ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in September 2025.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 2

YEARS IN CFL: 2

COLLEGE: Schager spent four seasons (2021-24) at the University of Hawaii, throwing for 9,096 yards and 62 touchdowns while starting 37 of 42 games. He was the full-time starter for the last three seasons, including a 2023 campaign in which he passed for 3,542 yards and 26 scores, topping the Mountain West Conference in both categories. The former Rainbow Warrior also ranked second among all FBS quarterbacks with nine passes of 50-plus yards and threw for 300-plus yards six times that year, becoming the eighth quarterback in program history to post at least six 300-plus-yard passing games in a single season. For his efforts, he earned Mountain West Conference Honourable Mention as well as pre-season spots on the watchlists for the Maxwell Award (most outstanding player in college football), the Manning Award (most outstanding college football quarterback) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (top upperclassman quarterback in college football).

FAST FACT: Schager’s father, Scott, wrestled at Iowa State University.