Blue Bombers roster - 2025-2026

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1st & 10 | The Complete Blue Bombers QB Picture
Dec 5th - Ed Tait

Let's open this week with the following statement-slash-proclamation: there's already a spot waiting for Zach Collaros in the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame and the Ring of Honour and, very likely, his bust will one day be included among the legends at the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, too.

Just to reinforce that, Collaros now ranks third in Blue Bombers history in career passing yardage behind only Dieter Brock and Khari Jones, has won two Grey Cups and appeared in three other championship games during his time behind centre here and has the second-best winning percentage in franchise history with a 55-22 record (71.4), behind only Jim Van Pelt at 20-5 (80.0). He also ranks 15th in CFL history in passing yardage.

There's also this: he's 37 and will turn 38 next August, is entering the final year of his current contract in 2026. And as of right now there is no clear-cut heir apparent at QB1 although there are options already in house and potentially on the near horizon and 11 intriguing quarterback names on the team's 45-player negotiation list, eight of which have been added during the 2025 NCAA season.

With all that in mind, let's take a peek at the Blue Bombers organizational QB depth chart, to to speak, in this week's edition of 1st & 10...

THE STARTER

We gushed about QB1 above and, as some of the numbers bear out, with good reason. There's nothing to say that Collaros can't continue to put up superb numbers, although they dipped last year as he missed five starts and did not finish three other games in posting his lowest totals since becoming a Blue Bomber. The big caveat in that being he was working with a new offensive coordinator and with often a revolving door at the receiver position.

And so, when he's on it looks like it did against Hamilton in late September when he completed 2o of 25 passes for 367 yards and a touchdown a total which suggests in the right system and surrounded by consistent personnel he could enjoy a revival in 2026 the way Trevor Harris has in Saskatchewan and Bo Levi Mitchell in Hamilton. Still, there is little doubt the club must also be prepared for life after Zach or have options coming out of the bullpen if he can't finish games or be available for others as was the case in '25.

THE DEPTH CHART BEHIND COLLAROS

–Terry Wilson finished the season as the back-up to Collaros as veteran Chris Streveler was injured in the regular-season finale. Wilson, now 27, has dressed for all 36 regular season games over the last two years, sometimes as the No. 2 to Streveler or Collaros and often as the third QB on the depth chart. Still, he's only thrown 22 passes over those two years with 12 completions for 79 yards — all but one of those passes coming in the regular-season finale this year.

No one is questioning his arm strength, and there were flashes in his extended work against Montreal that he can be effective, especially when he's using his legs to move the pocket or extend plays. Yet, it's also fair to wonder if his lack of playing time over the last two years — and there were opportunities — says something about the coaching staff's faith in him.

–Chris Streveler is a pending free agent and, after ripping up his knee in the last game of the regular season for the second straight year it's not overly dramatic to ask now what's next for the popular veteran given the depth at the position already on the roster. Say what you will about how it looked at times this year, but the team was 4-1 in his starts as he worked with some of the same challenges Collaros also struggled with all year.

–Chase Artopeous dressed for five games as a rookie in 2024 — the five games Collaros was not on the roster — but did not throw a pass. He posted solid numbers as a starter at Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2023-24, but with limited practice reps and no playing time in the regular season he still remains very much an unknown.

–Bryce Perkins was signed less than a month ago and can already be listed as one of the more fascinating players to track when camp opens next spring. A star at the University of Virginia back in 2018-19, Perkins — who turns 29 later this month — has an impressive pro profile after making one start for the Los Angeles Rams and being a member of their Super Bowl LVI championship in 2021. He spent two years in the UFL, and this past season was named the league's MVP and Offensive Player of the Year for his work with the Michigan Panthers.

