 Bonner with the Calgary Stampeders in 2024 | |
| No. 1 –Calgary Stampeders | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1997-09-24)September 24, 1997 (age 27) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Rowlett (TX) |
| College: | Arkansas State (2016–2020) Utah State (2021–2022) |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| CFL status: | American |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Logan Bonner (born September 24, 1997) is an American professionalfootballquarterback for theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League (CFL). He playedcollege football forArkansas State andUtah State.
Bonner grew up inRowlett, Texas, and attendedRowlett High School.
He began his college football career atArkansas State. After red-shirting in 2016, he played for the Arkansas State football team from 2017 to 2020. He received a bachelor's degree in sports management from Arkansas State.[1]
In 2021, Bonner followed Arkansas State coachBlake Anderson toUtah State, enrolling there as a graduate student. During the 2021 season, he completed 263 of 429 passes for 3,628 yards and 36 touchdowns.[2] His 2021 totals of 3,628 passing yards and 36 touchdowns set new Utah State records.[1]
Bonner returned to Utah State for his sixth season of college football in 2022.[3] In July 2022, he was named to the Maxwell A His 2022 season ended at the end of September due to a foot injury sustained against UNLV.[4] He ended the season with 753 passing yards with six touchdowns, eight interceptions, and a 56.8% completion rate.[2]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Arkansas State Red Wolves | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Did not play | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 4 | 0–0 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 70 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 77.0 | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0–0 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 181 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 98.5 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 2–2 | 91 | 153 | 59.5 | 1,052 | 6.9 | 10 | 1 | 137.5 | 20 | -7 | -0.4 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 11 | 4–7 | 156 | 262 | 59.5 | 1,863 | 7.1 | 18 | 6 | 137.4 | 34 | 25 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Utah State Aggies | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 14 | 11–3 | 263 | 429 | 61.3 | 3,628 | 8.5 | 36 | 12 | 154.4 | 69 | 66 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1–3 | 62 | 110 | 56.4 | 753 | 6.8 | 6 | 8 | 117.3 | 12 | 15 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Career | 42 | 18−15 | 596 | 1,007 | 59.2 | 7,547 | 7.5 | 72 | 29 | 140.0 | 147 | 143 | 1.0 | 1 | |
On May 8, 2023, Bonner signed with theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League (CFL).[5] He began the2023 season on the practice roster, but was elevated to the active roster as the third string quarterback for the team's game against theWinnipeg Blue Bombers on August 19, 2023.[5][6] He dressed in the final nine games of the season, but did not record any statistics.[6]
Upon the signing ofMatthew Shiltz to serve as the primary backup, Bonner began the2024 season as the fourth-string quarterback.[7] However, after Shiltz was moved to the injured list, Bonner began dressing in week 7.[6] He saw his first game action in a blowout loss to theOttawa Redblacks where he completed four of eight pass attempts for 61 yards.[6] After incumbent starter,Jake Maier, struggled in theLabour Day Classic and the team had a 4–7 record, Bonner was named the starter for the rematch game against theEdmonton Elks on September 7, 2024.[8]
