete list of starting quarterbacks for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League that have started a regular season game for the team. This list includes postseason appearances since 1986, but does not include preseason games. They are listed in order of most starts with any tiebreaker being the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Alouettes.
Starting quarterbacks by season
Where known, the number of games they started during the season is listed to the right: Season(s) Regular season Postseason 2025 McLeod Bethel-Thompson (8) / Davis Alexander (7) / James Morgan (2) / Caleb Evans (1) Davis Alexander (3) 2024 Cody Fajardo (13) / Davis Alexander (4) / Caleb Evans (1) Cody Fajardo (1) 2023 Cody Fajardo (16) / Caleb Evans (2) Cody Fajardo (3) 2022 Trevor Harris (15) / Vernon Adams (2) / Dominique Davis (1) Trevor Harris (2) 2021 Vernon Adams (8) / Matthew Shiltz (3) / Trevor Harris (3) Trevor Harris (1)2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2019 Vernon Adams (15) / Antonio Pipkin (2) / Matthew Shiltz (1) Vernon Adams (1) 2018 Johnny Manziel (8) / Drew Willy (4) / Antonio Pipkin (4) / Jeff Mathews (1) / Vernon Adams (1) 2017 Darian Durant (15) / Drew Willy (2) / Matthew Shiltz (1) 2016 Kevin Glenn (9) / Rakeem Cato (6) / Vernon Adams (3) 2015 Rakeem Cato (10) / Jonathan Crompton (3) / Kevin Glenn (3) / Tanner Marsh (1) / Brandon Bridge (1) 2014 Jonathan Crompton (10) / Troy Smith (6) / Alex Brink (2) Jonathan Crompton (2) 2013 Anthony Calvillo (7) / Josh Neiswander (5) / Troy Smith (3) / Tanner Marsh (3) Troy Smith (1) 2012 Anthony Calvillo (17) / Adrian McPherson (1) Anthony Calvillo (1) 2011 Anthony Calvillo (18) Anthony Calvillo (1) 2010 Anthony Calvillo (15) / Adrian McPherson (2) / Chris Leak (1) Anthony Calvillo (2) 2009 Anthony Calvillo (16) / Adrian McPherson (2) Anthony Calvillo (2) 2008 Anthony Calvillo (17) / Marcus Brady (1) Anthony Calvillo (2) 2007 Anthony Calvillo (13) / Marcus Brady (4) / Jason Maas (1) Marcus Brady (1) 2006 Anthony Calvillo (18) Anthony Calvillo (2) 2005 Anthony Calvillo (17) / Ted White (1) Anthony Calvillo (3) 2004 Anthony Calvillo (18) Anthony Calvillo (1) 2003 Anthony Calvillo (18) Anthony Calvillo (2) 2002 Anthony Calvillo (17) / Matt Lytle (1) Anthony Calvillo (2) 2001 Anthony Calvillo (15) / Dan Gonzalez (2) / Jamie Barnette (1) Anthony Calvillo (1) 2000 Anthony Calvillo (17) / Stanley Jackson (1) Anthony Calvillo (2) 1999 Tracy Ham (9) / Anthony Calvillo (9) Tracy Ham (1) 1998 Tracy Ham (13) / Anthony Calvillo (5) Tracy Ham (2) 1997 Tracy Ham (16) / Marvin Graves (2) Tracy Ham (2) 1996 Tracy Ham (16) / Jimmy Kemp (2) Tracy Ham (2) 1987–1995Suspended operations 1986 Brian Ransom (12) / Walter Lewis (4) / Joe Barnes (2) 1985 * Turner Gill / Joe Barnes 1984 * Turner Gill / Gerry Dattilio 1983 * Johnny Evans / Ron Reeves (4) / Kevin Starkey / John Rogan 1982 * Johnny Evans / Luc Tousignant (5) / Steve Alatorre (1) 1981 * Vince Ferragamo (10) / Gerry Dattilio / Ken Johnson 1980 * Gerry Dattilio / Joe Barnes 1979 Joe Barnes (16) * - Indicates that the number of starts is not known for that year for each quarterback
Team passer rankings Quarterbacks are listed by number of starts for the Montreal Alouettes. Name Anthony Calvillo237157–80–05,2108,16163.869,655398164Sam Etcheverry12264–57–11,9373,40756.930,381186213Sonny Wade7126–40–51,0832,09751.615,01489169Tracy Ham5437–16–17961,39457.117,4428337Vernon Adams2917–12–050481761.76,9804326 Cody Fajardo2916–12–159081872.16,9673123Jimmy Jones2815–12–135566153.75,0743438Turner Gill2812–15–141172756.54,9283223Carroll Williams233–18–228255750.64,6702948Bernie Faloney238–15–020239151.73,0071040
References
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