Official: Montreal Alouettes sign veteran receiver Jerreth Sterns

Photo: Cameron Bartlett/Winnipeg Blue Bombers

The Montreal Alouettes have officially signed American receiver Jerreth Sterns. 3DownNation reported the agreement last week.

The five-foot-eight, 185-pound target played 14 regular-season games with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025, making 48 catches for 530 yards and four touchdowns.

The 26-year-old started his CFL career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2023. Over two seasons with the team, he made 83 catches for 941 yards and three touchdowns.

The native of Waxahachie, Texas played collegiately at Western Kentucky where he had one of the most prolific seasons in NCAA history in 2021, making 150 catches for 1,902 yards and 17 scores.

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. As of February 10 at noon EST, players can officially sign free-agent contracts and 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, leading receiver was Tyler Snead with 1,129 yards, and 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.