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Ka'Deem
CAREY
#29 Running Back
Ka'Deem
CAREY
#29 Running Back
Height 5'9
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1992-10-30 (32)
Born Tucson, AZ
School Arizona
Status AMER
Rushes 4
Yards 26
Touchdowns 0
Average 6.50

ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in June 2025.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 1

YEARS IN CFL: 6

 

2025: Signed by Roughriders, June 9 … four carries for 26 yards and a nine-yard reception in Roughriders debut, June 14 at Hamilton.

 

CFL: Carey is coming off an East Division All-CFL campaign with the Toronto Argonauts. In 2024, he rushed for 1,060 yards (third in the CFL) and seven touchdowns over 18 games, while also recording 37 receptions for 356 yards and one touchdown. Carey played in all three of the Argonauts’ playoff games, contributing 79 yards and a touchdown in the team’s 41–24 Grey Cup victory over Winnipeg. Before joining Toronto, Carey spent four seasons (2019–23) with the Calgary Stampeders. He led the CFL in rushing in 2021 and 2022 — registering 869 yards and seven touchdowns in a shortened 14-game season in 2021 and following with 1,080 yards and 10 touchdowns in 14 games in 2022. He is a three-time Divisional All-Star (2021, 2022, 2024) and was named a CFL All-Star in 2022. Carey was twice named the Stampeders’ Most Outstanding Player and is a two-time Grey Cup champion. Over 62 regular season games, has rushed for 3,915 yards and 26 touchdowns.

 

NFL: Carey was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played in 37 games over three seasons with the Bears, rushing 111 times for 443 yards and two TDs. He also caught 13 passes for 131 yards and another score.

 

COLLEGE: Carey played three seasons at Arizona, where he was a two-time Consensus All-American and First-Team All-Pac-12 selection (2012, 2013). He was the Pac-12’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2013.

 

FAST FACT: Carey’s first NFL rushing and receiving touchdowns came in the same game — Chicago’s Dec. 27, 2015 road matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

 

MEDIA

Seasons

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2019
CGY 8 75 422 2 5.6 31
2021
CGY 13 164 869 7 5.3 29
2022
CGY 14 164 1088 10 6.6 40
2023
CGY 9 89 476 0 5.3 19
2024
TOR 18 191 1060 7 5.5 32
2025
SSK 1 4 26 0 6.5 15
Total
63 687 3941 26 5.7 40

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP TAR REC YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2019
CGY 8 21 15 134 119 1 8.9 23
2021
CGY 13 42 26 194 173 0 7.5 29
2022
CGY 14 35 28 248 221 0 8.9 28
2023
CGY 9 29 21 156 129 0 7.4 22
2024
TOR 18 53 37 356 259 1 9.6 27
2025
SSK 1 1 1 9 9 0 9.0 9
Total
63 181 128 1097 910 2 8.6 29

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2019
CGY 8 0 0 0 8
2021
CGY 13 1 0 0 14
2022
CGY 14 1 0 0 15
2023
CGY 9 1 0 0 10
2024
TOR 18 1 1 1 21
2025
SSK 1 0 0 0 1

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-14
2 HAM 4 26 0 6.5 15
Total
4 26 0 6.5 15

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-14
2 HAM 1 1 9 0 9.0 9
Total
1 1 9 0 9.0 9

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS