A 486-yard game
Playing for the Edmonton Elks on Sep 2, 2024, Bethel-Thompson had 486 passing yards and 3 touchdown passes in a 35-20 win at the Calgary Stampeders.
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McLeod Bethel-Thompson
Stats and careerMcLeod Bethel-Thompson is a quarterback for the Ottawa RedBlacks.
120 CFL regular-season games8 seasons
Updated
About McLeod Bethel-Thompson
McLeod Bethel-Thompson attended Sacramento State. He plays quarterback for the Ottawa RedBlacks and wears number 3, and he has played for the RedBlacks since 2026. Before Ottawa, he played for the Toronto Argonauts from 2017 to 2022.
Bethel-Thompson played for the Edmonton Elks in 2024 and the Montreal Alouettes in 2025. In the 2022 regular season, in 18 games for the Toronto Argonauts, he had 4,731 passing yards, 23 touchdown passes, 15 interceptions and 166 rushing yards. Through the 2025 season, he had 18,755 passing yards, 103 touchdown passes, 69 interceptions, 658 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns and 1 catch for 7 receiving yards in 105 regular-season CFL games.
Bethel-Thompson threw for 253 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran for 4 yards in a 41-20 loss at the BC Lions on Oct 9, 2026. A week earlier, on Oct 2, 2026, he had 208 passing yards and 11 rushing yards in a 34-16 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, after 418 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes and 1 interception in a 45-31 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on Sep 26, 2026.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Nov 11, 2026Season by season120
Every season, every CFL game of his career, newest season first.
| Season | Team | Games | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | Pass TD | INT | Rush yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | OTT | 15 | 124 | 200 | 1,553 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 2025 | MTL | 15 | 155 | 243 | 1,746 | 9 | 9 | 62 |
| 2024 | EDM | 16 | 318 | 468 | 3,748 | 24 | 11 | 83 |
| 2022 | TOR | 18 | 387 | 579 | 4,731 | 23 | 15 | 166 |
| 2021 | TOR | 14 | 203 | 306 | 2,303 | 12 | 11 | 71 |
| 2019 | TOR | 18 | 335 | 493 | 4,024 | 26 | 13 | 160 |
| 2018 | TOR | 18 | 198 | 303 | 2,193 | 9 | 10 | 116 |
| 2017 | TOR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | 120 | 1,722 | 2,594 | 20,308 | 112 | 73 | 677 |
How he is doing now
2026 passing1,553 yds1,553 passing yards, 9 touchdown passes and 4 interceptions; 6 carries for 19 rushing yards, 15 games
RedBlacks1-172026 regular season
Last gamePlayedno stats recorded, Oct 24 at Tiger-Cats
Injury status
No injury reports on file.
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Career
Toronto Argonauts2017 to 2022 - 74 games
Edmonton Elks2024 - 16 games
Montreal Alouettes2025 - 15 games
Ottawa RedBlacks2026 to now - 15 games9years2017 to 2026
- 2017CFL debut33-19 win vs Alouettes
- 2022Best season4,731 passing yds, 23 TD, 15 INT in 18 games
- 2024Best game25/36, 486 yds, vs Stampeders
- Oct 24, 2026Latest gameat Tiger-Cats
Regular season
120 games
20,308 passing yds, 112 TD, 73 INT
First CFL game
Sep 23, 2017: 8 passing yds, 0 TD, 0 INTArgonauts 33, Alouettes 19
Latest game
Oct 24, 2026: no stats recordedTiger-Cats 35, RedBlacks 22
Most often against
The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats20 games
8-12his teams
His line: 3,446 passing yards, 19 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions
Last met Oct 24, 2026
Montreal Alouettes15 games
5-10his teams
His line: 2,675 passing yards, 12 touchdown passes and 9 interceptions
Last met Aug 20, 2026
Ottawa RedBlacks15 games
11-4his teams
His line: 3,299 passing yards, 21 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions
Last met Oct 18, 2025
Saskatchewan Roughriders15 games
4-11his teams
His line: 2,197 passing yards, 11 touchdown passes and 7 interceptions
Last met Aug 7, 2026
BC Lions13 games
5-8his teams
His line: 2,304 passing yards, 11 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions
Last met Oct 9, 2026
Calgary Stampeders13 games
5-8his teams
His line: 3,308 passing yards, 17 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions
Last met Sep 26, 2026
Sources and updates
Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: the CFL's own game records (regular season) and its rosters' injured lists.
Updated Nov 11, 2026, 5:14 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.