The five-foot-11, 210-pound Alexander was 7-0 this season — his first as Montreal’s full-time starter. He won his first four contests in 2024 filling in for injured starter Cody Fajardo.
Montreal signed Alexander to a three-year extension last November. The Alouettes then confirmed Alexander as their starter by dealing Fajardo to the Edmonton Elks for veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson.
Alexander, 27, completed 158-of-218 passes (72.5 per cent) for 2,024 yards with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions this season. He also ran 12 times for 108 yards (9.2-yard) and a touchdown.
Montreal (10-8) was certainly a different team with Alexander than it was without him, going 3-8 in games Alexander didn’t start. Bethel-Thompson was 3-5 under centre while James Morgan (0-2) and Caleb Evans (0-1) were the other starters.
Alexander twice missed significant time this season with a hamstring ailment.
Alexander was originally slated to start Montreal’s regular-season finale Saturday in Winnipeg. But Bethel-Thompson got the nod after the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 35-15 on Friday night to clinch first in the East Division.
Bethel-Thompson finished 17-of-34 passing for 182 yards and an interception in Winnipeg’s 19-10 home victory.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 27, 2025.
Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press