The Montreal Alouettes and quarterback Caleb Evans agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2025 season on Friday.
“Caleb has been with us for two years and has integrated well into our team,” says Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia. “He is capable of playing an important role on our team, and regardless of the playbook, we know he will do what is asked of him. He’s a solid insurance policy at quarterback in our eyes.”
Caleb Evans is six foot two and weighs 210 pounds. The 26-year-old from Mansfield, Texas, completed 26 of 45 passes (58%) for 307 yards, four touchdowns, two interceptions, 24 carries for 55 yards, and four touchdowns in eight games before a right knee injury against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Week 9 ended his season.
Evans went undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft. He signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on December 14, 2020. In 2021, Evans completed 108 of 182 passes (59.3%) for 1,279 yards, 5 touchdowns, 9 interceptions, 42 carries for 345 yards, and three touchdowns in eight games.
The following season, Evans completed 114 of 185 passes (62%) for 1,301 yards, 4 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, 88 carries for 354 yards, and 16 touchdowns in 18 games. Then, Evans signed with the Montreal Alouettes on February 14, 2023.
In 2023, he completed 43 of 67 passes (64.1%) for 573 yards, 3 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 49 carries for 189 yards, and 8 touchdowns in 18 games helping the Alouettes win the 110th Grey Cup over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Collegiately, Evans played four seasons at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (2016-19) completing 757 of 1,252 passes (60.5%) for 9,513 yards, 58 touchdowns, 34 interceptions, 468 carries for 2,168 yards, 36 yards, and 5 tackles (2 solo, 3 assists) in 43 games for the Warhawks.