If his skills translate quickly to the CFL — and that's not always a given — then the Blue Bombers may have found something in a league where two thirds of the starting QBs are in their 30s in Saskatchewan's Harris (39), Collaros (37), Mitchell in Hamilton (35), Cody Fajardo in Edmonton (33), Calgary's Vernon Adams, Jr. (32) and Toronto's Chad Kelly (31). The three starters in the league still in their 20s are Nathan Rourke in B.C. and Montreal's Davis Alexander (both 27) and Ottawa's Dru Brown (28).

ON THE HORIZON?

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https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/05/1st-10-the-complete-blue-bombers-qb-picture/

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Blue Bombers add lineman to roster
Dec 8th

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the signing of American offensive lineman Tairiq Stewart.

Stewart (6-6, 300, North Carolina A&T; born: October 23, 1999, in Cleveland, OH.) signs with the Bombers after several stints in the CFL after a six-year collegiate career.

Stewart signed with the Edmonton Elks in May 2024, spent time on their practice squad, and appeared in preseason games, then had a brief stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in September 2024 before his most recent move to the B.C. Lions in December 2024.

Collegiately, he played two seasons at ASA Brooklyn College (2018-2019) before transferring to West Virginia University in 2020, then finishing his college career at North Carolina A&T (2021-2023). At North Carolina A&T he started 29 games at right tackle, earned First Team All-Big South honours in 2022 and Second Team All-CAA honours in 2023, and after the 2023 season participated in the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/08/blue-bombers-add-lineman-to-roster/

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign offensive lineman Tairiq Stewart
December 8, 2025 Michael Heilman

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed offensive lineman Tairiq Stewart on Monday.

Tairiq Stewart is six foot six and weighs 300 pounds. The 26-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio, signed with the B.C. Lions on December 12, 2024. He attended training camp before the Lions released him on May 11, 2025.

Stewart went undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft and attended the New England Patriots rookie minicamp. Then, Stewart signed with the Edmonton Elks on May 16, 2024.

He appeared in the two preseason games playing left tackle, earning a spot on the practice squad. The Elks released him on August 27, 2024. The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Stewart on September 5, 2024, and spent three weeks on the practice squad. The Roughriders released him on September 22, 2024.

Collegiately, Stewart played two seasons at ASA Brooklyn College (2018-19), playing 12 games for the Avengers. In 2019, ASA Brooklyn College's offense averaged 46.7 points per game, which was second-best in the nation, 463.4 yards per game, which was fourth-best in the country, and 254.6 rushing yards per game, ranking second-best in the nation. The Avengers finished the season 8-2.

Next, Stewart transferred to West Virginia in 2020, but he did not play for the Mountaineers. Then, Stewart transferred to North Carolina A&T (2021-23), playing right tackle in 29 games for the Aggies. In 2022, North Carolina A&T's running backs rushed for 2,042 yards, and Stewart was named First Team All-Big South.

In 2023, North Carolina A&T's offense averaged 16.09 points per game, 159.2 rushing yards per game, 104.91 passing yards per game, 264.1 total yards per game, and 21 touchdowns. He was named to the Second Team All-CAA in 2023. After the season, he participated in the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl.

https://www.bgmsportstrax.com/2025/12/08/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-offensive-lineman-tairiq-stewart/

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2025-12-08   WPG   STEWART, Tairiq   OL   A   North Carolina A&T   ADD   Active Roster

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Pokey Wilson signs two-year extension

WINNIPEG, MB., December 9, 2025 –  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce receiver Ontaria Wilson has agreed to a two-year contract extension.

Wilson (6-1, 175, Florida State; born: August 12, 1999, in Ashburn, GA.) returned to the Blue Bombers on September 1, 2025 and initially signed an extension through 2026 after attending training camp with the New York Jets earlier this summer.

 This new deal will keep him in a Blue Bombers uniform through the 2028 Canadian Football League season.

 Wilson suited up for six regular season games and the Eastern Semi-Final after his return, pulling in 21 passes for 382 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season. He added three catches for 66 yards and a touchdown in the playoff loss to the Montreal Alouettes.

