Matthew Shiltz

Matthew Shiltz
No. 18     Montreal Alouettes
Born: (1992-12-07) December 7, 1992
St. Charles, Illinois
Career information
Status Active
CFL status International
Position(s) QB
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
College Butler
Career history
As player
2017–present Montreal Alouettes
Career stats

Matthew Shiltz (born December 7, 1992) is a gridiron football quarterback with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played NCAA football for the Butler Bulldogs.

College career

Shiltz attended Butler University and was the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs for part of 2014 and all of the 2015 season. In his first season he completed 106 of 171 pass attempts (62.0%) for 1,324 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. In his senior season Shiltz attempted 381 passes, if which he completed 218 (57.2%), for 2,713 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. In 2015 he also ran the ball for 639 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft Shiltz began working for Ernst & Young in Indianapolis at which time he was invited to the Montreal Alouettes' April mini-camp for the 2017 season.[1] On April 4, 2017 he signed a contract with the Alouettes.[2] On November 4, 2017, in the Montreal Alouettes final game of the 2017 CFL season, he started his first professional game, completing seven of 16 passes for 96 yards before being replaced in the third quarter.[3] Prior to the final game of the season, Shiltz had played three games in relief for injured Montreal quarterbacks, during which he completed 28 of 45 passes for 289 yards, including one touchdown.

In training camp for the 2018 season it was revealed that Shiltz and veteran Drew Willy were in contention for the starting role to open the season.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Matt Shiltz to become 12th post-Calvillo starter for Alouettes - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet. The Canadian Press. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Alouettes add depth at the receiver and quarterback positions - Montreal Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  3. ↑ Zurkowsky, Herb (4 November 2017). "Embarrassing Alouettes season comes to merciful end". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Matt Shiltz and Drew Willy have inside track to become Als' starting QB". Montreal Gazette. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-31.


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