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Nick
ARBUCKLE
#4 Quarterback
Nick
ARBUCKLE
#4 Quarterback
Height 6'0
Weight 213 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1993-10-04 (31)
Born Oxnard, CA
School Georgia State
Status AMER
Completions 65
Attempts 100
Yards 799
Touchdowns 4

CFL: 8

Argos: 3

Acquired: Signed as a free agent May 19, 2024

2024: Played 18 games with Toronto Argonauts. Completed 65 of 100 passes (65.0%) for 799 yards and 4 touchdowns against 3 interceptions. Carried the ball 5 times for 10 yards. Playoffs: Recorded no statistics in Eastern Semi-Final win over Ottawa. Played 4th quarter of Eastern Final win in Montreal after an injury to Chad Kelly and completed 5 of 8 passes for 73 yards. 111th Grey Cup: Started for injured Kelly. Completed 26 of 37 passes (70.3%) for 252 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Carried the ball 2 times for 11 yards. Named Grey Cup Most Valuable Player.

2023:  Played 18 games with Ottawa Redblacks. Completed 47 of 78 passes (61.5%) for 461 yards, with 0 touchdowns against 4 interceptions. Carried the ball 3 times for 15 yards.

2022: Traded to Ottawa by Edmonton Elks July 11 in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2024 CFL Draft. Combined, he played 17 games. Completed 291 of 423 passes (68.8%) with 6 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

2021: Signed with Toronto February 1. Played 11 games with Toronto. Completed 96 of 153 passes (62.8%) with 5 touchdown passes against 6 interceptions. Traded to Edmonton Elks by Toronto on October 26 for the playing rights to Chad Kelly and a conditional pick that was used to select Deionte Knight 10th overall in the 2022 CFL Draft. 

2020: Traded by Calgary Stampeders to Ottawa Redblacks January 3 in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2020 CFL Draft, and a swap of first-round picks, giving Calgary the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, Ottawa received the No. 6 pick. No season.

2019: Played 18 games with Calgary. Started 7 games for the injured Bo Levi Mitchell. Completed 174 of 238 passes (73.1%) for 2,103 yards, with 11 TDs against 5 interceptions. Rushed 27 times for 76 yards and 4 TDs. Playoffs: Had 3 carries for 8 yards in West Final Semi-Final loss to Winnipeg.

2018: Signed with Calgary May 7. Played 18 games. Completed 17 of 25 passes (68.0%) for 144 yards and one touchdown. Rushed 35 times for 73 yards and five TDs. Completed his first CFL pass, a 3-yard completion to Reggie Begelton June 23 at Toronto. Scored his first CFL TD that same game on a 1-yard run. Playoffs: Had 1 carry for 4 yards in West Final win over Winnipeg. 106th Grey Cup: Had 3 carries for 4 yards in win over Ottawa.

2017: Released by Calgary May 1.

2016: Signed with Calgary August 27.

College: Attended Georgia State University (2014-15). Played 25 games. GSU’s all-time leading passer with 7,651 yards in just two seasons. First Team All-Sun Belt as a senior, setting conference record with 4,368 passing yards, while also setting school records with 307 completions and 28 TD passes. Set the team record with a 471 passing yard effort against Texas State…Attended Pierce Junior College in Los Angeles (2012-13), throwing for nearly 7,000 yards in two seasons. In his freshman season he threw 40 TD passes and for 3,774 yards.

Personal: Attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California. Played tight end in his senior year after being named the backup QB.

Seasons

Passing

YEAR TEAM GP COMP ATT YDS TD INT AVG
2018
CGY 14 17 25 144 1 0 5.8
2019
CGY 14 174 238 2103 11 5 8.8
2021
TOR 5 96 153 1158 5 6 7.6
2022
EDM 15 291 423 3292 6 14 7.8
2023
OTT 18 47 78 461 0 4 5.9
2024
TOR 18 65 100 799 4 3 8.0
Total
84 690 1017 7957 27 32 7.8

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2018
CGY 14 35 73 5 2.1 7
2019
CGY 14 27 76 4 2.8 13
2021
TOR 5 17 25 2 1.5 4
2022
EDM 15 18 74 2 4.1 18
2023
OTT 18 3 15 0 5.0 8
2024
TOR 18 5 10 0 2.0 5
Total
84 105 273 13 2.6 18

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2018
CGY 18 0 1 1 20
2019
CGY 18 1 0 0 19
2021
EDM 3 0 0 0 3
2021
TOR 8 0 0 0 8
2022
OTT 12 0 0 0 12
2022
EDM 5 0 0 0 5
2023
OTT 18 0 0 0 18
2024
TOR 18 1 1 1 21

Passing

DATE WEEK OPP COMP ATT YDS TD INT AVG
06-09
1 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
06-22
3 EDM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
06-28
4 MTL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
07-05
5 SSK 4 6 35 0 0 5.8
07-11
6 MTL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
07-20
7 HAM 8 14 118 1 1 8.4
07-27
8 WPG 12 22 87 0 0 4.0
08-04
9 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
08-09
10 CGY 18 26 181 1 1 7.0
08-22
12 SSK 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
09-02
13 HAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
09-07
14 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
09-14
15 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
09-20
16 HAM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
09-28
17 MTL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10-12
19 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10-19
20 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10-26
21 EDM 23 32 378 2 1 11.8
Total
65 100 799 4 3 8.0

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-09
1 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-22
3 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-28
4 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-05
5 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-11
6 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-20
7 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-27
8 WPG 1 5 0 5.0 5
08-04
9 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-09
10 CGY 3 4 0 1.3 2
08-22
12 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-02
13 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-07
14 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-14
15 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-20
16 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-28
17 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-12
19 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-19
20 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-26
21 EDM 1 1 0 1.0 1
Total
5 10 0 2.4 8

Player Transactions

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