Logan Kilgore

Logan Kilgore (born May 24, 1990) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback who is currently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He made his professional debut in 2016 for the Toronto Argonauts. Kilgore has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Logan Kilgore
No. 15     Edmonton Eskimos
Born: (1990-05-24) May 24, 1990
Rocklin, California
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)QB
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
CollegeBakersfield College, Middle Tennessee State
Career history
As player
2014New Orleans Saints*
2015–2017Toronto Argonauts
2017Hamilton Tiger Cats
2019–PresentEdmonton Eskimos
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career stats
TD-INT4–14
Yards1,193
QB Rating–
Comp-Att106–178
%59.5

College career

After graduating from Jesuit High School Kilgore went to Bakersfield College in 2009. At Bakersfield, he threw for 2,512 yards and 22 touchdowns. Kilgore was named the Northern Conference Offensive Player of the Year at Bakersfield College in 2009.[1] He then transferred to Middle Tennessee in 2010, where he began playing for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.[2] During his time with the Blue Raiders from 2010 to 2013, Kilgore threw for 7,489 yards and 53 touchdowns. He was also the first Blue Raider to have three consecutive seasons of 2,000 yards.[3]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft Kilgore was signed to the New Orleans Saints as a free agent in 2014.[4] He played at the Saints's training camp and was cut from the team in September 2014.[5]

Toronto Argonauts

Kilgore signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as was a member of their practice roster for the 2015 season. The following year, Kilgore became the Argos's starting quarterback after Ricky Ray was injured.[6] Kilgore played in seven games, starting three, during the 2016 season, completing 55.3% of his passes for 728 yards and two touchdowns with 10 interceptions.[7] Kilgore's time for the Argos ended in April 2017 when he was released from the team.[8]

Hamilton Tiger Cats

A few months later, Kilgore was signed to the Hamilton Tiger Cats in June 2017,[7] but was subsequently released in August 2017.[9]

Edmonton Eskimos

In 2019, Kilgore joined the Edmonton Eskimos after not playing in the 2018 CFL season. Kilgore's first game with the Eskimos was a pre-season game during the 2019 CFL season, where he scored two touchdowns.[10] Starting quarterback Trevor Harris missed the Eskimos Week 15 game due to an injury, which elevated Kilgore into the starting role.[11] Despite a furious comeback attempt the Eskimos fell short losing 30–27 on a last second field goal.[12] Kilgore then lead the Eskimos to a 21–16 victory over the woeful Redblacks in Week 16,[13] before falling 42–12 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats the following week.[14]

References
  1. Blevins, Dave (2012). National and Conference Winners Through 2010. McFarland. p. 440. ISBN 9780786448678. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. Boettcher, Jerome (25 July 2011). "MTSU's Kilgore takes lessons learned from Mannings, emerges as QB frontrunner". The City Paper. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. "Tiger-Cats SIgn Quarterback Kilgore". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. Linsdau, Jim (16 July 2014). "Rocklin quarterback fights to make the New Orleans Saints". Auburn Journal. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. Pogue, Greg (1 July 2015). "Pogue: Logan Kilgore adjusting to life in CFL". Daily News Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. O'Leary, Chris (26 July 2016). "Patience pays off as Argos quarterback Logan Kilgore gets his shot". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. Edwards, Drew (12 June 2017). "Ticats sign ex-Argo backup QB Logan Kilgore". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. "Argos release quarterback Logan Kilgore". CFL. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  9. "Ticats release Elliott, Kilgore; sign Washington". CFL.ca. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  10. Moddejonge, Gerry (29 May 2019). "Kilgore scores both Eskimos touchdowns in pre-season debut". The Guardian. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  11. Press, Canadian. "Logan Kilgore gets start at QB for Edmonton Eskimos with Trevor Harris hurt". CHAT News Today| Medicine Hat, Southern Alberta | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Real Estate. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  12. "2019-09-20 Game Tracker – Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Edmonton Eskimos (2615)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  13. "2019-09-28 Game Tracker – Edmonton Eskimos vs. Ottawa Redblacks (2619)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  14. "2019-10-04 Game Tracker – Edmonton Eskimos vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2622)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
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