Alek Torgersen

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American football player (born 1995)

Born (1995-01-13) January 13, 1995 (age 30)
Huntington Beach, California

Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight229 lb (104 kg)

Alek Torgersen
Profile
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	(1995-01-13) January 13, 1995 (age 30) Huntington Beach, California
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Edison (CA)
College	Penn
NFL draft	2017: undrafted
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (2017)* Washington Redskins (2017)* Detroit Lions (2017–2018)* Arizona Cardinals (2018)* Arizona Hotshots (2019)* Birmingham Iron (2019)* San Diego Fleet (2019)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alek Torgersen (born January 13, 1995) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football at Penn.^[1]

Atlanta Falcons

Torgersen signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.^[2] He was waived by the Falcons on September 2, 2017.^[3]

Washington Redskins

On September 4, 2017, Torgersen was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.^[4] He was released on October 3, 2017.^[5]

Detroit Lions

On December 27, 2017, Torgersen was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.^[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 1, 2018.^[7]

On April 4, 2018, he was waived by the Lions.^[8]

Arizona Cardinals

On April 5, 2018, Torgersen was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.^[9] He was waived on May 7, 2018.^[10]

Arizona Hotshots

On August 6, 2018, Torgersen signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF for the 2019 season.^[11]^[12]

Birmingham Iron

Torgersen was drafted by the Birmingham Iron on November 27, 2018 in the 2019 AAF QB Draft.^[13] He was waived by the Iron on January 15, 2019, before the start of the regular season.^[14]

San Diego Fleet

During the 2019 AAF season, Torgersen was picked up by the San Diego Fleet after starting quarterback Philip Nelson was placed on injured reserve on March 4.^[15] The league ceased operations in April 2019.^[16]

References

↑ "2017 NFL Draft Profile: Alek Torgersen". NFL.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
↑ Jackson, Curtis (May 1, 2017). "Falcons Agree To Terms With 21 CFAs". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
↑ Conway, Kelsey (September 2, 2017). "2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker: Deadline To 53 Is 4 P.M. ET On Saturday". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017.
↑ Czarda, Stephen (September 4, 2017). "Redskins Add Three More Players To The Practice Squad". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017.
↑ Czarda, Stephen (October 3, 2017). "Redskins Sign Joel Stave, Jerry Ugokwe To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
↑ Birkett, Dave (December 27, 2017). "Detroit Lions sign QB Alek Torgersen to practice squad". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
↑ "Lions report 10 Reserve-Future signings". DetroitLions.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
↑ "Alek Torgersen: Waived by Lions". cbssports.com. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
↑ Urban, Darren (April 5, 2018). "Cards Claim QBs Alek Torgersen, Brandon Doughty". AZCardinals.com.
↑ Urban, Darren (May 7, 2018). "Cardinals Cut QBs Brandon Doughty, Alek Torgersen". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
↑ "Former ASU, Arizona Cardinals players join Alliance of American football team in Phoenix". The Arizona Republic. August 17, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
↑ Scott, Dana (October 31, 2018). "Alliance of American Football league to hold 'Protect or Pick' quarterback draft". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
↑ Margolis, Marc (November 29, 2018). "Former Penn quarterback Alek Torgersen selected in Alliance of American Football draft". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
↑ "Birmingham Iron Daily Report". oursportscentral.com. January 16, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
↑ Gartin, Zachary (March 4, 2019). "San Diego Fleet Make a Flurry of Roster Moves in Response to Injuries". East Village Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
↑ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

External links

Penn Quakers bio

Penn Quakers starting quarterbacks

Carl S. Williams (1893–1895)
David F. Weeks (1897)
Vince Stevenson (1904–1905)
Charles Keinath (1908)
Albert Miller (1909)
Bert Bell (1915–1917)
Jonathan K. Miller (1920–1922)
Rich Ross (1956)
Tom Twitmyer (1957)
Larry Purdy (1958)
George Koval (1959–1960)
Porter Shreve (1960)
Luther Gray (1961)
John Owens (1962)
Donald Challis (1963)
Tom Kennedy (1964)
Bill Creeden (1965–1967)
Bernie Zbrzeznj (1968)
John Brown (1969)
Pancho Micir (1970)
Gary Shue (1971)
Tom Pinto (1972)
Marty Vaughn (1973–1974)
Bob Graustein (1975–1976)
Tom Roland (1977–1978)
Doug Marzonie (1979–1981)
Gary Vura (1980–1982)
John McGeehan (1983–1984)
Jim Crocicchia (1985–1986)
John Keller (1987)
Malcolm Glover (1988–1989)
Doug Hensch (1990)
Jimmy McGeehan (1991–1993)
Mark DeRosa (1994–1995)
Steve Teodecki (1996)
Tom MacLeod (1996)
Matt Rader (1997–1998)
Gavin Hoffman (1999–2001)
Mike Mitchell (2002–2003)
Pat McDermott (2004–2005)
Bryan Walker (2004–2007)
Robert Irvin (2006–2008)
Kyle Olson (2008–2009)
Keiffer Garton (2008–2009)
John Hurley (2009)
Ryan Becker (2010, 2013)
Billy Ragone (2010–2013)
Andrew Holland (2012)
Alek Torgersen (2014–2016)
Andrew Lisa (2015)
Will Fischer-Colbrie (2017)
Nick Robinson (2017, 2019)
Ryan Glover (2018)
John Quinnelly (2021)
Aidan Sayin (2021–2024)
Liam O'Brien (2024)