Tyson Philpot (born July 26, 2000) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

Philpot was recruited by multiple U Sports football programs following high school, and ultimately committed to play for the Calgary Dinos in January 2018. In his rookie year, in 2018, he played in all eight regular season games where he had 32 receptions for 741 yards and four touchdowns. He also recorded the longest catch in program history when he had a 107-yard touchdown reception on September 7, 2018, against the UBC Thunderbirds. At the end of the season, he was named a Canada West All-Star and was awarded the Peter Gorman Trophy as the U Sports Rookie of the Year.

In his sophomore season in 2019, Philpot suffered a foot injury and only played in the first and last games of the regular season where he had four receptions for 87 yards and one touchdown. However, he played in all four post-season games where he had 14 catches for 234 yards and one touchdown. In the 55th Vanier Cup game, he had four catches for 52 yards as the Dinos defeated the Montreal Carabins and Philpot won his first national championship.

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season, Philpot did not play in 2020. However, he returned in 2021, where he finished third in the country with 746 receiving yards from 41 catches and led all of U Sports with nine receiving touchdowns in just six games. He was again named a Canada West All-Star and U Sports First Team All-Canadian, and was also named the Canada West player of the year. However, the Dinos failed to qualify for the playoffs and were unable to defend their Vanier Cup title. For his U Sports career, he played in 16 regular season games where he had 77 receptions for 1,574 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Professional career

Philpot was ranked as the sixth best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2022 CFL draft, and third by players in U Sports. He was then drafted in the first round, ninth overall, in the 2022 draft by the Montreal Alouettes and signed with the team on May 13, 2022. Following training camp for the 2022 season, Philpot earned a spot on the team's active roster and made his professional debut on June 9, 2022, against his brother's team, the Calgary Stampeders, where he had five punt returns for 38 yards and two kickoff returns for 63 yards. He scored his first career touchdown on July 14, 2022, against the Edmonton Elks, when he caught a six-yard pass from Trevor Harris. Philpot finished his rookie year having played in all 18 regular season games and recorded 39 receptions for 459 yards and two touchdowns, 11 punt returns for 153 yards, and 12 kickoff returns for 342 yards. For his strong season, he was the East Division's nominee for the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award. He also played in two playoff games in 2022 where he had 12 catches for 161 yards and one touchdown, including his first 100-yard receiving game which occurred in the East Final loss to the Toronto Argonauts. Following the season Philpot had a workout with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL), but was not offered a contract.

In 2023, Philpot played in 13 regular season games as he missed five due to injury. He recorded 47 receptions for 532 yards and five touchdowns in the regular season. In the 110th Grey Cup, Philpot caught 6 passes for 63 yards, including the winning touchdown with 13 seconds left, and was named the game's Most Valuable Canadian.

Philpot began the 2026 season at a historic pace. In the season opener against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, he recorded seven receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown in the win. In his next game against the Toronto Argonauts, he caught nine passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns in a victory. In Week 3 against the Edmonton Elks, he recorded eight receptions for 120 yards in the loss. He then had 12 receptions for 198 yards in a win over the Ottawa Redblacks. In Week 6 against the Calgary Stampeders, he recorded nine receptions for 132 yards and a touchdown. In Week 9 against Ottawa, he needed 161 receiving yards to become the fastest Canadian player to reach the 1,000-yard mark. He finished with nine receptions for 184 yards, becoming the fastest Canadian player to reach the 1,000-yard mark. He also tied Hal Patterson's 1956 and Terry Greer's 1983 record for the fewest games needed to reach 1,000 receiving yards by any player in CFL history.

Career statistics Legend Won the Grey Cup Bold Career high CFL

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving Rushing 2022 MTL 18 3 39 459 11.8 2 1 16 16.0 0 2023 MTL 13 12 47 532 11.3 5 2 9 4.5 0 2024 MTL 9 9 58 779 13.4 5 0 0 0.0 0 2025 MTL 17 17 61 804 13.4 5 2 9 4.5 0 2026 MTL 14 14 108 1,528 14.2 12 1 16 16.0 0 Career 66 50 313 4,102 13.1 29 6 50 8.3 0

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Rushing 2022 MTL 2 2 12 161 13.4 1 0 0 0.0 0 2023 MTL 3 3 15 144 9.6 1 0 0 0.0 0 2024 MTL Did not play due to injury 2025 MTL 3 3 20 252 12.6 1 1 1 1.0 1 CFL career 8 8 47 557 11.9 3 1 1 1.0 1

College Year Team GP Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2018 CGY 10 37 886 23.9 107 5 2019 CGY 6 18 321 17.8 47 2 2020 CGY Season cancelled 2021 CGY 6 41 746 18.2 55 9 Total 22 96 1,953 20.3 107 16

Personal life Philpot was born in Delta, British Columbia to parents Colleen Purcell and Cory Philpot. His father played in six seasons in the Canadian Football League as a running back and enrolled Philpot in football when he was six years old. Philpot has a twin brother, Jalen Philpot, who is older by seven minutes, who also plays professionally as a receiver for the Calgary Stampeders.

References

External links Montreal Alouettes bio