McLeod
BETHEL-THOMPSON
Quarterback
McLeod
BETHEL-THOMPSON
Quarterback
Height 6'3
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1988-07-03 (36)
Born San Francisco, CA
School Sacramento State
Status AMER
Completions 318
Attempts 468
Yards 3748
Touchdowns 24

NEED TO KNOW:

  • Acquired: Signed by EDM 01/07/24
  • CFL experience (Elks): 6 (1)
  • College: Sacramento State (2008-10)
  • Highlights:
    • Finished second in the CFL with 24 passing touchdowns in 16 games (14 starts).
    • Set a career-high on Sept. 2, 2024 at CGY with 486 passing yards
    • In 2023, led the USFL in passing yards with 2,433 in 10 games for the New Orleans Breakers.
    • Led the CFL in passing yards in 2022, throwing for 4,731 yards with 23 touchdowns.
    • Two-time Grey Cup champion with the Toronto Argonauts (2017-2022).
    • An East Division all-star in 2021 and 2022.

YEAR-BY-YEAR:

  • 2024: (Edmonton) In 16 games (14 starts), Bethel-Thompson completed 318 of 468 (67.9 per cent) for 3,748 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.
  • 2023: (New Orleans Breakers) In 10 games, Bethel-Thompson threw for 14 touchdowns, while leading New Orleans to a 7-3 record.
  • 2017-22: (Toronto) He threw for a combined 13,261 yards and 70 passing touchdowns in 74 CFL games — including 46 as a starter. Enters the 2024 season with a CFL career completion percentage of 66.8 and a passer rating of 92.4.

Seasons

Passing

YEAR TEAM GP COMP ATT YDS TD INT AVG
2017
TOR 2 2 2 10 0 0 5.0
2018
TOR 9 198 303 2193 9 10 7.2
2019
TOR 16 335 493 4024 26 13 8.2
2021
TOR 10 203 306 2303 12 11 7.5
2022
TOR 17 387 579 4731 23 15 8.2
2024
EDM 16 318 468 3748 24 11 8.0
Total
70 1443 2151 17009 94 60 7.9

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2017
TOR 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
2018
TOR 9 22 116 1 5.3 23
2019
TOR 16 26 160 1 6.2 20
2021
TOR 10 10 71 0 7.1 19
2022
TOR 17 35 166 0 4.7 17
2024
EDM 16 11 83 0 7.5 16
Total
70 104 596 2 5.7 23

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2017
TOR 6 0 1 1 8
2018
TOR 18 0 0 0 18
2019
TOR 18 0 0 0 18
2021
TOR 14 0 1 0 15
2022
TOR 18 0 1 1 20
2024
EDM 16 0 0 0 16

Passing

DATE WEEK OPP COMP ATT YDS TD INT AVG
06-08
1 SSK 33 42 336 2 1 8.0
06-15
2 MTL 28 42 300 0 2 7.1
06-22
3 TOR 28 38 342 4 0 9.0
06-28
4 BC 19 30 247 1 2 8.2
07-14
6 OTT 26 35 272 2 0 7.8
07-19
7 OTT 27 39 206 0 1 5.3
07-28
8 HAM 10 22 85 0 1 3.9
08-03
9 SSK 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
08-11
10 BC 14 18 171 1 1 9.5
08-17
11 HAM 15 23 234 2 0 10.2
08-25
12 MTL 21 33 200 2 0 6.1
09-02
13 CGY 25 36 486 3 0 13.5
09-07
14 CGY 15 25 219 2 1 8.8
09-21
16 WPG 5 10 48 0 0 4.8
09-28
17 WPG 19 34 223 3 0 6.6
10-05
18 SSK 33 41 379 2 2 9.2
Total
318 468 3748 24 11 8.0

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-08
1 SSK 1 6 0 6.0 6
06-15
2 MTL 1 8 0 8.0 8
06-22
3 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-28
4 BC 3 29 0 9.7 14
07-14
6 OTT 1 9 0 9.0 9
07-19
7 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-28
8 HAM 1 3 0 3.0 0
08-03
9 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-11
10 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-17
11 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-25
12 MTL 2 12 0 6.0 8
09-02
13 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-07
14 CGY 1 16 0 16.0 16
09-21
16 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-28
17 WPG 1 0 0 0.0 0
10-05
18 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
11 83 0 7.2 61

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS