Canadian QB Taylor Elgersma goes unselected at NFL Draft

Taylor Elgersma will have to wait to see if he gets an NFL shot.

The Canadian quarterback went unselected in the NFL Draft, and is now an undrafted free agent. The former Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks star is now free to sign with a team at any time.

Elgersma would have become the first quarterback from a Canadian university to be drafted since the NFL went to a seven-round format in 1994. The last time a Canadian from U Sports was taken in the NFL Draft was Dan Feraday of the University of Toronto back in 1982

As the NFL Draft process began to ramp up, Elgersma made history by becoming the first Canadian university QB to be invited and play in the Senior Bowl — the premier annual All-Star event for the top seniors at the college level. He impressed scouts and coaches with his natural arm talent and frame — six-foot-five, 220 pounds.

Elgersma led the Golden Hawks to a Vanier Cup appearance last season on the heels of an Hec Crighton Trophy-winning season. The London, Ont., native threw for 4,011 yards with 34 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions in 2024