The Edmonton Elks have added American quarterback Braylon Braxton to their negotiation list. He is currently a senior at the University of Southern Mississippi.
The six-foot-two, 230-pound passer completed 63.5 percent of his passes for 3,054 yards, 24 touchdowns, and eight interceptions over 12 games in 2025. He went 7-5 as a starter and rushed 98 times for 210 yards and one score.
The native of Frisco, Texas played at Marshall University in 2024 where he completed 60.2 percent of his passes for 1,624 yards, 19 touchdowns, and two interceptions. He rushed for 610 yards and four scores and was named the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year.
Braxton spent the first three seasons of his collegiate career at Tulane University where he completed 53.5 percent of his passes for 1,345 yards, 12 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. He also rushed for 357 yards and six scores.
CFL teams can claim the rights to up to 45 players via the negotiation list on a first-come, first-served basis, provided that they are not eligible for the Canadian or Global Drafts, and have never played in the league before. These players can be added, traded, or removed from the list at any time.
Being added to a negotiation list does not mean that the player has expressed interest in the CFL, and some are unaware that their rights have even been claimed. Players can only force their removal from the list if the team does not provide them with a minimum contract offer at their request.
The Edmonton Elks finished fifth in the West Division standings in 2025 with a 7-11 record, missing the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Cody Fajardo started the team’s final 13 regular-season games and went 6-7, throwing for 3,408 yards, 14 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Tre Ford started the first five, going 1-4, and threw for 984 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions.
The Elks ranked ninth in net offence, ninth in net defence, and fifth with a turnover differential of plus-four. The club’s leading rusher was Justin Rankin with 1,013 yards, leading receiver was Kaion Julien-Grant with 820 yards, and leading tackler was Joel Dublanko with 80 tackles. Edmonton finished seventh in attendance with average crowds of 19,050, which was a 7.1 percent decrease from the previous year.
