CFL: 10th season

Stamps: 2nd season

Games played through 2025

Regular season: 118

Playoffs: 9

Grey Cup: 0

Acquired                                                                                                                                                    

Acquired in a trade with the BC Lions on Nov. 26, 2024, along with a fourth-round pick in the 2025 draft and a third-round pick in the 2026 draft in exchange for second- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 draft and a second-round pick in the 2026 draft.

Pro path

• 2016 – Playing rights traded by the BC Lions to the Montreal Alouettes on May 20 in exchange for a 2017 first-round draft pick
• 2017 – Traded by Montreal to Saskatchewan Roughriders on Aug. 15 in exchange for national defensive back Tevaughn Campbell, a third-round pick in the 2018 draft and a third-round pick in the 2019 draft
• 2018 – Traded by Saskatchewan to Hamilton-Tiger Cats on Feb. 2 in exchange for American defensive lineman Charleston Hughes. He was released by Hamilton on June 21
• 2018 – Signed by Montreal Alouettes on June 26
• 2022 – Traded by Montreal to BC in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2023 draft on Aug. 31

2026

(Calgary) Adams has played seven games with seven starts. He has completed 137 of 209 pass attempts for 1,989 yards and 20 touchdowns with zero interceptions. Adams has also rushed 19 times for 156 yards and two scores. In Week 5 against the Argonauts, he completed 20 of 25 pass attempts for 405 yards and six touchdown passes along with a rushing major before being named the Stampede Bowl’s Most Valuable Player and one of the CFL’s Players of the Week. Adams’ longest completion on the season has been a 73-yard touchdown to Tevin Jones which also came in Week 5. In Week 6, he tied a CFL record for the most touchdowns (17) without an interception to begin a season. Adams set a CFL record in Week 8 with his 18th touchdown pass of the season before throwing an interception.

2025

(Calgary) Adams played 17 regular-season games and made 17 starts, posting an 11-6 record. He completed 280 of 429 pass attempts – a 65.3-per cent success rate – for 4,247 yards, 21 touchdowns, one two-point convert and 14 interceptions. It was the second 4,000-yard season of his career. Adams has also carried the ball 40 times for 332 yards, two touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions. He was a winner in his Stampeders debut as he threw for 284 yards and rushed 33 more in a Week 1 victory over the Tiger-Cats. In Week 2 at Toronto, he recorded the 24th 300-yard passing game of his career and scored a rushing touchdown. Adams was named the MVP of the Stamps’ Stampede Bowl win over the Blue Bombers in Week 5 as he threw a pair of touchdown passes. In Week 6 at Saskatchewan, Adams produced the sixth 400-yard performance of his career and threw his 100th career touchdown pass to lead the Stamps to victory. In Week 7 in Winnipeg, Adams threw three touchdowns to lead the Stamps to a victory. After spending Week 9 on the one-game injury list, he returned to the field in Week 10 against Winnipeg and threw for 300 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a win over the Blue Bombers. In Week 17, he surpassed the 3,000-yard passing mark in a season for the third time in his career. Against Toronto in Week 20, Adams threw three touchdown passes in a Stamps victory and surpassed 20,000 career passing yards. In the Western Semi-Final at BC, Adams completed 23 of 33 pass attempts for 334 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also had three carries for 24 yards.

2024

(BC) Adams was in uniform for all 18 regular-season games for the Lions. He made nine starts and posted a 6-3 record as he completed 197 of 302 pass attempts for 2,929 yards and 16 touchdowns with nine interceptions. He had six 300-yard passing games and led the CFL with an average of 9.7 yard per pass attempt. Adams also carried the ball 40 times for 213 yards and three scores. He had four touchdown passes in Week 5 at Hamilton and threw for a season-high 451 yards in a Week 6 game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In the Western Semi-Final against Saskatchewan, Adam completed 20 of 33 pass attempts for 317 yards and two touchdowns and also had three carries for 12 yards.

2023

(BC) Adams dressed for all 18 games and posted an 11-5 record in 16 starts. He led the league with 4,769 passing yards as he completed 333 of 488 pass attempts. Adams had 31 touchdown tosses and 18 interceptions and carried the ball 48 times for 324 yards and one score. He had 10 300-yard passing games including two contests with more than 400 yards. In Week 10 against Calgary, Adams had four touchdown passes and had five other starts with three TD throws. Adams started both playoff games and completed 41 of 65 pass attempts for 634 yards and three touchdowns and also had nine carries for 61 yards and three majors. In a Western Semi-Final win over the Stampeders, he threw for 413 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 54 yards and three scores.

