Taylor Powell

Taylor Wilson Powell (born October 21, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career After using a redshirt season in 2017, Powell played college football for the Missouri Tigers from 2018 to 2019 where he played in 15 games over three seasons, where he completed 35 of 76 pass attempts (46%) for 431 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He then sat out the 2020 season and transferred to Troy University where he played for the Trojans in 2021. That season, he played in six games, starting in five, where he completed 125 of 189 pass attempts (66.1%) for 1,251 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury.

Powell then transferred again to Eastern Michigan University to play for the Eagles in 2022.

After going undrafted and un-signed following the 2023 NFL draft, Powell attended rookie minicamp with the Carolina Panthers, but was not signed to a contract.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats On May 17, 2023, Powell signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He made the team's active roster as the third-string quarterback following 2023 training camp and dressed in his first professional game on June 9, 2023, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Following an injury to incumbent starter, Bo Levi Mitchell, in the second game of the season, Powell was elevated to the backup role behind Matthew Shiltz. Powell finished the game having completed two of four passes for 47 yards and one touchdown. In his first start, he completed 27 of 41 pass attempts for 282 yards and one interception in the loss to the Argonauts. While Mitchell returned to start the next game, he was injured again and Powell started in the week after. He threw for 2,283 yards, had a 67.8% completion rate, and threw for 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

With one year remaining on his contract, Powell signed a contract extension through 2025 on May 12, 2024. In the team's week 10 game against the Alouettes, Mitchell was hooked early after an interception and Powell was inserted into the game. He then completed 30 of 38 pass attempts for 319 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to the Montreal Alouettes. However, Powell was injured early in the game, leaving in an ambulance and later being diagnosed with a concussion.

In the 2025 season, Powell saw minimal playing time as the backup to a healthy Mitchell. Powell completed just six of eight passes for 47 yards that year.

Edmonton Elks The Edmonton Elks announced that they had signed Powell on February 11, 2026.

Career statistics CFL Year Team Games Passing Rushing 2023 HAM 16 9 4–5 197 292 67.5 2,383 7.8 10 9 89.5 29 196 6.8 1 2024 HAM 16 1 0–1 41 52 78.8 422 8.1 2 0 113.3 8 71 8.9 0 2025 HAM 18 0 — 6 8 75.0 47 5.9 0 0 89.1 0 0 0.0 0 2026 EDM 9 0 — 6 7 85.7 55 7.9 1 0 139.0 1 7 7.0 0 Career 59 10 4–6 250 359 69.6 2,807 7.8 13 9 94.3 38 274 7.2 1

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Personal life Powell was born to parents Mark and Elizabeth Powell. He has one sister, Kailey.