Per 3downnation, these are our free agents ... basically everyone but Zach, Vaval, Peterson, Clercius, Randolph, Wallace, Pokey Wilson, MCI, Allen, T. Jones, and Leroux the longsnapper.  

Quarterback

Chris Streveler (A)

Running back

Brady Oliveira (N)

Receiver

Kody Case (A)
Nic Demski (N)
Dillon Mitchell (A)
Dalton Schoen (A)
Jerreth Sterns (A)
Keric Wheatfall (A)

OL

Stanley Bryant (A)
Tui Eli (N)
Chris Kolankowski (N)
Eric Lofton (A)
Patrick Neufeld (N)

Defensive line

Willie Jefferson (A)
Cameron Lawson (N)
Tanner Schmekel (N)
Jake Thomas (N)
James Vaughters (A)
Jamal Woods (A)

Linebacker

Tanner Cadwallader (N)
Shayne Gauthier (N)
Kyrie Wilson (A)

Defensive back

Terrell Bonds (A)
Michael Griffin II (A)
Nick Hallett (N)
Evan Holm (A)
Demerio Houston (A)
Redha Kramdi (N)
Enock Makonzo (N)
Deatrick Nichols (A)
Jamal Parker (A)

Specialist

Sergio Castillo (A)
Jamieson Sheahan (G)

Edited November 12, 2025Nov 12 by johnzo

For all the hype Elgersma has received and people basically making him 3rd string already, I’m not sure he’s on the active roster. He might be 1 gamed for a bit. He’s not rourke and he hasn’t played a truly competitive game since school. There’s gonna be some rust I’d imagine and some learning curve. I hope the kid shows up and shows out but I think he’s being overhyped lol. Canadian trained QBs just don’t work out normally. Personally I like that thorn kid who called up Kent Austin to talk cfl then came up here and signed. I personally don’t care if a qb is Canadian or not, we already sell out every game, it’s not like he’s gonna draw in more people. All I know in the cfl the guys who come in with hype or former other league mvps, it doesn’t normally work out. It’s the unknown dude nobody talks about who you end up going hmm. Thorn sounds like that guy. I hope Elgersma does well tho and lights it up. Who knows maybe it’s Zach Elgersma Thorn. Who knows really. I don’t think terry is a lock at all and the UFL mvp has as much cfl experience as Elgersma and Thorn.

Edited 11 hours ago11 hr by Goalie

It’s crazy, because if anything I think he’s underhyped at this point. We all really have no idea, he’s raw and will need coaching but the NFL liked his tools and I don’t see why we wouldn’t either.

But because the majority of us are butthurt, we just expect him to suck. He might but he also might be our next QB1. We’re so far removed from what he’s been working on to have any idea if he’s good or not.

1 minute ago, rebusrankin said:

Looking forward to the daily Elgersma TC report.

Hopefully everyone can handle the truth!

3 hours ago, Mike said:

It’s crazy, because if anything I think he’s underhyped at this point. We all really have no idea, he’s raw and will need coaching but the NFL liked his tools and I don’t see why we wouldn’t either.

But because the majority of us are butthurt, we just expect him to suck. He might but he also might be our next QB1. We’re so far removed from what he’s been working on to have any idea if he’s good or not.

I don't think we will even get a decent idea of how good he is/can be this year. He's extremely toolsy but just as raw. I suspect he will be glued to qb4 or qb3 spot this year unless something crazy happens. Either moving him up, or failing one of those early practice red flag checks.

Hopefully Elgersma will flourish under Collaros' tutelage.

I’m like W5, why couldn’t he get a work visa? ICE saw his social media postings?

20 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

I’m like W5, why couldn’t he get a work visa? ICE saw his social media postings?

Dude, he's Canadian - we stopped selling bourbon.

I heard his work visa was denied due to social media posts that were negative about McDonald's and DoorDash.

35 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

I heard his work visa was denied due to social media posts that were negative about McDonald's and DoorDash.

Sneaky political commentary.

Finally the kid made the right move and we'll get to see first hand what he's got and what we seen when we drafted him.....I hope he works out .....nice to see another Canadian qb get talked about besides the pivot in BC . ....Zack will be a great teacher and one Elgersma will learn a lot from...Looks like he's got all of the tools and it would be great for us to develop another CFL qb into a winner.....Here's hopin'

2 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Finally the kid made the right move and we'll get to see first hand what he's got and what we seen when we drafted him.....I hope he works out .....nice to see another Canadian qb get talked about besides the pivot in BC . ....Zack will be a great teacher and one Elgersma will learn a lot from...Looks like he's got all of the tools and it would be great for us to develop another CFL qb into a winner.....Here's hopin'

Few monthes after rourke comes up to the riders, we will all be sick of hearing about canadian qbs across the whole league.

Super pumped about Elgersma. He's definitely not just some scrub Canadian QB fodder. He's got the size, skills, and pedigree to be the next Rourke. He was the best Packers QB not named Love during their training camp last year. I think this guy is the real deal and our future at QB. Exciting stuff.

14 hours ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

I actually think tall QB’s are a little over rated running the short yardage, sometimes it’s better to run under your Line, even if you’re tall you’re not going to bulldoze your way through a 315 pound lineman, best is to go low and keep your legs moving forward.

Dolegala did just fine and he's even taller than Elgersma. TBF, he also has heavy balls so maybe that's more important than height? 🤣

29 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Dolegala did just fine and he's even taller than Elgersma. TBF, he also has heavy balls so maybe that's more important than height? 🤣

Tommy Stevens also massive and one of the best short yardage guys.

Edited 32 minutes ago32 min by Noeller

Never had a doubt Elgersms would be here. From a career perspective it's his best move and he's not a dumb guy. Figured it would be after the UFL season but glad his VISA status forced his hand now