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Gig Harbor grad Davis Alexander wins CFL’s Most Outstanding Player award

The Canadian Football League named Gig Harbor High School graduate Davis Alexander as its Most Outstanding Player on Thursday, Nov. 5. 

Alexander, a quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes, received 40 first-place votes and 12 second-place votes in a poll of 56 journalists who cover the league. His teammate, receiver Tyson Philpot, was second with 12 first-place votes. 

Philpot, whom Alexander describes in a video posted by the CFL on YouTube as his best friend, won the league’s Most Outstanding Canadian award. 

Alexander, in his second year as the Alouettes’ starter, completed 72.1% of his pass attempts and racked up 5,257 yards. The 28-year-old threw 35 touchdowns against only four interceptions. 

Gray Cup-bound, again?

The Alouettes finished the regular season with a league-best 14-4 record. Montreal hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Eastern Conference final at noon Saturday, Nov. 7. The Gray Cup (AKA the Canadian Super Bowl) is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 15 in Calgary, Alberta. 

Alexander, a 2016 Gig Harbor graduate, won two Narrows League MVP awards in high school and was all-state as a senior. He played collegiately at Portland State, finishing second on the school’s all-time passing list behind Neil Lomax, who played eight season in the NFL. 

Gig Harbor High grad Davis Alexander, the Most Outstanding Player of the Canadian Football League. Photo courtesy Montreal Allouettes

Alexander joined the Alouettes in 2022 and won a Gray Cup ring as a backup in 2023. Entrenched as the starter last year, Alexander led the Alouettes back to the Gray Cup. They lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, 25-17. 

Alexander finished second in the CFL in passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions despite sitting out the final two regular-season games. He threw for more than 400 yards five times in a league that favors wide-open offenses.