9 pivots enter QB internship spotlight

CFL.ca Staff

TORONTO — Nine quarterbacks from across the country will join their professional counterparts on the field for the 2024 Canadian Football League QB Internship. The program begins kicks off at CFL Rookie Camps on May 8 and runs through Training Camp from May 12 to June 1.

Since the inaugural QB Internship in 2010, the program has welcomed young quarterbacks to join CFL clubs in the leadup to the coming season to further develop their skills, participate in practices, and attend team and positional meetings.

The 2024 CFL campaign opens on Thursday, June 6 as the defending champion Montreal Alouettes head to Winnipeg to face the Blue Bombers in a Grey Cup rematch.

Notable past participants

Tre Ford (MTL: 2018, HAM: 2019)
Michael O’Connor (BC: 2015 and 2016, TOR: 2018)
Chris Merchant (CGY: 2017, HAM: 2018)
Hugo Richard (OTT: 2015, MTL: 2017)
Noah Picton (SSK: 2015)
Andrew Buckley (CGY: 2014)

CFL QB INTERNSHIP – CLASS OF 2024
(Team | Name | School | Hometown)

Montreal | Jonathan Sénécal | Montreal | Montreal

Eight regular season games in 2023
Led RSEQ in completions (160), completion percentage (69.6), passing yards (2,215) and touchdowns (15)
Rushed for 394 yards and six majors
First Carabins to win Hec Crighton; Uteck Bowl Offensive MVP; First-team All-Canadian
Vanier Cup champion and MVP

Ottawa | Tristan Lefebvre | Carleton | Calgary

Eight regular season games in 2023
Passed for 2,065 yards (66.7 per cent) and 17 touchdowns
Second in U SPORTS in completions (174)

Toronto | Tristan Aboud | Guelph | Montreal

Eight regular season games in 2023
Passed for 1,451 yards and 10 touchdowns
119-of-171 passing (69.6 per cent)
Rushed for 176 yards

Hamilton | Taylor Elgersma | Wilfrid Laurier | London, Ont.

Eight regular season games in 2023
Led U SPORTS in passing yards (2,641), completions (206) and completion percentage (75.2)
Second in passing touchdowns (18) and rushing majors among quarterbacks (six)
2023 OUA MVP; Second-team All-Canadian; Hec Crighton nominee
Selected to participate in U SPORTS East-West Bowl

Winnipeg | Jackson Tachinski | Manitoba | Winnipeg

Nine total games in 2023
Passed for 1,757 yards (60.1 per cent) and 10 touchdowns to one interception
Rushed for 538 yards and six touchdowns (7.6 yards per carry)
Selected to participate in U SPORTS East-West Bowl

Saskatchewan | Eli Hetlinger | Alberta | Edmonton

Eight regular season games in 2023
Passed for 1,956 yards and 12 touchdowns, while adding two rushing majors
151-of-236 passing (63.9 per cent – team record)
2023 QB Internship participant with Edmonton

Calgary | Danny Skelton | Windsor | Calgary

10 total games in 2023
Career-high 1,806 passing yards and 13 touchdowns
Rushed for 185 yards and one major
In 21 collegiate games, passed for 3,102 yards and 16 touchdowns

Edmonton | Justin Quirion | Bishop’s | Saint-Georges, Que.

Six total games in 2023
Passed for 1,457 yards (61.1 per cent) and five touchdowns
19 rushes for 156 yards (8.2 per carry)
2023 Bishop’s Most Outstanding Player

BC | Derek Engel | UBC | Grapevine, Texas

12 total games in 2023, primarily as a backup
76.7 completion percentage; three touchdowns
Rushed for 76 yards and four touchdowns
In three years: passed for 1,358 yards and nine touchdowns, added six rushing majors

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