2022

(Montreal/BC) Adams played five games and made two starts for the Alouettes, completing 21 of 39 pass attempts for 294 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He had eight carries for 33 yards and one score. Adams was then traded to the Lions and appeared in an additional eight games including six starts. With BC, he connected on 118 of 180 pass attempts for 1,504 yards and six touchdowns with one interception and carried the ball 14 times for 129 yards. His combined stats for the season included 139 completions in 219 pass attempts for 1,798 yards and seven touchdowns with three interceptions. In Week 17 against Ottawa, Adams threw for a season-high 305 yards. He was in uniform for both of BC’s post-season games.

2021

(Montreal) Adams played and started eight games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. He completed 142 of 239 pass attempts for 1,949 yards and 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Adams added 51 carries for 298 yards. He had four touchdown passes in a Week 5 win in Toronto and a season-high 382 passing yards in Week 8 at Toronto.

2020

(Montreal) Adams was under contract with the Alouettes but the season was cancelled because of the global pandemic.

2019

(Montreal) Adams earned East Division all-star honours and was the Alouettes’ nominee for Most Outstanding player. In 16 games, he completed 283 of 431 pass attempts – a 65.7-per cent success rate – with 24 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He accounted for 12 more touchdowns on the ground as he carried the ball 82 times for 394 yards. Adams had five 300-yard passing games including a season-best 488 yards in a home victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Adams had a season-high four touchdown passes in the game against Winnipeg and four different games with two rushing touchdowns. He missed one game due to injury and one due to a suspension as a result of an altercation at the end of the Week 15 game against the Blue Bombers. In the Eastern Semi-Final against Edmonton, Adams completed 14 of 27 pass attempts for 226 yards with three interceptions and carried the ball six times for 57 yards and one touchdown.

2018

(Hamilton/Montreal) Adams started the season with the Tiger-Cats and was on the one-game injury list for Hamilton’s season-opener. He was released on June 21 and signed by the Alouettes on June 26. Adams played five games and made one start for Montreal, completing 16 of 33 pass attempts for 220 yards and one interception. He also had five carries for 13 yards and two touchdowns.

2017

(Montreal/Saskatchewan) Adams dressed for a combined 18 games as a backup quarterback for the Alouettes and Roughriders. In seven games for Montreal, he had eight carries for nine yards and one touchdown and in 11 contests for Saskatchewan, he completed one of three pass attempts for eight yards and carried the ball 12 times for 33 yards and three touchdowns. Adams was in uniform for both the Eastern Semi-Final and Eastern Final and had four carries for four yards and one touchdown.

2016

(Montreal) The Alouettes acquired Adams’ negotiation rights in a trade with the BC Lions and signed him to a contract. He played 15 games in his rookie season including three starts and completed 42 of 75 pass attempts for 575 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. Adams added 29 carries for 112 yards and one touchdown. He threw his first career touchdown pass in Week 18 at Saskatchewan and had three TD passes in Week 20 at Hamilton.

Notables

First game: June 30, 2016, vs Ottawa

First rushing touchdown: Aug. 26, 2016, vs Winnipeg

First passing touchdown: Oct. 22, 2016, at Saskatchewan

East Division all-star: 2019

Honoured: Alouettes’ nominee for Most Outstanding Player in 2019

Leader: Led CFL in passing yards in 2023

Career 300-yard passing games: 30 (including playoffs)

Career 400-yard passing games: 8 (including playoffs)

Milestone: Played his 100th regular-season game on July 21, 2024, at Calgary

Milestone: Threw 100th career touchdown pass on July 12, 2025, at Saskatchewan

Milestone: Surpassed 20,000 career passing yards on Oct. 18, 2025, vs Toronto

Stampede Bowl Most Valuable Player: 2025, 2026

CFL record: Passed for an 18th touchdown before throwing an interception to start the 2026 season

College                                                                                                                                                 

Adams played his senior season (2015) at Oregon and was named the Pac-12 Conference’s newcomer of the year. In 10 games for the Ducks, he completed 168 of 259 pass attempts for 2,643 yards with 26 touchdowns and just six interceptions. Adams also had 147 rushing yards and two scores. He transferred to Oregon after three seasons at Eastern Washington. Adams was 28-6 as a starter with the Eagles and was a first-team Big Sky Conference all-star and the conference’s offensive player of the year in both 2013 and 2014. In 37 games at Eastern Washington, he completed 701 of 1,081 pass attempts for 10,438 yards and 110 touchdowns. Adams also had 1,232 yards and 11 touchdowns along the ground.

Personal

Adams is an alumnus of Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, Calif. In his senior season, he was voted the league’s most valuable player and led the Warriors to a championship. Over his final two seasons at Bishop Alemany, he threw for 5,234 yards and 49 touchdowns and ran for 1,263 yards and 19 majors.