Today’s final positional preview will look at the quarterbacks with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Trevor Harris takes over from Cody Fajardo as the Roughriders starting quarterback and will look to provide the green and white with a veteran presence at the position.
There should be a battle for the spots behind Harris with holdovers Mason Fine and Jake Dolegala competing against Shea Patterson, Levi Lewis and Zerrick Cooper.
Here is a look at the quarterbacks on the roster for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Quarterbacks
Trevor Harris
The new face of the Roughriders organization, the Waldo, Ohio product will be joining his fifth team in the CFL (Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Montreal). The quarterback is entering is 12th season in the league. In 2022, Harris threw over 4,000 yards for the fifth time his career and tossed 20+ touchdowns for the fourth time in his career. He also brings some championship experience as a two-time Grey Cup champion with Toronto (2012) and Ottawa (2016).
An unsettled ownership in Montreal allowed Harris to become a free agent this past off-season, allowing Saskatchewan to swoop in and sign the quarterback to a two-year contract.
Mason Fine
Last year the North Texas product started the Roughriders final two games of the season after serving as the team’s backup quarterback for the majority of the year. In his two starts, Fine had 364 passing yards and a touchdown for the Roughriders.
The 26-year-old joined the Roughriders in 2021 and spent the majority of the year on the team’s practice roster.
Jake Dolegala
The Central Connecticut product started one game for Saskatchewan in 2022 during the team’s battle with COVID. Dolegala had 131 yards with a touchdown and an interception in a Week 7 contest against the Toronto Argonauts. The quarterback signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as undrafted free agent in 2019 and also spent time with the New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins.
Shea Patterson
A veteran of both Michigan (2018-19) and Ole Miss (2016-17) programs, the quarterback signed with the Kanas City Chiefs in 2020. In 2021, Patterson spent time with Montreal and BC mostly as short-yardage quarterback. He was the first overall pick in the 2022 USFL Draft by the Michigan Panthers. Patterson was also a 38th round selection by the Texas Rangers in the 2018 Draft.
Levi Lewis
The 25-year-old agreed to terms with Saskatchewan last August and spent time on the team’s practice roster. Lewis signed with the Seattle Seahawks following the 2022 NFL Draft as an undrafted free agent. The former Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajun is the pr0gram’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns and is second in all-time passing touchdowns.
Zerrick Cooper
After beginning his collegiate career in Clemson (2017), Cooper spent three seasons at Jacksonville State (2018-21) throwing for 9,628 yards, 74 touchdowns, and 34 interceptions.
