ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in February 2026.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 1

YEARS IN CFL: 4

2026: Signed by Roughriders, Feb. 3 … four kickoff returns for 121 yards in debut with Roughriders, June 13 vs. B.C.

PRO: Letcher Jr. played in nine games with the Montreal Alouettes in 2025, returning 39 punts for 428 yards and 19 kickoffs for 476 yards, while adding five receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown. His breakout year came in 2024, when he recorded 1,112 yards on 47 kickoff returns and 924 yards and a touchdown on 65 punt returns. He led the league in combined return yards and earned Montreal’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player nomination. Letcher Jr. also scored a touchdown on a missed field goal return and added three receptions for 17 yards and three rushes for 25 yards. As a rookie in 2023, he played in four games, returning 23 punts for 392 yards and one touchdown, four kickoffs for 92 yards, and scoring a 125-yard touchdown on a missed field goal return. He won a Grey Cup with the Alouettes in 2023.

COLLEGE: Letcher Jr. attended Washburn University, appearing in 48 games and starting 31. He was named an All-American three times over his college career (in 2019, 2021, and 2022) and was a back-to-back MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year (2021, 2022). He holds several school records as a returner, including first all-time in receptions (228), all-purpose yards (5,623), and kickoff return touchdowns (three). All told, Letcher Jr. posted 228 career receptions for 2,992 receiving yards and 29 touchdowns , while adding 68 kickoff returns for 1,678 yards and three touchdowns, along with 49 punt returns for 611 yards and two touchdowns.

FAST FACT: Letcher Jr. is the first Roughrider to have played at Washburn University.

MEDIA

• Feb. 3, 2026: Riders sign speedy returner James Letcher Jr.
• March 9, 2026: Roughriders newcomer James Letcher Jr. put elusiveness to good use
• June 11, 2026; Roughriders’ new returner hopes for e-Letcher-fying debut in green