 Wilson turned a sensational 2024 season with the Blue Bombers into his opportunity with the Jets in the summer as he finished with 71 receptions for 1,026 yards and three touchdowns while being named the team's Most Outstanding Rookie.

He played college football at Florida State University from 2018 to 2022, finishing with 108 receptions, 1,521 yards, and 12 touchdowns. He signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2023 but was released after training camp.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/09/pokey-wilson-signs-two-year-extension/


"It definitely feels great to always know I've got a home."
Dec 9 - Ed Tait

Ontaria 'Pokey' Wilson long ago learned to deal with change in his football life, especially with so much of it out of his control.

After all, consider that during his days at Florida State played for three different head coaches and had six offensive coordinators and three receiver coaches with the Seminoles. He's had two looks in the National Football League in 2023 with the Los Angeles Chargers and last year with the New York Jets and sandwiched around the stint in Gotham was where he had had the most success and most stability in his football career — with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

And that's a big part of why he put his name on a new two-year contract extension with the club this week that will keep him in Winnipeg for the next few seasons. Wilson and the club agreed to renegotiate his rookie contract after he posted a 1,000-yard campaign and was named the club's Most Outstanding Rookie in 2024 and then pulled in 21 passes for 382 yards and three TDs in six games after returning to the club from the Jets.

"With the year I had as a rookie and then a couple games when I came back last year, I felt like I was maybe worth a little bit more than the rookie contract I was on," said Wilson in a chat with bluebombers.com from his offseason base in Ashburn, GA, today. "Winnipeg felt the same way about it, too.

"It definitely feels great to always know I've got a home, that I know where I'm going. It's comfortable — you don't to get comfortable as a player, but I know where I'm going to be next year and that's important."

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/09/it-definitely-feels-great-to-always-know-ive-got-a-home/

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Cam Lawson signs two-year extension

WINNIPEG, MB., December 10, 2025 —  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed Canadian defensive tackle Cam Lawson to a two-year contract extension.

Lawson (6-3, 290; Queen's University; born: October 7, 1998, in Caledon, ON) will return in 2026 for his fourth season with the Blue
Bombers.

After suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2024, Lawson bounced back in 2025, dressing for 16 games (six of them starts) and registered 21 defensive tackles, one sack and one forced fumble.

Originally selected by the Montreal Alouettes in the second round, 16th overall, in the 2020 CFL Draft, he appeared in four games with the Alouettes in 2021 before being traded to Winnipeg on draft day in May of 2022 in a deal that saw the Blue Bombers send the 9th and 18th overall selections to Montreal for Lawson and the 13th overall selection.

Lawson has dressed for 53 career CFL games, four with the Alouettes and 49 with the Blue Bombers, and has 41 career defensive tackles, seven sacks, an interception, and a forced fumble.

He played his college ball at Queen's where he was a two-time OUA Second Team All Star in 2017 and 2018.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/10/cam-lawson-signs-two-year-extension/

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2025-12-10   WPG   LAWSON, Cameron   DL   N   Queen's   ADD   Active Roster

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign defensive back Cameron McCutcheon
December 11, 2025 Michael Heilman

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed defensive back Cameron McCutcheon on Thursday according to the CFL Transactions page.

Cameron McCutcheon is six foot one and weighs 204 pounds. The 25-year-old from Seneca, South Carolina, signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 15, 2023. In 2023, he made six tackles (3 solos, 3 assists) and three pass breakups in three preseason games. He spent the season on and off the practice squad.

The Rams re-signed him on January 15, 2024. In 2024, he made seven tackles (6 solos, 1 assist) and two pass breakups in three preseason games. The Rams released him on August 25, 2024. The Pittsburgh Steelers signed McCutcheon on January 21, 2025. In 2025, he played in one preseason game before he suffered a hamstring injury and was placed on injured reserve. The Steelers released him on September 9, 2025.

