Official: Montreal Alouettes sign former Redblacks QB Dustin Crum

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The Montreal Alouettes have officially signed American quarterback Dustin Crum to a one-year contract.  3DownNation reported the agreement during the negotiation window.

Crum started six games for the Ottawa Redblacks in 2025, completing 166-of-234 passes for 1,771 yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions. He has also rushed 78 times for 429 yards and 11 touchdowns while going 2-4 at the helm. He was 3DownNation’s 32nd-ranked pending free agent.

The 27-year-old started 14 games for the Redblacks as a CFL rookie in 2023, going 3-11. He threw for 3,109 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions that season and rushed 97 times for 741 yards and nine scores. The Grafton, Ohio, native threw for 320 yards and two interceptions in 2024 and rushed 39 times for 206 yards with seven touchdowns, but did not make any starts.

Crum was a collegiate star at Kent State University, where he was named the Most Valuable Player of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2021, as well as the MAC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-MAC. The six-foot, 210-pound passer threw for 7,417 yards, 55 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions with the Golden Flashes and rushed for 2,071 yards and 24 scores. He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2022 but was released at the conclusion of training camp.

Alouettes’ franchise quarterback Davis Alexander missed 10 games last season due to a hamstring injury. Veteran backup McLeod Bethel-Thompson and short-yardage specialist Caleb Evans are both pending free agents, making Crum a valuable insurance policy.

Pending CFL free agents were able to communicate with teams around the league from February 1 to 8, during which time contracts could be negotiated and agreed upon but not signed. Starting Tuesday, February 10, at noon EST, players can officially change teams.

The Montreal Alouettes finished second in the East Division standings in 2025 with a 10-8 record and beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final before losing the 112th Grey Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Davis Alexander went 7-0 as a starter during the regular season, though he missed 11 games due to a hamstring injury.

The Alouettes ranked eighth in net offence, first in net defence, and third with a turnover differential of plus-eight. The club’s leading rusher was Stevie Scott III with 418 yards, the leading receiver was Tyler Snead with 1,129 yards, and the leading tackler was Darnell Sankey with 103 tackles. Montreal finished sixth in attendance with average crowds of 21,132, which was a 0.8 percent decrease from the previous year.