The Montreal Alouettes re-signed running back Walter Fletcher to a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season on Tuesday. Fletcher was scheduled to be a free agent in February.
Walter Fletcher is five foot nine and weighs 202 pounds. The 28-year-old from Columbia, Maryland, had 141 carries for 764 yards (5.4 AVG), four touchdowns, 71 catches for 682 yards (9.6 AVG), and three touchdowns in 17 games.
Fletcher went undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft. He signed with the Edmonton Elks on December 31, 2020. In 2021, Fletcher had 67 carries for 302 yards (4.5 AVG), 22 catches for 177 yards (8.0 AVG), and seven kick returns for 122 yards (17.4 AVG) in 11 games.
The Montreal Alouettes acquired him from the Edmonton Elks on June 14, 2022. In 2022, Fletcher had 85 carries for 486 yards (5.7 AVG), one touchdown, 29 catches for 353 yards (12.2 AVG), and one touchdown in 14 games.
In 2023, he had 58 carries for 266 yards (4.6 AVG), and 23 catches for 176 yards (7.7 AVG) in seven games helping Montreal win the 110th Grey Cup over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Collegiately, Fletcher played three seasons at Edinboro University (2016-18) in Pennsylvania with 632 carries for 3,913 yards, 41 touchdowns, 93 catches for 692 yards, and six touchdowns in 32 games for the Fighting Scots.
He was a 2016 All-PSAC West Second Team, a two-time (2017, 2018) All-PSAC West First Team, a 2017 AP Division II All-American (Second Team), and a 2018 PSAC Western Division Offensive Athlete of the Year.
Then, Fletcher transferred to Ball State in 2019 with 132 carries for 726 yards, five touchdowns, 26 catches for 306 yards, and two touchdowns in 12 games for the Cardinals.
