Vernon Adams
Vernon Anthony Adams, Jr.
Born: January 13, 1993
Pasadena, CA
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
College: Oregon
High School: Bishop Alemany (Mission Hills, CA)
Career: 2016-2025
Vernon Adams has played from 2016 to 2025 during his career with the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Adams has thrown for 20,437 yards in his career, completing 1,433 of 2,219 passes with 117 touchdowns and 68 interceptions. He also has run for 1,976 yards in 345 attempts with 26 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | 2016 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 75 | 42 | 56.0 | 575 | 7.7 | 4 | 5.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 41 | 14 | 84 | 92.9 | 2017 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 42.4 | 2018 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 220 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.0 | 45 | 7 | 54 | 57.6 | 2019 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 431 | 283 | 65.7 | 3942 | 9.1 | 24 | 5.6 | 13 | 3.0 | 100.9 | 2021 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 239 | 142 | 59.4 | 1949 | 8.2 | 14 | 5.9 | 9 | 3.8 | 53 | 89.4 | 2022 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 219 | 139 | 63.5 | 1798 | 8.2 | 7 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 94.1 | 2023 | CFL BC Lions | 488 | 333 | 68.2 | 4769 | 9.8 | 31 | 6.4 | 18 | 3.7 | 78t | 42 | 293 | 105.5 | 2024 | CFL BC Lions | 302 | 197 | 65.2 | 2929 | 9.7 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 3.0 | 71t | 22 | 176 | 102.1 | 2025 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 429 | 280 | 65.3 | 4247 | 9.9 | 21 | 4.9 | 14 | 3.3 | 81t | 32 | 209 | 100.4 |
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| Totals | 2219 | 1433 | 64.6 | 20437 | 9.2 | 117 | 5.3 | 68 | 3.1 | 81 | 119 | 822 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2016 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 29 | 112 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 | 2017 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 9 | 3 | 2017 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 2018 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 28 | 2 | 2019 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 82 | 394 | 4.8 | 28 | 12 | 2021 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 51 | 298 | 5.8 | 26 | 0 | 2022 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 22 | 162 | 7.4 | 24 | 1 | 2023 | CFL BC Lions | 48 | 324 | 6.8 | 24 | 1 | 2024 | CFL BC Lions | 40 | 213 | 5.3 | 19 | 3 | 2025 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 40 | 332 | 8.3 | 21t | 2 |
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| Totals | 345 | 1976 | 5.7 | 28 | 26 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2019 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 1 | 2024 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 2023 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2016 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2016 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2017 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2017 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2018 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2019 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2022 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2023 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2024 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2025 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 168 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2016 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 15 | 2 | 2017 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 11 | 0 | 2017 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 7 | 0 | 2018 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 1 | 2019 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 15 | 2021 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 8 | 8 | 2022 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 13 | 2 | 2023 | CFL | BC Lions | 18 | 16 | 2024 | CFL | BC Lions | 18 | 9 | 2025 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 17 | 17 |
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Honors
2019 - CFL CFL East All-Star
