Logan Bonner
American gridiron football player (born 1997)
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Logan Bonner (born September 24, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Arkansas State and Utah State.
Bonner with the Calgary Stampeders in 2024 | |
| No. 17 – Calgary Stampeders | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 24, 1997 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rowlett (TX) |
| College | Arkansas State (2016–2020) Utah State (2021–2022) |
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Early life and college
Bonner grew up in Rowlett, Texas, and attended Rowlett High School.
Arkansas State
He began his college football career at Arkansas 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]
Utah State
In 2021, Bonner followed Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson to Utah 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 Award watch list.[4] His 2022 season ended at the end of September due to a foot injury sustained against UNLV.[5] He ended the season with 753 passing yards with six touchdowns, eight interceptions, and a 56.8% completion rate.[2]
Statistics
| 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 | |
Professional career
On May 8, 2023, Bonner signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[6] He began the 2023 season on the practice roster, but was elevated to the active roster as the third-string quarterback for the team's game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on August 19.[6][7] He dressed in the final nine games of the season, but did not record any statistics.[7]
Upon the signing of Matthew Shiltz to serve as the primary backup, Bonner began the 2024 season as the fourth-string quarterback.[8] However, after Shiltz was moved to the injured list, Bonner began dressing in week 7.[7] He saw his first game action in a blowout loss to the Ottawa Redblacks where he completed four of eight pass attempts for 61 yards.[7] After incumbent starter, Jake Maier, struggled in the Labour Day Classic and the team had a 4–7 record, Bonner was named the starter for the rematch game against the Edmonton Elks on September 7, 2024.[9] He was with the team in training camp in 2025, but was part of the final cuts on June 1, 2025.[10] Following an injury to P. J. Walker, Bonner was re-signed on September 22.[11]
