Tyrie Adams

Tyrie Andrico Adams (born May 26, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback. He was most recently a member of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life Adams attended Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. During high school, he played football and basketball quarterback and did the high jump. He was named to the Tampa Tribune All-Pinellas County football second team. As a senior, he threw for 2,802 yards and 30 touchdowns. He was named first team All-Tampa in track and field in the high jump.

College career After using a redshirt season in 2015, Adams played college football for the Western Carolina Catamounts from 2016 to 2019. He played in 44 games with the team where he finished as the program's all-time leader in pass completions (739), pass attempts (1,172), passing yards (8,978), passing touchdowns (64), and total offensive yards (11,525). He also finished fifth in program history in career rushing yards with 2,547, which was also the most by a quarterback. In the non-conference season opener against the Arlington Longhorns, Adams relieved Kidd and played until leaving the game in the second quarter with a minor injury. Kidd started the conference season opener, but Adams replaced him in the second half and was later named the starter moving forward. He led the Liberty to five consecutive wins before suffering an injury in a Week 8 matchup against the Sioux City Bandits that sidelined him for the next three games. Adams returned in Week 10 for the regular-season finale against the Wichita Force, completing eight of 12 passes for 81 yards and three touchdowns in a 54–33 victory. The Liberty finished the regular season with a 10–1 overall record and a 9–1 conference record. In the semifinals against the Dodge City Law, Adams completed 12 of 16 passes for 113 yards and five touchdowns in a 51–31 victory, advancing the Liberty to the championship game. In Champions Bowl VI against the Omaha Beef, he completed five of nine passes for 40 yards with one touchdown and one interception while adding 26 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown as the Liberty fell 40–39. On the season, Adams completed 83 of 117 passes for 944 yards, 25 touchdowns, and three interceptions, earning Champions Indoor Football Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. The Liberty later finished the season with a 7–3 record and defeated Omaha again in Champions Bowl VII, winning 38–34.

Ottawa Redblacks On April 21, 2022, it was announced that Adams had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks. Following 2022 training camp, he made the team's active roster as the third-string quarterback and dressed for his first CFL game on June 10, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Aside from being used in short yardage situations, Adams saw his first meaningful game action in the final game of the regular season on October 29, where he completed eight of 12 passes for 98 yards and had three rush attempts for 30 yards. He completed seven of 13 pass attempts for 88 yards. He was announced as the team's starting quarterback for Week 4. In his first career start, on June 30, 2023, Adams completed 14 of 20 pass attempts for 185 yards and one touchdown and had three carries for 31 yards to lead the Redblacks to a victory over the Edmonton Elks. On July 5, 2023, the Redblacks announced that Adams would miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL.

On October 9, 2024, the Redblacks signed Adams to a one-year contract extension. Adams became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 10, 2026.

Salina Liberty (second stint) On May 21, 2026, Adams re-signed with the Salina Liberty of the National Arena League (NAL). He joined the Liberty with just two weeks remaining in the regular season and the team holding a 6–3 record. Just two days after signing, he started the Week 11 game against the Sioux City Bandits, completing nine of 16 passes for 98 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions. He also rushed for 36 yards and three touchdowns, accounting for six total touchdowns in a 39–11 victory. Adams and the Liberty then lost their regular-season finale to the Colorado Spartans. In the quarterfinals, a rematch against the Spartans, Adams completed nine of 10 passes for 70 yards and three touchdowns while adding a rushing touchdown in a 50–48 victory. In the semifinal against the Pueblo Punishers, he completed nine of 12 passes for 63 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception while rushing for a team-high 71 yards and another touchdown in a 43–41 win. On the final play of the game, Adams threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Ed Smith to send the Liberty to the NAL championship game. In the championship game against the Southwest Kansas Storm, Adams completed 11 of 15 passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns while adding 50 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown as the Liberty fell 42–38.

BC Lions On July 20, 2026, Adams was signed by the BC Lions, following an injury to starting quarterback Nathan Rourke. On August 4, Adams was assigned to the Lions' practice roster. He dressed in two games as the third string quarterback and was later released on August 19.

Career statistics CFL Year Team Games Passing Rushing 2022 OTT 6 0 — 8 12 66.7 98 8.2 0 0 91.7 4 31 7.8 0 2023 OTT 3 1 1–0 23 37 62.2 314 8.5 1 1 87.0 7 50 7.1 0 2024 OTT 6 0 — 2025 OTT 8 2 0–2 36 58 62.1 405 7.0 4 5 70.0 10 35 3.5 0 2026 BC 2 0 — Career 25 3 1–2 67 107 62.1 817 7.6 5 6 78.3 21 116 5.5 0

Indoor Year Team League Games Passing Rushing 2021 Salina CIF 9 8 7–1 83 117 70.9 944 8.1 25 3 204.1 42 145 3.5 6 2022 Salina 3 3 2–1 37 63 58.7 349 5.5 5 1 128.3 20 118 5.9 4 2026 Salina NAL 5 5 3–2 50 72 69.4 431 6.0 13 5 165.4 40 197 4.9 6 Career 17 16 12–4 170 252 67.4 1,724 6.8 43 9 174.1 102 460 4.5 16 Sources: 2021, 2022, 2026. Postseason totals are included for the 2021 Champions Indoor Football (CIF) season and 2026 National Arena League (NAL) season. Non-conference statistics are not included. In 2021, Adams appeared in the non-conference game against the Arlington Longhorns, completing 2 of 4 passes for 22 yards and rushing three times for 21 yards after relieving Mitch Kidd. In 2022, Adams started the non-conference game against the Queen City Asylum, completing 9 of 10 passes for 118 yards and three touchdowns while adding one rushing attempt for 10 yards.

College

Coaching career In 2021, Adams joined Dodge City Community College football staff as a running backs coach.

Personal life Adams was born to parents Nikki and Andrico Adams. He has an older sister, Ciara, and a younger brother, Anquan.