Collegiately, McCutcheon spent three seasons at Gardner-Webb University (2018-20) with 87 tackles (63 solos, 24 assists), one tackle for loss, one interception, seven pass breakups, and one forced fumble in 25 games for the Runnin' Bulldogs. In 2019, he had a career-high 54 tackles (39 solos, 15 assists), one tackle for loss, and three pass breakups in 11 games.

Then, he transferred to Western Carolina University (2021-22) with 79 tackles (48 solos, 31 assists), 4.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 22 games for the Catamounts. In 2021, he made 47 tackles (27 solos, 20 assists), two tackles for loss, two interceptions, four pass breakups, and one fumble recovery in 11 games.

https://www.bgmsportstrax.com/2025/12/11/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-defensive-back-cameron-mccutcheon/

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2025-12-11   WPG   McCutcheon, Cameron   DB   A   Western Carolina   ADD   Active Roster

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Brady Oliveira Signs Three-year Contract Extension
December 15, 2025

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the signing of running back Brady Oliveira to a three-year contract extension through the 2028 Canadian Football League season.

He was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

Oliveira (5-10, 229; North Dakota; born: August 15, 1997, in Winnipeg, MB.) is already one of the most-decorated players in Blue Bombers history and will now continue his career with his hometown team.

The CFL's Most Outstanding Player in 2024 and a two-time winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 2023 and 2024, Oliveira was named the Club's most outstanding player and top Canadian for a third consecutive season in 2025. He is also a two-time CFL All Star (2023, 2024) and coming off a 2025 season in which he rushed for 1,163 yards and three touchdowns and set career highs in receiving with 61 receptions for 546 yards.

He has now rushed for over 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons and is already sixth in franchise history in career rushing yards at 5,480 yards.

Oliveira posted four 100-yard rushing games and one 100-yard effort in receiving in 2025, now giving him 22 career 100-yard contests in his career – a total that ranks seventh in franchise history.

Oliveira was selected by the Blue Bombers in the second round, 14th overall, in the 2019 CFL Draft after an outstanding career at North Dakota. He has since suited up for 83 games for the club, scoring 27 touchdowns.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/15/brady-oliveira-signs-three-year-contract-extension/

Oliveira Remains True Blue
December 15, 2025 - Ed Tait

His four consecutive 1,000-yard rushing campaigns is also second only in franchise history to Charles Roberts, who rushed for over 1,000 yards six consecutive times from 2002-07.

Just six years into his career, Oliveira is already sixth on the Blue Bombers all-time rushing list with 5,480 yards, having passed both Fred Reid (4,505) and Andrew Harris (5,402) this past season.

He now trails only Roberts (9,987), Leo Lewis (8,861), Willard Reaves (5,923), Jim Washington (5,736) and Gerry James (5,541) on the club's all-time rushing list.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/15/oliveira-remains-true-blue/

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Blue Bombers sign Redha Kramdi to two-year contract extension
December 16, 2025

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a two-year extension with veteran Canadian defensive back Redha Kramdi.

He was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

Kramdi (5-10, 189; Université de Montréal; born: December 22, 1996, in Montreal, Que.) returns in 2026 for his sixth year with the Blue Bombers and following a stellar 2025 campaign in which he finished with 47 defensive tackles, two more on special teams, a forced fumble and his first career interception against Saskatchewan in the Banjo Bowl.

He also tied a career high with eight tackles in a win over Hamilton in September, equalling a total he first set against Toronto in late July of 2024.

A versatile defender who started at both the dime spot and at safety, Kramdi started 16 games in 2025 and the Eastern Semi-Final and has now played in 72 games as a Blue Bomber while emerging as a defensive and team leader.

He was selected in the second round, 16th overall, in the 2021 CFL Draft after a solid college career with the Carabins,

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/16/blue-bombers-sign-redha-kramdi-to-two-year-contract-extension/

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2025-12-16   WPG   KRAMDI, Redha   LB   N   Montreal   ADD   Active Roster